Noah Galloway's biggest fans? His biggest Dancing With the Stars competition.
After scoring 32 out of 40 points for his first dance during Monday night's show, Noah admitted to E! News' Maria Menounos he was "upset." But then he found support from a surprising source: his fellow finalists.
"Everyone—Riker [Lynch], Rumer [Willis], Val [Chmerkovskiy], Allison [Holker]—everyone was saying, 'Relax, kill the freestyle,'" he said, adding that pros Derek Hough and Mark Ballas also gave him some encouraging words before his second dance, which received a perfect score.
"Mark and Derek said, 'Don't word about the dance, just give the emotion,' because they knew it was about," Noah said. "That's what I did and I didn't care what happened and it felt good. It felt like I put it all out there."
Though they're in competition for the coveted mirrorball trophy, Noah's partner Sharna Burgess was quick to gush about Rumer, Val, Riker and Allison, saying, "We're telling the truth when we say we're family."
She contnued, "That support that Noah got from everyone else truly made him get it together for the second dance, so he could focus on what he wanted to portray and the story he wanted to tell. We all genuinely care for each other."
Aw, anyone else getting a little misty-eyed?!
And we suggest having some Kleenex at the ready tonight as Noah and Sharna are set to perform with former contestant Amy Purdy, who was the show's first double amputee contestant in season 18. To hear about their "beautiful" performance, which will be "full of inspiration," press play on our interview with Noah and Sharna above.
DWTS' finale airs tonight at 9 p.m. on ABC.