Charity Lawson and Dotun Olubeko.Photo:Christopher Willard/ABC via Getty
Christopher Willard/ABC via Getty
Charity Lawsonis putting in the effort on and off the dance floor.
“You have your priorities and you choose to prioritize the things that you care about, and so for me, I knew coming intoDancing With the Stars, it was not going to be easy, but that just meant I had to do more to make it work,” she explained.
Charity Lawson on ‘The Bachelorette’.Craig Sjodin/ABC via Getty
Craig Sjodin/ABC via Getty
“I’m very intentional with no matter how much time we get, I’m spending quality time with him, trying to make a date night at least once a week, little things here and there,” she added. “So he’s really just a good supporter too. He understands it, so him just taking the backseat is also super helpful.”
The reality star also shared how her relationship with Olubeko inspired her Viennese Waltz toWhitney Houston’s“I Will Always Love You”on Tuesday night.
“I feel like when we listen to or when we hear Whitney’s iconic song, ‘I Will Always Love You’, there can be two associations with it. Obviously, the very loving, but also fromThe Bodyguard, the movie, that song and when it’s played, it kind of has a little bit of a tragic feeling to it.”
Artem Chigvintsev and Charity Lawson on ‘Dancing with the Stars’.Disney/Christopher Willard
Disney/Christopher Willard
“So I wanted to put a little bit of a spin on it and reflect on happy things that brought me joy and things that made me reflect on love,” she added. “So obviously, it was easiest for me to bask in me and Dotun’s relationship and our engagement.”
She shared that she “channeled that energy of just thinking of him when I danced this dance and dedicated this one for him.”
Lawson previously told PEOPLE that Olubeko has beenher greatest supporterduring her time on the ABC dance competition show.
Charity Lawson and Dotun Olubeko visit The Empire State Building on September 6, 2023.Eugene Gologursky/Getty
Eugene Gologursky/Getty
“He is truly my number one fan,” she shared. “He’s been helping me with my diet, my wellness, all those things. Also, the mental and emotional too. He’s always checking in, so I’m super grateful for him.”
Bachelor Nation fans saw Lawson and Olubekoget engagedin the season 20 finale ofThe Bachelorette. Right after she said “yes” to his proposal, Olubeko was the one to reveal that Lawson would be given a spot to compete on the competitive dance reality show.
“So I know you like to cut up, you like to dance and you like to get down,” he teased Lawson. “And you know that we’ve talked about this, about how amazing this opportunity would be, and I am so happy to be the one to tell you that you’re going to be onDancing with the Stars.”
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source: people.com
