Gleb Savchenko strips down to his underwear for sizzling Playgirl shoot amid fresh Brooks Nader romance

Dancing with the Stars pro, Gleb Savchenko, put his chiseled abs and bulging biceps on full display while stripping down to his underwear for a sizzling Playgirl shoot. 

While posing for the December cover of the magazine, the 41-year-old Russian dancer, who is currently dating model Brooks Nader, left little to the imagination during a cowboy-themed photoshoot, which took place in Morongo Valley. 

As the father-of-two bared his ripped physique, he could be seen going shirtless and wearing various cowboy hats as he had his picture taken at Harmony Sails, a home on 20 acres in the high desert above Palm Springs, California. 

For the cover shot, he sported just a pair of blue and red plaid boxers, brown cowboy boots and a hat. 

He seemed at ease as he smiled directly at the camera and flashed a glimpse of two of his tattoos. 

In other images, obtained by People, Savchenko can be seen popping  a bottle of champagne in his briefs and, in another image, looking off into the distance after sliding into a pair of dark-wash jeans. 

In his interview for the publication, the choreographer reflected on how different his current lifestyle is from his childhood in Moscow, where he began dancing at age eight. 

‘Growing up in communist Russia, training and living off food stamps, it gives you a little different view on life,’ Savchenko told Playgirl. ‘[I was] always having that inner child calling to “get out, get away.”‘

He continued: ‘They keep us so constricted. Everything is just like a rat race…  But that was the life I knew, and my parents’ mentality was like, “Okay, if you’re doing an activity, if we’re investing our time and effort, you’re doing it 100 percent.” So, I’ve been trained to always, like, “deliver or die.”‘

After moving to America, he said he found the freedom he had been searching for his whole life. 

In addition to thriving professionally, with gigs as a motivational speaker and a guest host for the Chippendales’ show in Las Vegas and Atlantic City, he is currently dating Nader, who he met after they were fatefully paired up as dance partners.

Although they previously called it quits, not long after their elimination from DWTS, they quickly rekindled and having been going strong ever since. 

Over the weekend, Nader, 27, told DailyMail.com exclusively that falling for each other on set was ‘such a fun experience.’

‘He’s an amazing person and I’m really grateful that I was paired with him,’ she gushed. ‘I couldn’t have pictured myself having a different partner, so that was great.’

In his interview for the publication, the choreographer reflected on how different his current lifestyle is from his childhood in Moscow, where he began dancing at age eight 

‘Growing up in communist Russia, training and living off food stamps, it gives you a little different view on life,’ Savchenko told Playgirl. ‘[I was] always having that inner child calling to “get out, get away”‘

When asked to debunk the rumors that their relationship was just a showmance, the  Sports Illustrated cover girl noted that ‘there are levels to every relationship.’

‘We were spending 6 to 7 hours a day, 7 days a week together rehearsing, so you obviously grow a bond with somebody over that period,’ the bombshell explained. ‘And, it’s such an intimate thing, ballroom dancing. I’m really bad at faking things.’

Earlier this month, Nader and Savchenko confirmed their romance was back on as they spent Thanksgiving together. 

In a video, shared by Savchenko on TikTok, showed him planting a kiss on her cheek.

Over the weekend, Nader, 27, told DailyMail.com exclusively that falling for each other on set was ‘such a fun experience’ (seen in September 2024)

He captioned his TikTok post, ‘Turkey dance,’ and tagged Brooks, racking up more than 200,000 likes so far.

On Thanksgiving Eve, the twosome gathered with friends for a catered outdoor hibachi dinner.

Gleb recently confirmed to Extra that he was ‘of course’ spending Thanksgiving with the New Orleans-bred beauty.

‘I will be there, yeah, Thanksgiving. I’ll be there. It’s all about the family,’ he told the outlet.

And the model said about her plans: ‘I am hosting at my house, and all my sisters are going to be there,’ referring to siblings Mary, Grace, and Sarah.

She added: ‘No one’s cooking. Raising Cane’s — this isn’t an ad — but they will be involved.’

Despite reports that Savchenko called off their relationship via text in late October, the couple reunited on the dance floor last month (pictured in October 2024)

After previously being eliminated from Dancing With the Stars, the twosome popped back up for one more routine on the series’ finale.

And the star noted that she planned to go all out as she reiterated, ‘I’m ordering everything. I’m not cooking anything.’

Despite reports that Savchenko called off their relationship via text in late October, the couple reunited on the dance floor last month.

After previously being eliminated from Dancing With the Stars, the twosome popped back up for one more routine on the series’ finale.

They fittingly danced to Reunited by Peaches & Herb, and they were spotted packing on the PDA during rehearsals.

Gleb admitted to Extra, ‘Listen, we do have a crazy chemistry, and being in the ballroom after five weeks, having a break — it was amazing.’