Celebrity Amber Rose and 'Dancing with the Stars' ' Val Chmerkovskiy Were Spotted Getting Friendly at Her Birthday Party "They met through Maks and really like each other," the source tells PEOPLE By Melody Chiu Melody Chiu Instagram Twitter Melody Chiu is a Senior Editor for PEOPLE. She has been with the brand since 2009, editing, writing and reporting across all entertainment verticals. She oversees PEOPLE's music and events coverage and has written cover stories on Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, Melissa McCarthy, Blake Shelton and Sandra Oh. The Los Angeles native graduated from the University of Southern California and has appeared on Extra!, The Talk, Access Hollywood and Good Morning America. People Editorial Guidelines and Brittany King Updated on October 24, 2016 04:00 PM Share Tweet Pin Email Does Amber Rose have a new Dancing partner? The TV personality rang in her glitzy 33rd birthday last week with a private pool party surrounded by a close group of friends including Dancing with the Stars pros Maksim Chmerkovskiy, 36, and his baby brother Val, 30. After Val was spotted getting friendly with his big brother’s former DWTS partner, a source tells PEOPLE that the two could be a budding couple. “They met through Maks and really like each other,” the source reveals. “It’s very new, but it’s going well.” Though a source close to Val believes the duo are “just friends,” both Rose and the ballroom dancer took to social media to share photos of one another with adorable captions. https://www.instagram.com/p/BL70CAAD9Jn/?taken-by=amberrose Rose’s birthday was a weekend-long event with the model first kicking it off on Thursday evening with BFF Blac Chyna. The pair enjoyed fesitivites at the Flirt Cosmetics’ launch party at Break Room 86 in Los Angeles. The festivities continued through the weekend with Saturday’s private pool party, followed by a birthday celebration at Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights. Dancing with the Stars airs Mondays (8 p.m. ET) on ABC.