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The new season begins on Monday, and I’ll be posting live blogs of Monday’s performance show, and the results news on Tuesday.
Singer-songwriter Jewel and Access Hollywood’s Nancy O’Dell have both dropped out of the competition due to pre-show injuries. Holly Madison, who is reportedly the ex-girlfriend of Hugh Heffner, and star of some lam-0 reality show about living in the Heff mansion called “The Girls Next Door, ” is rumored to be joining the cast.
Update: Jilted bachlorette Melissa Rycroft is reported to be taking Nancy O’Dell’s place.
All will be revealed during the Monday night premiere at 8/7c on ABC.
Here are Season 8’s stars and their professional partners:
- Belinda Carlisle/Jonathan Roberts
- Chuck Wicks/Julianne Hough
- David Alan Grier/Kym Johnson
- Denise Richards/Maksim Chmerkovskiy
- Gilles Marini/Cheryl Burke
- Lawrence Taylor/Edyta Sliwinska
- Lil Kim/Derk Hough
Jewel/Dmitry Chaplin(Withdrew due to injury)Nancy O’Dell/Tony Dovolani(Withdrew due to injury)- Shawn Johnson/Mark Ballas
- Steve-O/Lacey Schwimmer
- Steve Wozniak/Karina Smirnoff
- Ty Murray/Chelsie Hightower
