{"id":7500,"date":"2026-07-16T09:29:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T04:29:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=7500"},"modified":"2026-07-16T09:29:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T04:29:42","slug":"maggie-sajak-reacts-to-boyfriend-jackson-olson-on-dwts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=7500","title":{"rendered":"Maggie Sajak Reacts to Boyfriend Jackson Olson on DWTS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p> <!-- -->How Maggie Sajak Feels About Boyfriend Jackson Olson&#8217;s &#8216;DWTS&#8217; Casting (Exclusive)<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"segment-text-only\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/dancing_with_the_stars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer\"><em>Dancing With the Stars<\/em><\/a> really did spin and win by casting <strong>Jackson Olson<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>At least, according to his girlfriend <strong>Maggie Sajak<\/strong>\u2014daughter of former <em>Wheel of Fortune<\/em> host <strong>Pat Sajak<\/strong>\u2014who couldn&#8217;t be more proud of Jackson&#8217;s decision to hit the ballroom this fall on season 35 of <em>DWTS<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He crushes everything he sets his mind to,&#8221; she exclusively told USA Sports&#8217; <strong>Renee Montgomery<\/strong> at ESPYS 2026 in New York on July 15. &#8220;I&#8217;m excited to see him crush it in the ballroom.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And Maggie\u2014who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1431168\/pat-sajaks-daughter-maggie-sajak-debuts-jackson-olson-romance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer\">hard launched their romance<\/a> on Instagram in April\u2014is planning to be by his side for the whole experience as the Savannah Bananas baseball player competes alongside <strong>Ciara Miller<\/strong>, <strong>Maura Higgins<\/strong>, <strong>Guillermo Rodriguez<\/strong> and more celebrities who&#8217;ve yet to be announced.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m just so excited to support him through this whole journey,&#8221; Maggie added. &#8220;It&#8217;s going to be amazing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And the journey will be a bit bananas for Jackson, who explained that he will be performing on <em>DWTS<\/em> while also playing regular baseball games across the country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How Maggie Sajak Feels About Boyfriend Jackson Olson&#8217;s &#8216;DWTS&#8217; Casting (Exclusive) Dancing With the Stars really did spin and win by casting Jackson Olson. 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