Maksim Chmerkovskiy Peta Murgatroyd Move: Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Peta Murgatroyd Pack Up LA for a New Life in Florida
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Former “Dancing with the Stars” pros Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Peta Murgatroyd have officially left Los Angeles behind, relocating their family of five to Boca Raton, Florida, the couple confirmed in an emotional video posted to Instagram and YouTube on Monday.
A move that hit harder than expected
The couple, who share three sons — Shai, 9, Rio, 3, and Milan, 1 — documented the transition in a YouTube video that showed the full weight of leaving a city they’d called home for years. In a separate Instagram clip, both Chmerkovskiy, 46, and Murgatroyd, 39, were visibly in tears while sitting in their car, moving boxes visible in the back seat.
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“There are tears you don’t expect, goodbyes that hit harder than you imagined, and moments where you wonder if you’re making the right decision,” Murgatroyd wrote in the post’s caption. “But sometimes you have to leave what’s comfortable to find what’s meant for you.”
The initial Instagram video played on the format of a pregnancy announcement before revealing the actual news, a lighthearted touch that quickly gave way to something more sincere.
Why Florida won them over
The couple didn’t frame the move as running away from something. They framed it as running toward something better for their kids. In their joint caption, they described settling into a slower pace of life, more sunshine, and watching their boys take to the new surroundings immediately.
“The happiness, the slower pace, the sunshine, watching our boys love every second of it… it’s everything we hoped for and more,” they wrote. “Worth every box. Every goodbye. Every unknown.”
Murgatroyd said she’s confident the couple made “the best decision” for their family, adding that their boys are happy and their hearts are full as they step into what she called a new chapter.
What comes next
The exact timing of when the family physically relocated from Los Angeles has not been specified, though the posts suggest they’ve already been settling into life in Boca Raton for some time before going public with the news.
Both Chmerkovskiy and Murgatroyd built their public profiles through years on “Dancing with the Stars,” and the couple has remained active on social media as they raise their family. This move appears to mark a deliberate shift toward a quieter, more family-centered lifestyle, a contrast to the pace that comes with living in LA.
Their closing message left little ambiguity about where their heads are at: “No looking back… only looking forward.”
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