Besides Perry and Lochte, the DWTS field includes Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, Vanilla Ice, actresses Terra Jole, Marilu Henner, Maureen McCormack, Olympic gymnast Laurie Hernandez, country singer Jana Kramer, NFL great Calvin Johnson Jr., Disney Channel star Jake T. Austin, model Amber Rose and race vehicle driver James Hinchcliffe.
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Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds and Allison Holker: Babyface has plenty of Grammys (11), but not a single mirror ball trophy.
Model, actress and fashion designer Amber Rose has been paired with returning dancer Maksim Chmerkovskiy, a perennial fan-favorite dancer who’s only won one season – when he was paired ice skater Meryl Davis in the spring 2014.
Rick Perry is preparing to step into the spotlight again, this time as a member of the upcoming season of reality television dance competition “Dancing with the Stars”.
James Hinchcliffe – A Canadian IndyCar driver.
Jana Kramer – The country singer best known for singing Why Ya Wanna.
Terra Jole – Star of “Little Women: LA”, and the first little-person contestant for the show. To go by Emma Slater’s pained smile, Perry’s performance is virtually guaranteed to be a disaster, but it’ll be roses compared to whatever he ends up doing next.
Asked if he had embarrassed the U.S. with his actions, Lochte told ABC television’s Good Morning America: “I think it’s everyone blowing this way out of proportion”. Listen, I don’t have a problem with Derek. He used to tap me on the shoulder and say, “You’re gonna be on there one day, ‘ ” she recalls.
“I’m dedicated to doing everything I can to help build awareness for improving the lives of our nation’s veterans, and I’m going to use Dancing With the Stars as a stage – literally and figuratively – to do that”.
Hough also said he’s dusting off any allegations of favoritism, saying, “Whatever somebody else says about me, that’s only a reflection on how they feel and how they are …”
I want to put that behind me. I don’t want to get caught up in it.
This season is already heating up to be fiery – and it hasn’t even started yet!
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The new season premieres September 12 on ABC.
