Amanda LynneDancing With The Stars Season 35 is officially upon us, and Savannah Bananas baseball player Jackson Olson was the first one to kick it off. The performing athlete and his partner, Emma Slater, racked up a score of 15 on premiere night, but Emma isn’t the only gorgeous blonde on Jackson’s arm in California. In fact, his girlfriend is the daughter of a famous TV icon.
Who Is Jackson Olson’s Girlfriend?
Jackson Olson’s girlfriend is none other than Maggie Sajak, the daughter of longtime Wheel of Fortune host, Pat Sajak. Maggie is no stranger to TV herself. She was first seen on the California game show when she was just one year old. Most recently, she returned to the show to fill in for the iconic Vanna White, who stepped into a hosting role while Pat recovered from surgery.
However, TV isn’t her only career. In 2023, Maggie graduated from Georgetown University with a law degree. She’s also attended Princeton and Columbia. She’s also a singer. As a teenager she released songs such as Wild Boy and If I Was Gonna Go.
Now, Pat Sajak has retired from his game show hosting role, and Ryan Seacrest has taken over the job. Now, instead of watching her father on television, Maggie will be rooting for her boyfriend as he takes on Dancing With The Stars in hopes of winning the coveted Mirrorball Trophy.
Jackson and Maggie’s Long-Distance Romance
Sadly, Jackson Olson and Maggie Sajak do have a long distance relationship with very different schedules. However, they’re dedicated to making their romance work.
“It’s really cool because we’re obviously living very different lives right now on the opposite side of the country, but we’re able to come together and just have an awesome relationship,” Olson previously told Us Weekly. “I feel like in any relationship, you’re trying to figure out how to see each other as frequently as possible, which is never something that I thought in my past I was going to want to do … but now I really do.”
As Jackson Olson competes for the Mirrorball Trophy on Season 35 of Dancing With The Stars, one thing’s for certain: he’ll have Maggie and likely Pat Sajak cheering him on every step of the way, distance be damned.
Amanda Lynne focuses on human interest news, entertainment topics, and trending news. She has nearly 20 years of experience writing online news for several outlets.
