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Season 33 of Dancing with the Stars has formally introduced its star-studded lineup of celeb company competing for the following Mirrorball Trophy.
The forthcoming season of ABC’s in style dance competitors sequence – the American model of the UK’s Strictly Come Dancing – will welcome again Julianne Hough and Alfonso Ribiero as co-hosts.
Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli, and Hough’s older brother, Derek Hough, will as soon as once more make up the judging panel.
Final month, Paris 2024 sensation Stephen Nedoroscik, higher often called “pommel horse man,” turned the primary DWTS contestant to be revealed.
From notorious Russian fraudster Anna Delvey to Bachelor franchise alums Joey Graziadei and Jenn Tran, meet the star-studded celeb forged getting ready to strap on their dance footwear this fall beneath.
Season 33 of Dancing with the Stars debuts on Tuesday, September 17, and can air weekly after that, begining at 8pm ET on ABC.
Anna Delvey
Professional Dance Associate: Ezra Sosa
Anna Delvey, the Russian-born New York Metropolis socialite who was convicted in 2019 of swindling banks and associates out of greater than $250,000, is swapping the jail yard for the dance ground.
The 33-year-old con artist gained worldwide consideration in 2022 after Netflix launched its miniseries Inventing Anna primarily based on her life.
Since being launched from jail in 2022, Delvey has been beneath home arrest.
Brooks Nader
Professional Dance Associate: Gleb Savchencko
27-year-old supermodel Brooks Nader is greatest recognized for that includes within the 2020, 2021 and 2022 editions of Sports activities Illustrated Swimsuit after she gained the 2019 Swim Search. She later lined the journal in 2023 and Might 2024.
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Nader has since gone on to work with vogue homes together with YSL and Dolce & Gabbana.
Chandler Kinney
Professional Dance Associate: Brandon Armstrong
Actor Chandler Kinney is greatest recognized for taking part in Tabby Haworthe within the Fairly Little Liars spinoff, Authentic Sin, and Riana Murtaugh on Fox’s three-season drama Deadly Weapon.
Following her time on DWTS, the 24-year-old can subsequent be seen in Disney+’s fourth Zombies sequel, Zombies 4: Daybreak of the Vampires.
Danny Amendola
Professional Dance Associate: Witney Carson
Former NFL star Danny Amendola spent his profession as a large receiver on a number of groups, together with the Dallas Cowboys, the Detroit Lions and the Miami Dolphins, earlier than retiring with the Houston Texans in 2021.
Amendola, 38, turned a breakout star of the league throughout his time on the St Louis Rams, which led him to signal a five-year contract with the New England Patriots. With the Patriots, he turned a two-time Tremendous Bowl Champion in 2015 and 2017.
Dwight Howard
Professional Dance Associate: Daniella Karagach
Veteran NBA participant Dwight Howard, 38, is a one-time NBA champion and an eight-time NBA All-Star champion.
Howard spent his 18-year profession taking part in as the middle for the Orlando Magic, the Houston Rockets and the Atlanta Hawks. He additionally spent a yr on the Los Angeles Lakers, taking part in with the late legend Kobe Bryant from 2012 to 2013.
Eric Roberts
Professional Dance Associate: Britt Stewart
Eric Roberts has spent the final half-century starring in an array of blockbusters, unbiased movies and TV exhibits, although he’s maybe greatest recognized for his roles in The Darkish Knight, King of Gypsies and Runaway Prepare, the latter of which earned him his first Oscar nod.
Roberts, 68, is the older brother of movie icon Julia Roberts and the daddy of American Horror Story star Emma Roberts.
Ilona Maher
Professional Dance Associate: Alan Bersten
Ilona Maher is a two-time Olympian who gained bronze at Paris 2024 as a member of the USA Rugby Sevens group.
Throughout her time in Paris, she went viral for spreading messages of physique positivity on social media. The 28-year-old additionally not too long ago lined the September problem of Sports activities Illustrated and befriended retired NFL star Jason Kelce.
Jenn Tran
Professional Dance Associate: Sasha Farber
The Bachelorette’s most up-to-date star, Jenn Tran, is a shock addition to the DWTS roster following her controversial season that left followers livid.
The 26-year-old doctor assistant turned the primary Asian-American to guide the franchise. She beforehand appeared as a contestant on Joey Graziadei’s season of The Bachelor earlier this yr.
Joey Graziadei
Professional Dance Associate: Jenna Johnson
Months after profitable the hearts of Bachelor Nation, Joey Graziadei will compete to win the hearts of DWTS viewers and judges.
The 29-year-old tennis skilled first appeared on season 20 of The Bachelorette, the place he positioned second. He then went on to guide season 28 of The Bachelor, the place he dated a number of ladies, together with the most recent Bachelorette, Jenn Tran, earlier than finally proposing to Kelsey Anderson.
Phaedra Parks
Professional Dance Associate: Val Chmerkovskiy
Actuality star Phaedra Parks is known for showing on Bravo’s The Actual Housewives of Atlanta from 2010 to 2017. Final month, it was introduced that the lawyer and businesswoman could be rejoining the RHOA forged for season 16, premiering in 2025.
Parks, 50, has additionally appeared on The Actual Housewives Final Women Journey, the four-time Emmy-nominated actuality sport present The Traitors in addition to ABC’s police procedural Will Trent.
Reggie VelJohnson
Professional Dance Associate: Emma Slater
72-year-old Household Issues and Die Exhausting actor Reggie VelJohnson is the oldest contestant this season.
Throughout a Wednesday (September 3) look alongside the remainder of the DWTS forged on Good Morning America, VelJohnson was proven an previous clip from Household Issues of his character Carl dancing within the kitchen. Requested if viewers may anticipate to “see a bit of little bit of that,” he responded: “I hope so.”
Stephen Nedoroscik
Professional Dance Associate: Rylee Arnold
Paris 2024 sensation Stephen Nedoroscik, higher often called “pommel horse man,” was the primary season 33 contestant to be revealed final month.
The 25-year-old two-time bronze medalist, who became a viral meme for his meditation ritual earlier than his pommel horse efficiency on the Olympics, would be the first male gymnast to compete on DWTS.
Tori Spelling
Professional Dance Associate: Pasha Pashkov
Amongst her lengthy listing of credit, Tori Spelling is probably greatest recognized for portraying Donna Martin on Beverly Hills 90210. She has additionally starred in Scary Film 2 and the seminal sitcom Saved By the Bell.
Spelling has made cameos in a number of TV exhibits, together with So Infamous, Blossom, Parker Lewis Can’t Lose, in addition to the hit slasher film Scream 2.
