Bobby Bones, the on-air personality, country music power player and incoming American Idol in-house mentor, can add “award-winning dancer” to his resume. Bones and his dance partner Sharna Burgess are crowned winners of the 2018 season of Dancing With The Stars.
The pair won a tightly contested live final Monday night which also featured Alexis Ren and Alan Bersten; Milo Manheim and Witney Carson; and Evanna Lynch and Keo Motsepe. Each finalist performed two dances, with Bones and Burgess holding aloft the Mirrorball Trophy.
“Thank you to the people, thank you to Sharna for making all this possible,” a victorious Bones said.
The finale on ABC also hosted live musical performances from Avril Lavigne, Lauren Daigle, Dan + Shay and Robin Thicke.
Bones will take his winning ways to ABC’s American Idol, where he will share his expertise with competitors and help them reach their potential in his newly-announced role as official in-house mentor.
Check out social reaction following Bones’ big win.
Show up, do the work, and great things will happen. This has been #TeamBeautyAndTheGeek‘s motto all season and they are now #DWTS CHAMPIONS!!! —-?? pic.twitter.com/xYBVoLx6Dc
— Dancing with the Stars (@DancingABC) November 20, 2018
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS @mrBobbyBones & @SharnaBurgess FOR WINNING DANCING WITH THE STARS!!!#DWTSFinale pic.twitter.com/1xrnMjznap
— iHeartRadio (@iHeartRadio) November 20, 2018
SO. PROUD.@mrBobbyBones & @SharnaBurgess #DWTSfinale pic.twitter.com/qH7hYJYYNx
— iHeartRadio (@iHeartRadio) November 20, 2018
Holy. Freaking. Crap.
BRINGING THE MIRRORBALL HOME TO NASHVILLE!!!! ——
cc: @mrBobbyBones #DWTS pic.twitter.com/1W4pWFYNhZ
— Bobby Bones Show (@bobbybonesshow) November 20, 2018
@mrBobbyBones AAAHHHHH! Congratulations on winning @DancingABC !!!! Your Country Music family is so happy for you! — — —————-
— Carrie Underwood (@carrieunderwood) November 20, 2018
Yes!! Congrats! Dream big WIN big!! @mrBobbyBones @SharnaBurgess pic.twitter.com/ZA3O9MBNpl
— Chris Janson (@janson_chris) November 20, 2018
omg. omg. omg. this video. I die. congrats @mrBobbyBones!!!!! #DWTS #WINNER pic.twitter.com/kSOa9l09YM
— Amy (@RadioAmy) November 20, 2018
CONGRATS @MRBOBBYBONES!
— Dan + Shay (@DanAndShay) November 20, 2018
Massive congrats @mrBobbyBones. You’re the hardest work man in show business. No contest. Took a lot of guts sir. ?———-@DancingABC
— Brothers Osborne (@brothersosborne) November 20, 2018