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`Dancing with the Stars` image courtesy of Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution.
"Dancing with the Stars" image courtesy of Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution.

'Dancing with the Stars' season 31 has all-new celebrity cast, new home on Disney+

Press Release

Fri, Sep 9th 2022 11:30 pm

Joseph Baena, Selma Blair, Wayne Brady, Sam Champion, Jessie James Decker, Trevor Donovan, Daniel Durant, Teresa Giudice, Vinny Guadagnino, Cheryl Ladd, Jason Lewis, Shangela, Jordin Sparks & Gabby Windey join previously announced celebs Charli & Heidi D’Amelio

√ Fan-favorite pro dancers Mark Ballas & Louis van Amstel return to the ballroom
√ ‘Dancing with the Stars’ premieres live, Monday, Sept. 19

Disney+ announced the “Dancing with the Stars'' season 31 celebrity cast and their professional dancing partners, while live in studio on ABC’s “Good Morning America.” The series, hosted by supermodel and businesswoman Tyra Banks and new co-host, actor and television personality Alfonso Ribeiro, returns to the ballroom with a lineup of celebrities including a Platinum recording artist, a “Real Housewife,” a “Bachelorette” and a drag queen superstar, to name a few.

The cast joins Charli and Heidi D’Amelio for season 31, both of whom were previously announced live on “Good Morning America.” The new celebrity cast will learn some new twists, tricks and kicks as the live show begins Monday, Sept. 19 (8 p.m. EDT), only on Disney+.

Fan-favorite pro dancing partners Mark Ballas and Louis van Amstel make a long-awaited return to the ballroom.

As announced on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” the celebrities and professional dancers heading to the ballroom this season (in alphabetical order) are as follows: 

Celebrities and Professional Dancers:

  • Fitness model and actor Joseph Baena with partner Daniella Karagach
  • Movie star Selma Blair with partner Sasha Farber
  • Comedian, actor and singer Wayne Brady with partner Witney Carson
  • Good Morning America contributor and WABC-TV New York’s weather anchor Sam Champion, with partner Cheryl Burke
  • TikTok star Charli D’Amelio with partner Mark Ballas
  • Heidi D’Amelio (“The D’Amelio Show”) with partner Artem Chigvintsev
  • Country star Jessie James Decker with partner Alan Bersten
  • TV star Trevor Donovan with partner Emma Slater
  • Daniel Durant (Oscar-winning “CODA”) with partner Britt Stewart
  • Teresa Giudice (“The Real Housewives of New Jersey”) with partner Pasha Pashkov
  • Vinny Guadagnino (“Jersey Shore”) with partner Koko Iwasaki
  • “Charlie’s Angels” star Cheryl Ladd with partner Louis van Amstel
  • Jason Lewis (“Sex and the City”) with partner Peta Murgatroyd
  • Drag queen superstar Shangela with partner Gleb Savchenko
  • Platinum recording artist Jordin Sparks with partner Brandon Armstrong
  • Gabby Windey (“The Bachelorette”) with partner Val Chmerkovskiy

The pairs will be judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts, including Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough.

After an impressive 30 seasons on ABC, “Dancing with the Stars” moves to its new home on Disney+, premiering exclusively in the U.S. and Canada this fall, and making “Dancing with the Stars” the first live series to debut on the streaming service.

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