The cast ofDancing with the Starsseason 32 has finally been unveiled!
On Wednesday,Good Morning Americaannounced the new cast of the upcoming season of ABC’s beloved dance competition show.
Real estate mogul andThe Real Housewives of Beverly HillsstarMauricio Umanskyis set to be paired with proEmma Slater, singerJason Mrazis competing with partnerDaniella Karagach, and actressAlyson Hanniganis partnered with proSasha Farber.
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Also joining the cast is actressMira Sorvinowith partnerGleb Savchenko, NFL playerAdrian PetersonwithBritt Stewart,The Brady BunchstarBarry WilliamswithPeta Murgatroyd, and supermodelTyson Beckfordwith proJenna Johnson.
Rounding out the cast is Marvel starXochitl Gomezwith partnerVal Chmerkovskiy,Too Hot to HandlestarHarry JowseywithRylee Arnold(the younger sister of alumLindsay Arnold), singer/social media starLele Ponswith proBrandon Armstrong, and comedian and actorMatt Walshwith partnerKoko Iwasaki.
From left: Barry Williams, Mira Sorvino and Adrian Peterson.Ilya S. Savenok/Getty; Steve Jennings/WireImage; Nic Antaya/Getty
Ilya S. Savenok/Getty; Steve Jennings/WireImage; Nic Antaya/Getty
Heading into Wednesday, fans already knew formerBachelorettestarCharity Lawsonwould be competing on season 32, as well asVanderpump RulesstarAriana Madix. However, their partners were still unknown.
Wednesday’sGMAsegment confirmed Lawson will be dancing with proArtem Chigvintsevwhile Madix is competing with proPasha Pashkov.
The full cast announcement comes one day afterGMArevealed actressJamie Lynn Spearswould becompeting on the series this fallwith proAlan Bersten.
Charity Lawson at the 2023 ESSENCE Festival (left) and Ariana Madix (right) at the Give Them Lala & Friends VIP launch.Arturo Holmes/Getty, Paul Archuleta/Getty
Arturo Holmes/Getty, Paul Archuleta/Getty
“I don’t know if one can ever be 100% ready to take on something this big; I didn’t realize what a commitment it is, but it definitely is. I’m ready to challenge myself,” she said on the show, before announcing she’ll be donating her weekly earnings toSAG-AFTRA and the WGA amid their ongoing strike.
Jamie Lynn Spears attends FOX’s ‘Special Forces: The Ultimate Test’ red carpet.Emma McIntyre/Getty
Emma McIntyre/Getty
Lawson, 27, found out that she would betaking part in the dance competitionon theBachelorettefinale aftergetting engagedtoDotun Olubeko.
“So I know you like to cut up, you like to dance and you like to get down,” Olubeko, 30, said to Lawson. “And you know that we’ve talked about this about how amazing this opportunity would be, and I am so happy to be the one to tell you that you’re going to be onDancing with the Stars.”
Judges on ‘Dancing with the Stars’.Eric McCandless/ABC via Getty Images
Eric McCandless/ABC via Getty Images
The new cast members will compete in front of judges Hough,Carrie Ann Inabaand Bruno Tonioli.Len Goodmanhad announcedhis retirementas head judge in November 2022 before hisdeath on April 24 at age 78.
In addition to changes at the judges’ table, ABC announced in March 2023 thatJulianne HoughandAlfonso Ribeiroareslated to co-hostDWTS season 32. The announcement came three days after news thatTyra Bankswouldexit the seriesfollowing three seasons as host.
As the news was announced onGMAMonday, the judges, pro dancers and hosts kicked off the segment with an upbeat dance number before the full cast was officially unveiled. The full season 32 cast then joined the judges, pro dancers and hosts on theGMAstage to celebrate the exciting announcement.
Hannigan, 49, was asked whether herHow I Met Your Mothercostars knew about her casting in advance, to which she said she “took the keep everything wraps” requirement “very seriously.” She hadn’t even told one of her best friends.
“I’m a rule follower,” she added. “I haven’t told anyone.”
After Beckford, 52, gave fans a taste of his dance moves, Pons, 27, got a special message from “sis"Paris Hilton. “I know you’re gonna kill it,” the reality star and businesswoman said.
Too Hot to Handle’s Jowsey, 26, joked that his first dance number would be titled “embarrassing mess, a little bit like my life.” Sorvino, 55, then said her real-life best friend and formerRomy and Michele’s High School ReunioncostarLisa Kudrowwould likely think she’s “very brave” for joining the season 32 cast.
Walsh, who joined in virtually, received a special message from his formerVeepcostarTony Hale, who told him the cast is “excited” for him. Umansky, 53, said viewers can “definitely” expect to see his “wife"Kyle Richardsand their four daughters cheering him on from the audience. (PEOPLEconfirmed the couple’s separationin July.)
Lawson then joked that her former fellow Bachelorettes who competed onDWTSgave her “better dancing advice than dating advice.“VPR’s Madix said she was looking forward to turning “the negative into a positive onto the dance floor as well.”
Aftermoving to Disney+ from ABC for season 31in 2022,DWTSwill return to the networkfor its upcoming 32nd season. In addition, the ballroom competition series will be available to stream on Disney+ at the same time.
Carrie Anne, Derek Hough, Bruno Tonioli.ABC/Eric McCandless
ProsLindsay ArnoldandWitney Carsonboth previously announced they would not be returning for the upcoming season ofDWTS. Arnold shared a video toTikTok, announcing that she won’t be returning to the show after 14 seasons. Shortly after, Carson did the same.
“This was not a decision that we took lightly at all,” Carson said in herTikTokannouncement, referring to herself and husband Carson McAllister. “But we will not be doingDancing With the Starsthis season. And as much as that pains me to say, I just feel very at peace with it.”
Cheryl Burkealso announced in November thatshe’s leavingDWTSafter 17 years and 26 seasons on the show. “I have beencrying nonstop,“the pro dancer told PEOPLE exclusively.
“It has been very emotional. There [are] a lot of emotions and there’s lots of excitement, but there’s also lots of fear,” she said. “At the end of the day, this is actuallymaybe another divorce in a way that I’m going throughin one year.”
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Season 32 ofDancing with the Starspremieres Tuesday, Sept. 26 on ABC, and will stream on Disney+ and Hulu.
source: people.com
