Guest Post by Sarah
It’s an exciting time of year for Dancing with the Stars fans. ABC officially announced the stars for the 13th season this week.
How does the list compare to the list of rumored cast members leaked earlier this week? The teaser list that was leaked on Twitter by @DWTSGossip was correct accept for one member. Ryan O’Neal was listed as an expected cast member, but he had a knee replacement just a few months ago, and can’t dance (he wants to be on the show in another season though). Instead of O’Neal, Carson Kressley will be joining the cast.
So who is on the list? As usual it’s a hodge-podge of actors and actresses, reality TV stars, and athletes. But this season there are a few other unique additions to the season 13 cast.
Ladies
• Nancy Grace: 51, a former prosecutor and outspoken legal analyst and host of her own show Nancy Grace.
• Chynna Phillips: 43, member of the group Wilson Phillips. She is married to actor Billy Baldwin, and has been in several films herself.
• Ricki Lake: 42, has a Broadway background and played in the original film version of Hairspray. She is also famous for her talk show that ran from 1993-1994, and will be returning to TV with The Ricki Lake Show in 2012.
• Elisabetta Canalis: 32, an Italian actress who was in a relationship with George Clooney for 2 years.
• Hope Solo: 30, goalkeeper and Olympic Gold Medalist for the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team and member of the 2011 World Cup finals where the US lost to Japan.
• Kristin Cavallari: 24, MTV actress from Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County and The Hills. She was engaged to marry Jay Cutler, Chicago Bears quarterback, but he ended the engagement this summer.
Guys
• Chaz Bono: 42, child of Sonny and Cher. He was in a documentary about undergoing female-to-male gender transition called Becoming Chaz.
• Carson Kressley: 41, TV host, stylist and author, best known for Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. He is currently on Carson Nation on the Oprah Network.
• David Arquette: 39, played Dewey in the Scream films and was married to Courteney Cox for a year.
• Ron Artest: 31, Small Forward for the LA Lakers since 2009.
• J.R. Martinez: 28, a vet from the Iraq War and starred on All My Children. He also works as a motivational speaker.
• Rob Kardashian: 24, Kim, Khloe and Kourtney’s brother, who stars on the E! reality show, Keeping Up with the Kardashians”
The DWTS premiere is just a few weeks away on September 19. Tom Bergeron and Brook Burke will return as co-hosts and Carrie, Len and Bruno will all return to their judge’s seats.
Lacey Schwimmer, one of the pros, said in an interview that she is looking forward to all the changes to the new season of DWTS. The pros will be announced later this week along with the star they are paired with.
Who is your favorite for frontrunner this season?
Image via DWTS Facebook
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