“Laurie, who was born in New Brunswick and now lives in Old Bridge, has been announced as the latest cast member of ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars” 23rd season.
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Of the non-Olympic contenders, Marilu Henner is probably best poised to surprise. “This is completely new for me”, Lochte, 32, told “Good Morning America.”
That being said, the real question is: Who should Perry emulate?
There’s big news on the professional side, with the return of fan favorites Maksim Chmerkovskiy, back after four seasons away; six-time champ Derek Hough; and the show’s first consecutive victor, Cheryl Burke, who will dance with Lochte. Paired with Maksim Chmerkovskiy. But, you know, Cheryl Burke drew the Lochte straw, so she’s the one who’ll have to deal with getting the eyeball from him all during Season 23.
Terra Jole – The star of Lifetime’s reality series Little Women: LA and Terra’s Little Family.
Vanilla Ice – Rapper, and the first contestant on the show we’ve met in person. Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds is tangoing with Allison Holker.
“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”.
James Hinchcliffe and Sharna Burgess: Indy racer Hinchcliffe joins a long list of pro athletes on “DWTS” – and a short list this season.
Disgraced Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte is joining the “Dancing With the Stars” cast, ABC television announced on Tuesday, as the gold medalist said he thought reaction to his tale about being held up at a Rio de Janeiro gas station had been blown out of proportion. Hough, who has won six Mirrorballs on DWTS, wasn’t supposed to return for this season because of other projects.
Kramer confirmed the news on her social media pages, adding that Gleb Savchenko will be her professional dance partner. “Production has said to me, honestly, ‘People are complaining, so we’re going to give you this partner, because it seems more hard.’ Then I ended up winning”.
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Jake T. Austin, who played Max Russo on Wizards of Waverly Place and was the original Jesus Foster on the Freeform drama The Fosters, has also joined the cast for the new season as Jenna Johnson’s partner.
