These days, the Dance Moms stars' pillows are feeling awfully dry. Years removed from their save-your-tears days spent trying to please the oft-critical Abby Lee Miller (marking her 59th birthday Sept. 21), the cast of the OG series is still collecting wins.
Having exited stage left from the show following a particularly heated 2013 fight between Abby and her mom Kelly Hyland , "I never danced again," Brooke Hyland revealed in an exclusive interview with E! News ahead of the Lifetime series' May reunion episode . "And I can confidently say that I don't really miss it, which is weird." Though we're guessing she'll break out a few moves when she marries account manager Brian Thalman in 2026.
And should she need any guidance along the way, she can turn to sister and maid of honor Paige Hyland (marking her own relationship milestone by moving in with boyfriend of five-plus years Jayvon Thrift ) or fellow bride-to-be Kalani Hilliker , in the midst of planning her own vows to future husband to Nathan Goldman . Chances are the guest lists for both events will be filled with some familiar faces. "I don't think people know that we're friends," Kalani explained to E! this spring .
"And there's so many different storylines on the show between our mothers that people just tend to think that we all hate each other, or that we picked sides with different people. But we're actually all super close." And now that they're no longer fighting for a spot atop the pyramid, it's much easier to che.