The cast for Season 34 of ABC’s ‘Dancing with the Stars’ was announced live on Good Morning America on Wednesday, Sept. 3.
Included in this year’s cast are: Olympic gymnast and gold medalist Jordan Chiles with partner Ezra Sosa; The Traitors and (and brother of Zac) Dylan Efron with pro Daniella Karagach; Boy Meets World alum Danielle Fishel with partner Pasha Pashkov; and Pentatonix singer Scott Hoying with pro Rylee Arnold.
Also competing for the ‘Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy’ this season are: actor and musician Corey Feldman with pro Jenna Johnson; Fifth Harmony singer Lauren Jauregui with partner Brandon Armstrong; comedian Andy Richter with pro Emma Slater; The Parent Trap actress Elaine Hendrix with Alan Bersten; Hilaria Baldwin along with partner Gleb Savchenko; and NBA All-Star Baron Davis with partner Britt Stewart.
Conservationist and zookeeper Robert Irwin, son of the late ‘Crocodile Hunter’ star Steve Irwin, was the first contestant to be announced for this season back in April. Robert will be paired with pro Witney Carson, and follows in the footsteps of his older sister, Bindi Irwin, who won Season 21 of DWTS.
Additional cast members previously announced back in May/June include: social media star Alix Earle (who is partnered with Val Chmerkovskiy), as well as ‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ stars Jen Affleck and Whitney Leavitt. Affleck will be competing with new pro Jan Ravnik, while Leavitt is teamed up with Mark Ballas.
Julianne Hough and Alfonso Ribeiro will return as co-hosts, while the judges’ table will feature former ‘DWTS’ pro Derek Hough, and longtime judges Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli.
Season 34 of ‘Dancing with the Stars’ premieres Tuesday, Sept. 16, at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and simulcast on Disney+.
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