{"id":506499,"date":"2026-10-24T11:40:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T11:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/506499\/"},"modified":"2026-10-24T11:40:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T11:40:15","slug":"allison-holker-reflects-on-leaving-los-angeles-to-build-a-new-life-in-utah-with-fiance-adam-edmunds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/506499\/","title":{"rendered":"Allison Holker Reflects on Leaving Los Angeles to Build a New Life in Utah with Fianc\u00e9 Adam Edmunds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Allison Holker told PEOPLE in an exclusive interview what life has been like since leaving Los Angeles for Utah<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The professional dancer moved earlier this year with her three children, her fianc\u00e9, tech CEO Adam Edmunds, and his son<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I&#8217;m actually a Utah native. That is where I grew up,&#8221; Holker said<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Allison Holker;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/allison-holker\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Allison Holker<\/a> is adjusting well since trading in the Golden State for the Beehive State.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, the professional dancer, 38, reflects on <a data-ylk=\"slk:leaving Los Angeles to move to Utah;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/celebrities-who-left-hollywood-11959418\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">leaving Los Angeles to move to Utah<\/a>. Holker relocated in February, after getting <a data-ylk=\"slk:engaged;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/allison-holker-adam-edmunds-engaged-11906065\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">engaged<\/a> to her fianc\u00e9, tech CEO <a data-ylk=\"slk:Adam Edmunds;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/all-about-adam-edmunds-allison-holker-11906164\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Adam Edmunds<\/a>, that same month \u2014 more than three years following the <a data-ylk=\"slk:death;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tv\/stephen-twitch-boss-friends-from-dwts-sytycd-honor-him-after-death\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">death<\/a> of her husband, <a data-ylk=\"slk:Stephen &quot;tWitch&quot; Boss;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tv\/stephen-twitch-boss-and-allison-holker-relationship-timeline\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Stephen &#8220;tWitch&#8221; Boss<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I absolutely adore <a data-ylk=\"slk:Utah;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/katherine-heigl-lists-utah-family-home-of-18-years-for-usd10-6m-see-inside-12011470\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Utah<\/a>. It is absolutely stunning. It&#8217;s beautiful,&#8221; the <a data-ylk=\"slk:Dancing with the Stars;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/where-are-the-dancing-with-the-stars-winners-now-11846059\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Dancing with the Stars<\/a> and the <a data-ylk=\"slk:So You Think You Can Dance;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tv\/so-you-think-you-can-dance-winner-sprains-ankle\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">So You Think You Can Dance<\/a> alum said while attending the <a data-ylk=\"slk:Dancers Against Cancer;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imadanceragainstcancer.org\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Dancers Against Cancer<\/a>&#8216;s <a data-ylk=\"slk:2026 Industry Dance Awards;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.industrydanceawards.com\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">2026 Industry Dance Awards<\/a> in Los Angeles on Oct. 21.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I&#8217;m actually a Utah native. That is where I grew up,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;My whole family is there: my parents live there, my brothers and sisters, and my kids, their cousins are there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I [also] have my same friends from high school, and it&#8217;s been a dream to be back,&#8221; added Holker. &#8220;And, of course, I&#8217;m there with my fianc\u00e9, which is just wonderful. Adam is such a delight. He&#8217;s so good to me and my kids. I can&#8217;t even rave about him enough.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Allison Holker in October 2026, Allison Holker (left) and Stephen &quot;tWitch&quot; Boss (right) October 2020.Credit: Alberto Rodriguez\/Variety via Getty; Amy Sussman\/BBMA2020\/Getty\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/faab4c5a2118faa31a5798f28fb0c03e.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Allison Holker in October 2026, Allison Holker (left) and Stephen &#8220;tWitch&#8221; Boss (right) October 2020.<br \/>Credit: Alberto Rodriguez\/Variety via Getty; Amy Sussman\/BBMA2020\/Getty<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Holker and Edmunds, 45, made <a data-ylk=\"slk:their relationship public;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/allison-holker-dating-tech-ceo-adam-edmunds-debut-ny-fashion-week-8709767\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">their relationship public<\/a> in September 2024, less than two years after Boss&#8217; death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The <a data-ylk=\"slk:Ellen DeGeneres Show;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/why-did-the-ellen-degeneres-show-end-8785095\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Ellen DeGeneres Show<\/a> star <a data-ylk=\"slk:died by suicide at age 40;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tv\/stephen-twitch-boss-dead-at-40\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">died by suicide at age 40<\/a> in December 2022. He and Holker got married in 2013, three years after meeting on SYTYCD, and they shared <a data-ylk=\"slk:three children;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/stephen-twitch-boss-allison-holker-family-photos-three-kids-5726439\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">three children<\/a> together: son Maddox, 9, and daughter Zaia, 5, plus Holker&#8217;s daughter <a data-ylk=\"slk:Weslie;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/allison-holker-daughter-weslie-16th-birthday-tribute-instagram-8654156\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Weslie<\/a>, 18, whom Boss adopted.<\/p>\n<p>NEED TO KNOW<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for <a data-ylk=\"slk:PEOPLE&#039;s free daily newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Edmunds proposed to Holker in February, during a surprise 38th birthday party he organized for her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Holker revealed the news of the proposal through an <a data-ylk=\"slk:Instagram post;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/allisonholker\/p\/DUrTd-gkjyF\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram post<\/a> a week later, calling it &#8220;the most romantic night&#8221; of her life.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Allison Holker at Dancers Against Cancer's 2026 Industry Dance Awards in Los Angeles in October 2026.Credit: Alberto Rodriguez\/Variety via Getty\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"960\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/people_218\/4a7c95fb578bece20c509f5514fa707c.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Allison Holker at Dancers Against Cancer&#8217;s 2026 Industry Dance Awards in Los Angeles in October 2026.<br \/>Credit: Alberto Rodriguez\/Variety via Getty<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In Utah, Holker said she and Edmunds \u2014 who is also a father to a son, Cole \u2014 have blended their families. &#8220;It&#8217;s so perfect for raising children,&#8221; she explained of relocating hundreds of miles away from Los Angeles. &#8220;It has been the biggest change for them, but in a really, really wonderful way.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;My children get to run around freely in the neighborhood and have friends that they just get to go meet up with,&#8221; continued the mother of three.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We, as a family, have been able to let our guard down and just exist and experience every single day from a little bit of a more lighthearted space,&#8221; added Holker.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As for how her now-fianc\u00e9 honors Boss, Holker told PEOPLE, &#8220;It&#8217;s really beautiful to see him when he talks about my late husband with my children.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It is never a secret. 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