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It’s time to get your jazz hands ready and put on your ballroom heels, because Dancing with the stars is almost ready for use again.
Good morning America announced the famous (and infamous) faces that will be DWTS stage for the show’s 33rd season on Wednesday. Twelve other celebrities will join previously announced contestant Stephen Nedoroscik — aka Olympic gymnast and everyone’s favorite break-horse guy — including stars of the big and small screen, reality stars, a 2024 Olympian, a model and even a convicted fraudster.
Notable names joining the cast include Oscar nominee Eric Roberts, the newly minted Bachelorette Stars such as Jenn Tran, Tori Spelling, Reginald VelJohnson, Phaedra Parks, Dwight Howard, Joey Graziadei and fake heiress Anna Delvey, described in the show’s official announcement as the “notorious ankle bracelet fashionista.”
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Also new this season is Ezra Sosa, who was promoted to professional dancer after initially joining the DWTS Troupe in 2021. Pro Witney Carson is also expected to return to the show after previously taking a season off.
Host Alfonso Ribeiro and co-host Julianne Hough will return for this season, and Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough will return to the judges’ table.
Dancing with the stars returns to living rooms on Tuesday, September 17, airing live at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and Disney+ and the next day on Hulu. Check out the full cast and their professional dance partners below.
Daniel Amendola
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Danny Amendola, two-time Super Bowl champion and former NFL wide receiver, will team up with professional Witney Carson.
Anna Delvey
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False heiress, fraudster and The invention of Anna Topic Anna Delvey, who was released from prison in 2021 after nearly four years for good behavior and is currently under house arrest, will dance with newly minted professional Ezra Sosa.
Joey Graziadei
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Second place in season 20 of The Bachelorette and star of the 28th season of The BachelorJoey Graziadei and his partner Jenna Johnson hope to trade roses for the Mirrorball Trophy.
Dwight Howard
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2020 NBA Champion and eight-time NBA All-Star center Dwight Howard will team with Daniella Karagach.
Chandler Kinney
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Chandler Kinney, star of Pretty Little Lairs: Original Sinthe follow-up season “Summer School” and the Disney Channel’s Zombies series will dance alongside Brandon Armstrong.
Ilona Maher
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Olympic rugby bronze medalist Ilona Maher, who recently appeared on the cover of the August 2024 swimsuit issue of Sports illustrated — will work with Alan Bersten.
Brooks Nader
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Model and cover girl Brooks Nader — also a graduate of Sports illustrateds famous swimsuit issue – will dance with professional Gleb Savchenko.
Stephen Nedoroscik
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Two-time Olympic bronze medalist in gymnastics Stephen Nedoroscik, who took the internet by storm during the 2024 Paris Olympics – and forever immortalized himself as the “pommel horse guy” – will get a chance at another trophy alongside his partner Rylee Arnold.
Phaedra Parks
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Reality TV star Phaedra Parks, famous for Real Housewives of Atlanta And Married to medicine, in addition to her work as a lawyer and businesswoman, will work with Val Chmerkovskiy, the brother of Parks’ The traitors Co-star of the second season Maksim Chmerkovskiy.
Jenn Tran
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Fresh from the wild The Bachelorette In the season finale, Jenn Tran got engaged to a suitor, but ended the show single and is now dating Sasha Farber on the dance floor.
Reginald VelJohnson
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Reginald VelJohnson, famous for his role as patriarch Carl Winslow in the sitcom Family matters and LAPD Sergeant Al Powell in the films Die Hard And Die Hard 2will compete with professional Emma Slater.
Dancing with the stars Season 33 premieres September 17 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and Disney+ and will stream on Hulu the next day.
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