An Oscar winner is about to waltz into the ballroom — and so is a music hit maker, a reality TV bride-to-be, a few small screen favorites and a variety of other familiar faces.
The full celebrity cast for Season 32 of Dancing With the Stars, as well as the pro partners who’ll be dancing by their sides, was announced on Good Morning America Wednesday, and it’s just the latest news about what’s shaping up to be a shake-up-filled season.
So who’s set to bring the glitz and glam as they fight for mirror-ball bragging rights?
- Academy Award winner Mira Sorvino, 55, will partner up with pro Gleb Savchenko.
- Ariana Madix, 38, the Vanderpump Rules star who learned her longtime love and her best friend were an item last season, will have a chance to workout her heartache alongside pro Pasha Pashkov.
- As revealed one day earlier, actress and Britney Spears’ little sister, 32-year-old Jamie Lynn Spears, will also hit the dance floor in Season 32. Hoofer Alan Bersten will join her.
- Supermodel Tyson Beckford will cha-cha with partner Jenna Johnson.
- Grammy-winning singer Jason Mraz, 46, will show off his rhythm with pro Daniella Karagach.
- Reality TV and social media star Harry Jowsey, 26, with partner Rylee Arnold.
- Alyson Hannigan, the 49-year-old actress famous for roles in How I Met Your Mother and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, will tango to the music with longtime pro Sasha Farber.
- Singer and social media star Lele Pons, 27, will partner with Brandon Armstrong.
- As announced on The Bachelorette finale, Charity Lawson, 27, will spend a little less time with life partner Dotun Olebeko so she can compete on Dancing With the Stars—and hit the floor with ballroom partner Artem Chigvintsev.
- Buying Beverly Hills star Mauricio Umansky, 53, will partner with Season 24’s winning pro Emma Slater
- Marvel movie star Xochitl Gomez, 17, with partner with two-time DWTS champ Val Chmerkovskiy.
- NFL All-Star Adrian Peterson is set to put on his dancing shoes. The 38-year-old running back will partner with Britt Stewart.
- At 68, Barry Williams, star of “The Brady Bunch,” will be the ballroom’s elder talent for Season 32. He’ll be joined by two-time DWTS champ Peta Murgatroyd.
- Comedian and Emmy-winning “Veep” star Matt Walsh, 58, will hit the floor with pro partner Koko Iwasaki.
The fresh batch of celebrities headed to the ballroom won’t be the only new element when Dancing With the Stars returns Sept. 26 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
Following the departure of host Tyra Banks, former pro dancer Julianne Hough will join returning co-host Alfonso Ribeiro to help helm the series. As for her hoofer brother, Derek Hough, he’ll continue his stint at the judges table—which will be short one legend this time around.
The ballroom icon and DWTS head judge, Len Goodman, retired at the end of Season 31, and sadly, died just months later.
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