ABC just issued an official list of the couples competing on the upcoming ninth season of Dancing With The Stars — although several pairings have already been unveiled.
Dancing With The Stars 9 premieres with a three-night-event on Monday, Sept. 21 @ 8PM on ABC.
Last season’s pro champion Mark Ballas and actress Melissa Joan Hart have been paired together for the ninth season of Dancing With The Stars — and they’re already Tweeting about it.
“Hiya partner!” the former Sabrina The Teenage Witch star Tweeted at Mark on Friday night. “I’m so excited to get this season started! Can’t wait to waltz tomorrow.”
“You guys gotta follow @Mellyjhart,” Mark Tweeted in response on Saturday. “Team Malarky needs your love!!”
Mark later added, “I’m sooo addicted to the waltz right now. Can’t stop dancing in my little hotel room…”
“Im feeling a little sore and tired today but excited to go meet Mark and get my feet moving,” she Tweeted on Sunday. “Its gonna be a long month!”
The official partners announcement is expected this Monday. ABC’s Dancing With The Stars returns to the air on Sept. 21.
These bitches ain’t ready for The Hulk!
Bodybuilder Lou Ferrigno, one of the stars rumored to be hitting the dance floor next for the ninth season of ABC’s Dancing With The F-Listers, is disappointed he was snubbed by show producers, RadarOnline.com has learned.
“They never even had the class to give Lou a call and tell him that he was not going to be chosen,” Lou’s furious wife Carla fumes. “This is the second time they haven’t selected him, but it will be the last,” she told Radar on Thursday.
(You know your career has hit an all-time low when you’re disappointed that you weren’t selected to join a cast of has-beens on a television reality series. Come on, Lou! This is actually a good thing.)
“We couldn’t believe some of the people they picked and Lou was more surprised than upset that he wasn’t chosen because we know he would have been great,” Carla scoffed. “I mean Tom Delay, a corrupt politician, a skateboarder (Louie Vito) who nobody has ever heard of and what exactly has Ashley Hamilton ever done?”
(Sidebar: It’s Mya for the win!)
The celebrity cast of the ninth season of Dancing With The Stars have already begun meeting the professional partners, who will accompany them to the ballroom when the show returns to ABC on Monday, September 21.
Find out which dancers and stars have already been paired together after the jump.
Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay has joined the cast of the ninth season of Dancing With The Stars, and he’s “in it to win it!”
“You gotta love dancing if you’re from Texas,” the 62-year-old Southerner told Good Morning America on Tuesday. “I’ve been dancing all my life.” Read the rest of this entry »
After weeks of speculation, the celebrity roster for the upcoming 9th season of Dancing With The Stars were finally announced live on Good Morning America on Monday.
Dancing With The Stars kicks off with a 3-night premiere event, Monday September 21 @ 8PM on ABC.
Kelly Osbourne is the latest celeb allegedly putting on her dancing shoes for the ninth season of Dancing With The Stars, ABC’s hit ballroom dance competition.
The 25-year-old former reality star has been busy getting in shape with trainer at Chelsea’s Kicks Gym in London, UK’s The PEOPLE revealed on Sunday.
The celebrity roster for DWTS 9 will revealed on Good Morning America this Monday. The new cycle begins Monday, Sept. 21.
At least one celeb won’t be joining the 16 new contestants lacing up their dancing shoes for the ninth season of Dancing With The Stars.
La Toya Jackson has denied a tabloid report claiming she has signed up to compete on the next installment of ABC’s ballroom reality series, returning September 21.
“I’ve been approached to do ‘Dancing With the Stars,’” La Toya told Access Hollywood correspondent Tony Potts on Thursday. “The fact of the matter is, I won’t be doing it, simply because of the circumstances that [are] going on at the moment.” Read the rest of this entry »
ABC has instituted new training rules for the upcoming roster of Dancing With The Stars contestants — who begin working out in two weeks — after last season’s cast was plagued by ballroom-related injuries.
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La Toya and Jermaine Jackson are set to faceoff as contestants on the new season of Dancing With The Stars, according to reports.
While her rep has refused to confirm the report, on Tuesday, Us Weekly learned that La Toya has been approached to compete on the talent show. And in related news, La Toya’s brother, singer-turned-reality TV star Jermaine Jackson, has also been tapped for a spot on the ninth season of DWTS, premiering next month. Read the rest of this entry »
