DWTS’ Gleb Savchenko Says Brooks Nader Blindsided Him With Breakup News

Gleb Savchenko’s freshly-single status is apparently news to him.

While the pro dancer and his Dancing With the Stars partner Brooks Nader recently broke up, according to multiple outlets, he revealed he found out about the split the same way everyone else did.

“I was surprised to learn through an article published today … that Brooks has ended our relationship,” Gleb said in a statement obtained by Us Weekly April 7. “The last communication I received from her was a text on April 6, asking to speak. I called her today in response, but she has not replied.”

Adding to his shock, Gleb—who shares daughters Olivia, 14, and Zlata, 7, with ex-wife Elena Samodanova—said he was with the Sports Illustrated model less than one week before their romance came to an end.

“The last time I saw Brooks,” he explained, “was when I traveled to New York to support her and film an episode of her reality show on March 31 and April 1.”