Following in the footsteps of previous Dancing with the Stars winners Emmitt Smith and Apolo Anton Ohno, newly crowned champs Helio Castroneves and Julianne Hough strut their stuff onto Rach's stage. But this time, she has a surprise for the dancing victors. "Kwiat Diamonds wanted to give the winning couple a gift," Rachael says, "but they literally could not get the diamonds to you because you were so mobbed, so they left us the diamonds to give to you!"
After catching their breath from the sparkling gifts, Helio and Julianne tell Rachael how one of their famous routines almost never happened. "I have to say," Helio admits, "I didn't want to do the cartwheel. Because many, many times she'd drop me on the floor or we'd fall on top of each other. I said, 'Julianne, let's just take that away, let's do something else.' She was like, 'No! You've got to do this.' Let me tell you, I never listened to a woman before, but this was the first time and I got the trophy, so from now on I'm going to listen!" Julianne says, "I'm like the bossy little sister!"
What's next for Helio and Julianne? Head backstage with them as they share their upcoming plans and give a special message to their fans.
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