As Dancing With the Stars reaches the halfway point in season 34, former pros Maks Chmerkovskiy and Peta Murgatroyd are ready to share their bold predictions for who will win it all. "I have hands down Robert Irwin and Witney [Carson]," Murgatroyd, 39, exclusively shared with Us Weekly at the Dancers Against Cancer's 2025 Gala of the Stars on Tuesday, October 21. "One thousand percent. I'm not saying he's the most technical dancer. Whitney Leavitt for me is the best dancer of the season by far. She is absolutely phenomenal. But I believe Robert Irwin is going to win.