Tyler Cameron’s latest appearance on Dancing With the Stars became a deeply personal moment, bringing together memories of his late mother, his upcoming wedding and the family he is preparing to build. What began as a Dedication Night performance turned into a major milestone for Cameron and his fiancée, Tate Madden, as the couple shared news they had been keeping private.

The October 20, 2026, episode carried particular meaning for Cameron, who used the dance to express feelings he wished he could share with his mother, Andrea. As the performance unfolded, Madden joined him onstage, setting up an announcement that made the evening even more memorable.

Tyler Cameron Announces Pregnancy During ‘Dancing With the Stars’

Cameron and professional dancer Sharna Burgess performed a contemporary routine to Ed Sheeran’s “Supermarket Flowers” during Dancing With the Stars Dedication Night. The performance was dedicated to mothers, with Cameron paying special tribute to Andrea, who died in March 2020 after suffering a brain aneurysm.

Rather than relying on the choreography alone, Cameron shared a recorded letter addressed to his mother. The message reflected on his engagement to Madden, the qualities he admired in her and his excitement about becoming a father.

“You would’ve loved the woman I’m gonna marry,” Cameron said in the voiceover. “All the things that made you special, I found in her. She’s gonna be the most incredible mama, just like you. And we’re gonna have a baby. I can’t believe I’m gonna be a dad. Wish you were here, hope that I make you proud. I love you and I miss you every day.”

The words connected Cameron’s grief with the changes taking place in his personal life. During rehearsals, he had spoken about how emotional weddings make him feel because his mother will not be there to share a dance with him on his wedding day.

Near the end of the routine, Madden joined Cameron and Burgess onstage, revealing her baby bump. The couple cradled her bump as the pregnancy news became part of the tribute.

Speaking to Extra afterward, Cameron explained why the performance was so important to him.

“My mom is a huge part of me and my brother’s life, and tonight was about the story of my mom, where I’m at in my life right now. And it’s about… all the things I wish I could tell my mom,” he said.

He also told People that he wanted to recognise the importance of mothers in family life.

“I lost my mom, and my mom would have loved Tate. All the best things in my mom, I found in Tate.”

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DWTS Gender Reveal: Are Tyler Cameron and Tate Madden Having a Boy or a Girl?

The pregnancy announcement was only part of the evening’s surprise. After Cameron and Burgess finished dancing, co-host Alfonso Ribeiro introduced a live gender reveal.

“Let’s have a gender reveal,” Ribeiro announced.

Pink confetti filled the ballroom, confirming that Cameron and Madden are expecting a baby girl. The couple discovered the baby’s sex during the live broadcast rather than announcing it beforehand.

Cameron reacted enthusiastically to the reveal.

“This is incredible. I get to be a girl dad, what a gift.”

He also celebrated the next chapter awaiting him and Madden.

“I get to be her husband soon and the father of our beautiful baby.”

In an interview with Extra, Madden recalled how overwhelming the moment felt. When Cameron asked her onstage how she was feeling, she became emotional and responded:

“I don’t know!”

She later described her reaction to the reveal.

“I kind of blacked out. I was like, ‘No one try and talk to me right now.’”

Cameron joked about her response during their interview.

“She was such a mess. I was like, ‘This is good TV right here…’ It was 10 out of 10. It was so good.”

Madden also shared why she believes Cameron will be a wonderful father to their daughter.

“I know he’s just going to be the most amazing girl dad. I know she’s going to be so obsessed with him and like him so much more than me because he’s just going to be so fun and give her anything that she wants… I hit the jackpot,” she said.

The emotional routine also impressed the judges. Bruno Tonioli praised the performance, commenting:

“You were dancing with three hearts, beating as one.”

Cameron and Burgess received 32 out of 40 points for their contemporary dance.

When Did Tyler Cameron and Tate Madden Find Out They Were Expecting?

In an exclusive interview with People, Cameron and Madden revealed that they discovered the pregnancy shortly after their engagement earlier in 2026.

Madden recalled taking a pregnancy test on the night they returned from their engagement trip.

“The night we got back from getting engaged, I took the [pregnancy] test,” she said.

After seeing the positive result, she approached Cameron with the news.

“You’re not going to believe this.”

The couple said they already felt confident about their future together and approached the possibility of starting a family with an open mindset. The pregnancy added another major development to a period that was already moving quickly.

“We’ve been in a whirlwind ever since we found out,” Cameron told People.

The couple subsequently moved to Los Angeles while Cameron prepared for his Dancing With the Stars commitments. His rehearsal schedule meant he missed one of Madden’s ultrasound appointments.

When they reunited in New York City, Madden brought him a picture of the ultrasound. Seeing the image made the pregnancy feel more real to Cameron.

“Seeing that picture was when it really, really was real for me. Like, ‘Oh my God, we’re doing this. We’re having a baby.’ It was just an amazing moment,” he said.

Why the Couple Kept Their Pregnancy Private Before DWTS

Cameron and Madden decided to keep the pregnancy under wraps until they could share the news during Dedication Night. According to their interviews with People and Us Weekly, only a small group of close friends and family members knew before the televised announcement.

As Madden’s pregnancy progressed, keeping the secret became increasingly difficult.

“Obviously, close family and friends knew, but really no one else, and especially this past month, I think I just started to show more,” she told Us Weekly.

She joked that she could wear only so many oversized T-shirts before people began asking questions, especially because the clothing was not her usual style.

Despite the challenge, Madden said she would make the same choice again to preserve the opportunity to announce the pregnancy in such a meaningful way.

“I just wanted him to get to this week,” she told Us Weekly, explaining the importance of Dedication Night to Cameron.

She also praised Burgess for helping create a routine that combined the pregnancy announcement with a tribute to Andrea.

“I just can’t believe that this is the way that we were able to tell the world and, on top of it, find out that we’re having a baby girl,” Madden said.

Cameron explained to People that the plan was designed to celebrate their child while fitting the evening’s theme.

“We thought it would be a really amazing way to reveal the baby and celebrate the baby,” he said.

Tyler Cameron Gets Fatherhood Advice From Sharna Burgess and Pasha Pashkov

As Cameron prepares to become a first-time father, he has been seeking advice from people around him on Dancing With the Stars.

Burgess has been a particularly valuable source of support, according to Cameron, and has also been looking after Madden during the pregnancy.

“Sharna [Burgess] has been amazing with her advice,” Cameron told Us Weekly.

He explained why her guidance has mattered as he adjusts to the prospect of parenthood.

“Because I don’t know what I’m doing, and I’m learning every day, and there’s a lot of things going on, and she’s been such a great resource for that,” he added.

Cameron has also turned to professional dancer Pasha Pashkov, who shares a daughter with fellow professional Daniella Karagach.

“I asked Pasha, I was like, ‘Pasha, what do I do now?’” Cameron recalled.

Pashkov encouraged him not to stress and reassured him that the experience would come naturally. Cameron joked that he would continue calling him for advice.

The soon-to-be father is already imagining the bond he hopes to build with his daughter.

“This is gonna be a wild one,” he said. “I just can’t wait to love on her and spoil her and have secret handshakes that Tate doesn’t know that we have.”

Madden offered her own playful prediction about their future parenting dynamic.

“I envision Tyler telling her she can do literally no wrong, and then me being the bad parent,” she joked to Us Weekly.

Their comments show their excitement about becoming parents, although the couple have not publicly outlined a complete parenting plan.

Tyler Cameron Says Becoming a Father Will Change Everything

Speaking to People, Cameron described parenthood as one of the most significant responsibilities he will undertake.

“It’s going to change everything in our lives,” he said.

He also discussed the family values he hopes to pass on to his daughter, drawing on what he and Madden have learned from their own families.

“Our parents gave us a great life, and I want us to give this little baby an even greater life. Everything that we learn from our families [I want to] take the best of it and instill it into our kids,” Cameron explained.

He added:

“[Our child] is someone I get to love on and help grow. I’m excited. Being a parent is the most important job in the world.”

Madden said she was looking forward to watching Cameron develop a relationship with their daughter. She told People that he already connects naturally with children who are not his own.

“He connects with kids who aren’t even his,” she said. “Imagine what their relationship would be.”

Following Dedication Night, Cameron also reflected on the support he had received from his Dancing With the Stars family as he balanced the competition with major changes in his personal life.

“We get to go start the next best part of our lives now, and I think everything coming in front of us is going to be the greatest things we ever get to do,” he told Us Weekly.

He continued:

“The life I’ve gotten to live up to this point has been great, but nothing has been more exciting for what the future has for us. So it’s just going to be better and better.”

How Tyler Cameron and Tate Madden Met and Got Engaged

Cameron first became widely known in 2019 when he appeared on Season 15 of The Bachelorette, led by Hannah Brown.

He met Madden in 2022 while filming his home-renovation series, Going Home with Tyler Cameron, where she worked as a photographer. The couple made their relationship public in September 2024, when Cameron shared a video of them dancing on Instagram.

On August 15, 2026, they announced their engagement in a joint Instagram post featuring photographs from Cameron’s beach proposal at Little Palm Island in Florida.

Cameron captioned the announcement:

“Better late than never they say.”

The engagement was followed by their pregnancy discovery and, approximately two months later, their televised announcement on Dancing With the Stars.

With a baby on the way, the couple have decided not to rush their wedding planning. Madden told People that she wanted to focus on one priority at a time.

“I’ve decided I’m not going to stress myself out, and I’m just going to focus on one thing at a time,” she said.

Preparing their home for their daughter is among their immediate priorities, alongside Cameron’s continued participation in the dance competition.

“We’ve got to get this house baby-proof and ready for a baby,” Cameron said. “We’ve got to build a nursery. All these things that we’re really excited for.”

The couple have not announced a specific wedding date or a due date for their daughter.

What the Pregnancy Announcement Means for Tyler Cameron’s DWTS Journey

Cameron’s pregnancy announcement took place during Season 35 of Dancing With the Stars. Dedication Night gave contestants an opportunity to honour important people in their lives through dance, making the episode a fitting setting for his tribute to Andrea.

The routine brought together Cameron’s memories of his mother and his hopes for his growing family. By incorporating Madden into the performance and revealing the baby’s sex live onstage, the couple shared their news in a way that connected their personal milestone to the evening’s theme.

Cameron and Burgess scored 32 out of 40 points. There was no elimination at the end of Dedication Night, and the show announced that contestants would continue to the following week.

For Cameron and Madden, the episode marked a significant turning point. They announced their first pregnancy publicly, discovered that they are expecting a girl and spoke about the preparations and responsibilities ahead.

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Conclusion

Tyler Cameron and Tate Madden’s Dancing With the Stars announcement was both a celebration of their growing family and a tribute to Cameron’s late mother, Andrea. Their baby girl’s reveal, accompanied by pink confetti and an emotional contemporary routine, made Dedication Night a personal milestone beyond the competition.

As Cameron and Madden prepare their home, navigate wedding plans and look forward to parenthood, they have confirmed that their first child will be a daughter. A due date and wedding date have not been publicly announced.

Source and Research Disclaimer

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1. People: Tyler Cameron and Fiancée Tate Madden Reveal They’re Expecting First Baby on Dancing With the Stars
2. Us Weekly: Tyler Cameron Reveals Parenting Advice From DWTS Costars After Tate Madden Pregnancy Reveal
3. Extra: Tyler Cameron and Tate Madden Discuss Their DWTS Pregnancy Reveal
4. ABC News: Tyler Cameron and Fiancée Tate Madden Announce Pregnancy on Dancing With the Stars
5. TODAY: Tyler Cameron Reveals He’s Having a Baby With Fiancée Tate Madden During DWTS Dedication Night Routine

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