Charity Lawson Prioritizes ‘Date Night at Least Once a Week’ with Fiancé Dotun Olubeko amid DWTS (Exclusive)

Charity Lawson puts in the effort on and off the dance floor.

After Tuesday night’s episode Dancing with the starsthe Bachelor star, 27, opened up to PEOPLE about balancing the demands of the ABC dance competition show and her relationship with fiancé Dotun Olubek.

“You have your priorities and you decide to prioritize the things you care about, so for me, I knew coming into Dancing with the starsit wasn’t going to be easy, but that just meant I had to do more to make it work,” she explained.

Charity Lawson in ‘The Bachelorette’.

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Bachelorette Charity Lawson says fiance Dotun Olubeko will be her ‘No. 1 fan on ‘Dancing with the Stars’

“I’m very intentional, no matter how much time we have, I spend quality time with him, I try to have a date night at least once a week, little things here and there,” she added. “So he’s also just a good fan. He understands that, so even him just sitting in the back seat is a big help.”

The reality star also shared how her relationship with Olubek inspired her Viennese waltz to Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You” on Tuesday night.

“I feel like when we listen to or hear Whitney’s iconic song, ‘I Will Always Love You,’ there can be two associations with it. Obviously, very loving, but also from Bodyguardthe movie, that song even when it’s played, has a bit of a tragic feel to it.”

Artem Chigvintsev and Charity Lawson on ‘Dancing with the Stars’.

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“So I wanted to twist it a bit and think about happy things that brought me joy and things that made me think about love,” she added. “So obviously it was easiest for me to enjoy my relationship with Dotun and our engagement.”

She shared that she “channeled that energy of just thinking about him when I did this dance and dedicated this dance to him.”

Lawson previously told PEOPLE that Olubeko was her biggest supporter during her time on the ABC dance competition show.

Charity Lawson and Dotun Olubeko visit the Empire State Building on September 6, 2023.

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“He really is my number one fan,” she said. “He helped me with diet, health, all those things. Also, mental and emotional too. He always answers, so I’m very grateful to him.”

Bachelor Nation fans saw Lawson and Olubeko get engaged in the season 20 finale Bachelor. Right after she said yes to his proposal, it was Olubeko who revealed that Lawson would be getting a spot to compete in a competitive dance reality show.

“So I know you like to cut, you like to dance, and you like to get down,” he teased Lawson. “And you know we talked about it, about how amazing this opportunity would be, and I’m so happy to tell you that you’re going to be on Dancing with the stars.”

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Dancing with the stars airs Tuesdays at 8:00 PM ET on ABC and Disney+.

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