The Hawaiian-born Dancing with the Stars judge Carrie Ann Inaba made her first appearance on American television as one of In Living Color’s Fly Girls. In fact, her time there overlapped with Jennifer Lopez‘s run on the show. But the former The Talk co-host really grabbed the public’s attention when she was asked to become one of the original judges on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars, which premiered on June 1, 2005. Believe it or not, Inaba has taken her place at the judges’ table ever since!

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Has Carrie Ann Inaba ever been married?

Carrie Ann Inaba has never been married, but she has been engaged twice. First in 2011 to Jesse Sloan, an accountant she met on a dating app, then to former General Hospital actor Robb Derringer in 2016.

Who is Carrie Ann Inaba dating now?

The answer to that is simple—no one! Inaba revealed that she broke up with her most recent boyfriend Fabien Viteri for the second time and said she was proud to be “single at 54.”

At the Critics Choice Real TV Awards, Inaba told The Sun that she and Viteri, who she broke up with once previously, were done for good this time.

Even so, she said, “I am happier than I have ever been. The pandemic was a good time to do introspection and work on things that weren’t so great and change parts of myself and delve deeper.

“I am really settled. I am 54, and yes, I am single. To some people, that can be triggering, and even for myself, at points, it has been. But it is absolutely special because it is my life. I am making choices that feel really good to me.”

Did Carrie Ann Inaba get back together with her ex-boyfriend Fabien Viteri?

Carrie Ann Inaba threw fans for a loop in September 2023 when she posted a happy birthday message to Fabien Viteri with a photo of the two together. The previous year, she’d revealed that she and Viteri had split up for the second time, so fans were understandably confused.

“Sometimes life throws us big curve balls,” Inaba captioned on the Instagram post. “Grateful we both made it through our 2023 still smiling and laughing … Grateful that we are still close after all we’ve been through.”

Viteri even responded to the post, commenting, “Yes indeed, thank you K for your thoughts, words, surprises, and specially for sharing the love and the [dogs].”

When fans asked Inaba if she and Viteri were back together, the DWTS judge confirmed they were still separated.

“Sorry for the confusion … we aren’t actually together,” Inaba commented. “We are still close friends. I’m just grateful for our friendship after all we’ve been through. And wishing him a happy birthday.”

When did Carrie Ann Inaba and Fabien Viteri first start dating?

On Sept. 9, 2020, Inaba made it Instagram official that she was dating Fabien Viteri when she posted a happy birthday message to her new love.

She wrote: “Happy birthday mi amor. Life is so much better with you in it. ❤️”

But there’s more! On the Sept. 21, 2020 episode of The Talk, she revealed that she had fallen in love and was in a committed relationship.

“So, I met this man; he’s from my neighborhood, and we met, sort of, walking our dogs, and there’s more to the story,” Inaba said. “He’s older than I am, and he’s a wonderful human being. And now, I understand how a relationship can work. He’s been so supportive and a mature adult ‘cause maybe sometimes I’m not, so that’s working really well.”

After announcing in May 2021 that the two had split, Inaba appeared to be back in a relationship with Viteri. On June 14, she shared an Instagram photo of herself and Viteri holding drinks with the caption, “Sunday funday with my love. ❤️ except it’s Monday. ????????”

Though the two seemed to be an item again, Inaba later revealed in 2022 that she had broken up with Viteri for a second time.

Who was Carrie Ann Inaba’s first fiancé?

Jesse Sloan

Carrie Ann Inaba met Jesse Sloan, an accountant, through the eHarmony dating site in 2009. At that time, she told Access Hollywood that when she filled out the questionnaire, she wrote: “You need to be sexy” and “I love cats.”

“He was the one they sent me, and it just felt familiar,” Inaba said. “[Looking at] his picture, I felt like I already knew him.”

Sloan was a man for big romantic gestures, one of which was proposing to Inaba on camera on the March 31, 2011, episode of Live with Regis and Kelly. With violins playing in the background, Sloan got down on one knee and asked her to be his wife. Her answer was a definite “Yes!”

But it wasn’t to be. The couple announced they had “amicably” called off their engagement in September 2012.

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Who was Carrie Ann Inaba’s second fiancé?

Robb Derringer

The former General Hospital actor proposed to Carrie Ann Inaba on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016, at the same secluded beach cove where they’d had their first date.

At that time, the DWTS judge told People, “Saturdays are special to us because our first date was on a Saturday and we have celebrated with a toast, a visit to a beach, special date, a motorcycle adventure, or a road trip on every Saturday since. So, on Saturday, we returned to the place of our first date and got engaged at the same place we shared our spontaneous and magical first date.”

Derringer proposed with a gorgeous 3.68-carat ring by designer Jean Dousset, and they toasted each other with a bottle of Aubert Chardonnay with the Pacific Ocean as a backdrop.

The engagement lasted nine months before the pair called off their wedding, which had been planned for July 18, 2017, in Hawaii.

Who else has Carrie Ann Inaba dated?

Artem Chigvintsev

Possibly Carrie Ann Inaba’s most publicized romance was her two-year relationship with DWTS pro dancer Artem Chigvintsev, who is 14 years her junior. The two first met while he was competing on Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance. They began dating in 2006 and stayed together until their breakup in November 2008 after close to three years together.

Calling the breakup amicable, Inaba told People that Chigvintsev was “a fine gentleman. I have never gone out with somebody that grounded, always ready to talk it out. I’m very happy for him and the success he’s having.”

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Tony Neiman

Carrie Ann Inaba briefly dated Tony Neiman in 2014–2015. He was first spotted on her Instagram in September 2014, where she called him “my love.” He was still in the picture in March 2015, when he sent her flowers to celebrate the 10th anniversary of DWTS, even though he wasn’t able to attend the show that night because he was in Italy.