Dancing With the Stars Winner Amber Riley: "I Feel Like I'm in a Dream"—Watch Now!

Plus, find out where Glee star plans to put Mirror Ball Trophy she won with partner Derek Hough

By Rebecca Macatee Nov 27, 2013 1:49 PMTags
Watch: Amber Riley Clutches the "DWTS" Trophy

Amber Riley was certainly gleeful about her Dancing With the Stars victory!

On Tuesday, Nov. 26, the Glee star told E! News she feels "like I'm in a dream right now" after winning season 17 with pro partner Derek Hough.

"I cannot believe that this happened," she gushed. "This is so—oh my gosh! It's so wonderful!"

This marked the fifth Mirror Ball Trophy win for Derek, who told E! News he was "so proud of what [Amber] accomplished in the finale," adding, "We had a rocky last couple of three weeks with her knee and stuff like that, but it was just one of those moments where she just fixed it up and made it happen. We had a great final [dance]—I couldn't have been happier."

Also happy for Amber and Derek's win? Their DWTS competitors—including Corbin Bleu and Karina Smirnoff, who came in second place, and Jack Osbourne and Cheryl Burke, who came in third. "Honestly the love was there," said Derek. "Everybody was giving us hugs!"

Amber's family was also  "so supportive through all this," she said, adding that they "were just as happy as I was" about Tuesday's win.

It's a good thing the fam's on board, because Amber joked of her prized Mirror Ball Trophy,  "This is gonna be the Centerpiece at Thanksgiving! No turkey! Sorry, guys!"