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'Dancing with the Stars' Season 24: Nick Viall, Vanessa Grimaldi Relationship Update; Host Plays 'Peacemaker' Between William Shatner, Viall

By Paula Sean | Update Date: Apr 02, 2017 06:58 PM EDT

It was only a fortnight ago when Vanessa Grimaldi won the heart of Nick Viall in "The Bachelor". However, it is alleged that not all seems to be well in paradise. Meanwhile, know who tried to play the role of a peacemaker to put an end to a reported feud between "Dancing with the Stars" Season 24 stars, Nick avail and William Shatner.

"Dancing with the Stars" Star Nick Viall And Vanessa Grimaldi Relationship Update

Grimaldi battled with 29 other gorgeous contestants to win "The Bachelor" just a few weeks ago. However, it seems that the lovebirds are already going through a rough patch right now, The Mercury News reported.

Grimaldi, 29, is a special education teacher in Canada. She is now out of the limelight and is reportedly going through a difficult time. Moreover, her boyfriend Viall is busy practicing for "Dancing with the Stars" Season 24.

Apparently, Grimaldi is not able to see him as often as she would have liked to. A friend said, "Nick rehearses a lot. They fight about it." The couple does not seem to be in a hurry to solemnize their union as of now.

"Dancing with the Stars" Host Plays Peacemaker

It all started when William Shatner made it obvious through his tweets that he is not a great fan of Viall. Shatner had posted on Twitter that his "goal" was to make sure that the former" Bachelor" star gets ousted from the show as soon as possible.

Shatner also urged fans to not cast their votes for Nick Viall in the dancing reality show. The actor tweeted, "Whoever your favorite is-just not a Nick-make the 10 phone calls for them. How do we get #BachelorNation to not vote for Nick?"

Viall and Petra Murgatroyd, his professional partner on the show got to know about Shatner's online campaign to remove them out of the completion. While Murgatroyd responded by posting a crying emoji, Viall sent an emoji with a sad face.

According to Access Hollywood, Tom Bergeron, the show's host told Scott Evans, the guest host, and Kit Hoover, about his role of acting as a "peacemaker" between Nick Viall and William Shatner. His aim was to stop their Twitter feud.

Tune in to ABC on Mondays for "Dancing with the Stars."

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