'Dancing with the Stars' ' Alan Bersten Praises Alexis Ren's 'Passion' After Their Cute Kiss

Alan Bersten was drawn to Alexis Ren for a reason.TheDancing with the Starspro gushed about Ren’s best qualities toEntertainment Tonightafter Monday’s episode, in which the duo kissed onscreen for the first time.“Even when it’s hard, she doesn’t give up, and I really like persistence and I like determination and I like passion,” Bersten explained about themodel, his partner in the competition.Renadmitted in the prior week’s episodethat she is interested in Bersten — and herevealed that the feelings are mutualon Monday.“Last week, some things were said,” said Bersten, 24. “I’m in a place where we worked so hard for this amazing journey together, and I’m afraid that I will mess that up in some way. But I’ve never had an experience like this.”Eric McCandless/ABCEric McCandless/ABC“It’s so easy to just hang out with you, have fun and not worry about everything else,” Bersten continued. “I know that you put yourself out there last weekend, and I do have feelings for you. And I really feel like I am falling for you.”RELATED VIDEO: Dancing with the Stars’ Alan Bersten Reveals His Feelings for Partner Alexis Ren – With a Kiss!“After I opened up last week, I felt a little bit embarrassed,” replied Ren, 21. “But now that we had this talk this week, I feel really good that everything’s out in the open.” They then shared a smooch.ABCBoth toldETthat being so honest on television wasn’t easy.“I’m not good at opening up,” Bersten said. However, “I didn’t want to leave her hanging. … It was horseback riding. It was beautiful. It felt right.”“It’s hard to open up,” Ren said. “It’s really hard when there’s six cameras staring at you, and you’re just like, ‘I’m just going to spill my heart right now,’ It’s really — it’s weird.”

Alan Bersten was drawn to Alexis Ren for a reason.

TheDancing with the Starspro gushed about Ren’s best qualities toEntertainment Tonightafter Monday’s episode, in which the duo kissed onscreen for the first time.

“Even when it’s hard, she doesn’t give up, and I really like persistence and I like determination and I like passion,” Bersten explained about themodel, his partner in the competition.

Renadmitted in the prior week’s episodethat she is interested in Bersten — and herevealed that the feelings are mutualon Monday.

“Last week, some things were said,” said Bersten, 24. “I’m in a place where we worked so hard for this amazing journey together, and I’m afraid that I will mess that up in some way. But I’ve never had an experience like this.”

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“It’s so easy to just hang out with you, have fun and not worry about everything else,” Bersten continued. “I know that you put yourself out there last weekend, and I do have feelings for you. And I really feel like I am falling for you.”

RELATED VIDEO: Dancing with the Stars’ Alan Bersten Reveals His Feelings for Partner Alexis Ren – With a Kiss!

“After I opened up last week, I felt a little bit embarrassed,” replied Ren, 21. “But now that we had this talk this week, I feel really good that everything’s out in the open.” They then shared a smooch.

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Both toldETthat being so honest on television wasn’t easy.

“I’m not good at opening up,” Bersten said. However, “I didn’t want to leave her hanging. … It was horseback riding. It was beautiful. It felt right.”

“It’s hard to open up,” Ren said. “It’s really hard when there’s six cameras staring at you, and you’re just like, ‘I’m just going to spill my heart right now,’ It’s really — it’s weird.”

source: people.com