Laurie Hernandez Practically Melts After Getting a Video Message From Dave Franco

By Quinn Keaney

Laurie Hernandez and her Dancing With the Stars partner, Val Chmerkovskiy, took a break from setting the dance floor on fire with their perfect moves on Monday to sit down for a chat with Ellen DeGeneres. After the Olympic gold-medal-winning gymnast revealed her secret for success during her dance routines ("I have to channel me smelling a quesadilla right before I get [on stage]"), Ellen brought up an even more delicious topic: Dave Franco. Just like she helped Simone Biles meet celebrity crush Zac Efron, Ellen got Laurie's favorite actor to record a sweet video message for her. After watching, Laurie promptly melted on the spot (as would we all).