Jenna Johnson & Val Chmerkovskiy’s Son Tackles Challenging Milestone [VIDEO]

Jenna Johnson and Val Chmerkovskiy’s son Rome tackled a challenging milestone with more cuteness than “Dancing With the Stars” fans can handle. Johnson shared a video of the adorable moment, and fans’ hearts were melting.

Jenna Johnson & Val Chmerkovskiy’s Son Faces a Unique Challenge

On June 24, Johnson took to Instagram to post a video of their son Rome attempting a huge challenge — pronouncing his last name!

“CHER-TAH-KIYYY” 🥹😂 Rome learned how to say his last name this week and it’s been melting me,” the “DWTS” pro shared in the caption. “It’s definitely a tongue twister buddy!!”

The giggles were next level as Rome gave it several tries with mom’s help.

Fans couldn’t get enough of the sweet video, flooding her post with comments like, “Omg I can’t stop watching!!! He is tooo cute,” “His little raspy voice,” and “Sounds perfect to me.”

“Wait until he has to spell it as a kindergartner!!” one fan noted.

Another person joked, “Well that’s just how it’s pronounced now. Tell the family. Lol.”

“This is the content the internet needs,” another fan wrote. “He’s so adorable and his sweet little voice is everything. You’re a great mama, Jenna!”

Another fan noted, “Omg what a doll, he’s so so cute. He’s a smart little guy.”

Maks Chmerkovskiy commented, “Hahahaha! My guy!!!”

Jenna Johnson & Val Chmerkovskiy Say Rome ‘Loves to Dance’

In a February 2025 interview with People, Johnson and Chmerkovskiy shared Rome’s recent milestones.

“He is just talking so much, which is wild how quickly it just shifts when they start picking up on so many words,” Johnson shared. “His big milestone that I think we’re both really proud of, he can count to 10, which is crazy.”

She added, “It is the absolute best getting to raise him,” noting how they’re “really proud of him.”

Rome also started taking gymnastics classes at the time, with Johnson sharing how Rome “loves to move.”

Their son also, unsurprisingly, is interested in dancing. “He loves to dance, loves to sing. He is a performer,” Chmerkovskiy said.

Johnson added, “What’s fun is he loves watching us dance. If we ever have a video of us dancing, he loves watching it over and over and over again. So we’ll see what he wants to do.”

Johnson shared a video of Rome at his first gymnastics class earlier this year. Chmerkovskiy commented, “The best thing that’s ever happened to me in life is meeting you and bringing this boy into this world. I love you so much.”