He is now expecting a child from fellow “Dancing with the Stars” alum Peta Murgatroyd. “It’s a new show”, he told ABC News.
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The news comes days after Lochte, 32, was caught fabricating the details of an alleged robbery while he was in Rio de Janeiro for the Olympics earlier this month.
“Sources said negotiations proceeded so smoothly last week that Lochte was a virtual shoo-in to be on the 23rd season of the show, which begins September 12”, reported ESPN.
“I don’t think so”, Chmerkovskiy said when asked if he would be returning the following season.
USA Today reports that Olympian Ryan Lochte has been confirmed as a competitor on season 23 of Dancing With The Stars.
A year later, Chmerkovskiy was even more definite in his answer when approached about his DWTS future, saying in a 2015 interview he’s “definitely not” coming back to the show that made him famous. Maksim’s brother Valentin has confirmed he will return along with Witney Carson, Artem Chigvintsev, Sharna Burgess, Lindsay Arnold, Sasha Farber, Gleb Savchenko and Allison Holker. “We’re going to have an incredible cast, as always”, Val revealed on Good Morning America this week. What Would Ryan Lochte Do? – a show all about his life – began airing in April 2013 on the E! network, but was cancelled after just one season.
Terra Jolé could soon be competing for the coveted Mirror Ball trophy on ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars”.
More pieces of the #Dancing With The Stars season 23 cast puzzle fell into place on August 25 as two more professional dancers were formally added to the fall 2016 lineup.
After a four-season hiatus, “Dancing with the Stars”, Maksim Chmerkovskiy – or Maks, as his fans call him – is returning to the dance floor as a pro in the upcoming “DWTS” season 23.
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Some may wonder why Lochte would want to submit himself to more media scrutiny after fabricating details of a robbery at the Rio Olympics that caused an worldwide incident.
