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Rylee Arnold & Walker Lyons: Holiday Weekend Snuggles & Fun
2024-12-02
Rylee Arnold and her boyfriend Walker Lyons truly made the most of the holiday weekend. The 19-year-old Dancing with the Stars pro shared a series of charming photos from their visit to Northern California. The 20-year-old University of Southern California tight end grew up in Folsom, California. In one of the Instagram posts, she captioned it "Weekend reset" along with a snapshot of her snuggling up to Lyons. For this outing, she donned a puffer jacket while he kept it casual with a black sweatshirt and a backwards baseball cap.

Best Moments from Their Visit

During their visit, it seemed that they went Christmas tree shopping. In one picture, Lyons was seen carrying a tree, and in another, the pair embraced while enjoying the outdoors. The post also included a picture of Arnold sitting on Lyons' lap with her arm around his shoulder. The football player and professional dancer, wearing a striped sweater, also posed for a mirror selfie. In another picture, Arnold hugged Lyons from behind.

Pre-Travel and Post-DWTS

Prior to their travels, Arnold was on hand to watch Lyons play in USC's loss to Norte Dame on Nov. 30. She and her partner Stephen Nedoroscik had finished in fourth place on the DWTS finale the previous week. Arnold shared a TikTok to show off her "fit check for boyfriend's game", which included a cropped USC t-shirt, black pants, and a sweatshirt. Arnold revealed her relationship with the USC athlete in an Oct. 27 Instagram post that featured several sweet snaps of the couple hugging after Lyons' game. She captioned it "Is this a hard launch??"

Navigating Newfound Fame

Arnold later opened up about how the college football player has handled his newfound fame. She told PEOPLE after the Nov. 12 taping of DWTS, "He's being such a trooper because I know it's so hard to go from not being exposed to things like this, but he's just been such a trooper. He's so supportive of me and just so kind to me all the time." She added, "And it's so nice and refreshing to be around and I just think he's the best and he's taking everything like a champ."
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