Dancing with the Stars is gearing up to return for its 28th season and ABC has announced the cast of celebrities viewers can expect to see hit the dancefloor next month.
UPDATE (8/23):
- During the show’s panel at D23 Expo, it was announced that this season’s Disney Night will be held on October 14.
ORIGINAL (8/21):
- Dancing with the Stars’ 2019 lineup of celebrities includes a supermodel, a former White House press secretary, a Bachelorette, pro-athletes from the NFL and NBA, a Supreme and a TV icon, just to name a few.
- The cast of celebrities includes:
- Lauren Alaina – country music star
- Christie Brinkley – supermodel
- Ally Brooke – pop star
- Hannah Brown – The Bachelorette
- Karamo Brown – TV host
- Kate Flannery – TV star
- Ray Lewis – NFL Hall of Famer
- Kel Mitchell – comedian/actor
- Lamar Odom – two-time NBA champion
- Sean Spicer – former White House press secretary
- James Van Der Beek – TV icon
- Mary Wilson – The Supremes
- For the first time ever, viewers will have to tune in to the season premiere to find out with whom their favorite professional dancers are paired.
- This season also features the return of a loved pro, Peta Murgatroyd, and two new professional ballroom dancers.
- The professional dancers include:
- Brandon Armstrong
- Lindsay Arnold
- Alan Bersten
- Cheryl Burke
- Witney Carson
- Val Chmerkovskiy
- Sasha Farber
- Jenna Johnson
- Daniella Karagach
- Keo Motsepe
- Peta Murgatroyd
- Pasha Pashkov
- Gleb Savchenko
- Emma Slater
- Dancing with the Stars is hosted by two-time Emmy-winning host Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews and also features a panel of renowned ballroom experts, including head judge Len Goodman, and dancers/choreographers Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba.
- The series is produced by BBC Studios with Andrew Llinares as the executive producer.
- The live season 28 premiere of Dancing with the Stars will be on Monday, September 16 at 8 PM EST.
- Episodes will also be available the next day on ABC.com, the ABC app and Hulu.