After all the internet drama that went down between Carrie Ann Inaba and Val Chmerkovskiy following her critique of Jenna Johnson during the October 13 episode of Dancing With the Stars , fans expect tension in the ballroom this week. However! Between Val’s absence and the fact that it was Dedication Week, the vibe was strangely chill...even between Carrie Ann and Jenna. Or, at least, so it seemed.

The two were even spotted sharing an off-camera hug following the October 20 episode, but some cynical fans wondered whether the moment was more staged than sincere. Body language expert Inbaal Honigman was asked by Casino.org to investigate, and she concluded that the hug was “warm and genuine” and “not just a fake show of unity for the cameras.”

Honigman explained, “Both ladies place their hands, open and curved, on each other’s backs. If they didn’t want the hug to be warm and genuine, their hands would have been flat, tense, and cold.…