GLEB SAVCHENKO, WITNEY CARSON, RAY LEWIS, DANIELLA KARAGACH, SEAN SPICER, PASHA PASHKOV, CHRISTIE BRINKLEY, LAUREN ALAINA, BRANDON ARMSTRONG, KATE FLANNERY, KEL MITCHELL
This morning the Dancing with the Stars season 28 cast was revealed on Good Morning America. Host Tom Bergeron was on hand to introduce the new contestants. Here’s a fun twist. The pros don’t know who they are dancing with yet. Folks at home won’t know the pairings until the live premiere. This season also features the return of a loved pro, Peta Murgatroyd, and two new professional ballroom dancers.
The show kicks off MONDAY, SEPT. 16 (8:00-10:00 p.m. EDT), on ABC.
Lauren and Ally are not the first singing show contestants to compete on DWTS. American Idol season 5 alum and fellow country singer, Kellie Pickler WON Dancing with the Stars season 16 in 2013. And, Ally’s former Fifth Harmony member Normani Kordei came in 3rd on Season 24 in 2017.
- Karamo Brown – Queer Eye for the Straight Guy star
- Hannah Brown – Just finished starring in The Bachelorette. She got engaged to Jed Wyatt, but they split after a People item revealed he had a girlfriend
- Lauren Alaina – Country singer and American Idol season 10 runner-up.
- James Van Der Beek – Actor best known for role the 90’s hit drama Dawson’s Creek
- Ray Lewis – Former football linebacker. He played with the Baltimore Ravens for 17 years.
- Kate Flannery – She starred in the beloved NBC sitcom, The Office
- Ally Brooke – Former Fifth Harmony member and X Factor USA contestant.
- Lamar Odom – Former Basketball player. He struggled with drug abuse and almost died. Once married to Khloe Kardashian
- Kel Mitchell – He starred in the Nickelodeon show Good Burger with SNL cast member, Kenan Thompson
- Sean Spicer – Former Trump Press Secretary. Best known for lying outrageously for his former boss. “Sean will be in charge of assessing audience sizes,” quips Tom.
- Christie Brinkley – Former supermodel. America’s sweetheart! She was once married to 70’s musical icon Billy Joel.
- Mary Wilson – Former member of the legendary Motown girl group The Supremes.
Pro Dancers
There are 12 celebrity contestants and 14 pros dancers. Not sure what that’s about yet.
- 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
Interestingly, Sharna Burgess who WON DWTS last fall with Bobby Bones has been left off the roster. She posted a thank you to her fans on Instagram. She’s being a very good sport about it.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B1bbMoSHQ8C/
Artem Chigvintsev is also out. He seems really disappointed.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B1bVbeYhY5a/
