The weirdest choice though is probably former Texas governor Rick Perry, who ran for president in 2012 but lost the Republican candidacy to Mitt Romney.
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The 29-year-old Oakville, Ont., native will appear on the upcoming season of “Dancing with the Stars”.
Lochte isn’t the only controversial contestant strapping on their dancing shoes this year.
Other “celebrities” in the contest are National Football League wide receiver Calvin Johnson, Jr., Disney star Jake T. Austin, Verizon IndyCar Series driver James Hinchcliffe, Olympic gymnast Laurie Hernandez, and actress Terra Jole (who’s probably half the size of her pro partner, Sasha Farber, which should be interesting to watch). You don’t even like to dance!’ ” Perry told The Washington Post in a Tuesday story opening up about his decision to join the show.
Dancing with the Stars is set to air Monday, Sept. 12 at 7 p.m. on ABC.
“I just wanted to say thank you to my fans for all the love”.
Well, I know where I’m putting my money.
U.S. swimmer Ryan Lochte was in a media firestorm this month following his incident in Rio where he was caught in a public lie.
“I would love to do Dancing With the Stars, but so far we have a three-month tour after this Olympics”, the star mentioned.
“So this is a multiple win for me, to be able to get to hang out with some extraordinary talent, but also to tell this story”.
The cast for season 23 of the hit ABC reality show is getting a lot of star power, as they have added Ryan Lochte and Amber Rose to the impressive cast. Another favorite, Julianne Hough, will return as a judge.
Rose will be partnered with pro dancer Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Ice will dance alongside Witney Carson and Babyface will show off his moves with dancer Allison Holker. “I’m definitely really excited”, he said early Tuesday. Check out the full cast and pairings list below.
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“For me it was about performing again”, she said following the announcement. “You train for so long, and you have that one shot to put it all out there, and I think that’s what I’m going to do”.
