The exciting new cast of the 25th season of DANCING WITH THE STARS was revealed live today on ABC's GOOD MORNING AMERICA. The competition kicks off Monday, September 18th at 8pm/ET on ABC. Hosts Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews will be joined by this year's judge's panel Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Inaba .
As BWW reported last week, dance pro Lindsay Arnold will team with former Disney star and HAMILTON alum JorDan Fisher. Fisher made his Broadway debut in HAMILTON, starring as John Laurens and Philip Hamilton. Working with Hamilton director, Thomas Kail, he took on the role of "Doody" in Fox's 5-time Emmy award winning production of GREASE LIVE. Following his top 40 single "All About Us," the Hollywood Records artist released his eponymous debut EP and dropped his first full-length album in early 2017. He has also starred in Disney Channel's Teen Beach Movie franchise, "Liv and Maddie," and "The Secret Life of the American Teenager."
On this morning's GMA Fisher explained that he started out as a gymnast until a girl he had a crush on in high school encouraged him to join the school's drama club. "And that turned into music and acting," he shared.
The remaining cast of celebrity participants and their professional partners follows:
Former NBA star Derek Fisher wiht Sharna Burgess
HGTV star Dew Scot with Emma Slater
PRETTY LITTLE LIARS star Sasha Pieterse with Gleb Savchenko
SHARK TANK's Barbara Corcoran with Keo Motsepe
ESPN On-Air Personality Victoria Arlen with Valentin Chmerkovskiy
WWE star Nikki Bella with Artem Chigvintsev
Former NFL star Terrell Owens with Cheryl Burke
MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE star Frankie Muniz with Witney Carlson
Pop star Debbie Gibson with Alan Bersten
Violinist Lindsey Stirling with Mark Ballas
98 Degrees' Nick Lachey with Peta Murgatroyd
Model, TV host and actress Vanessa Lachey with Maks Chmerkovskiy
DANCING WITH THE STARS kicks off with an all-new cast of celebrities who will be paired up with the show's pro dancers and brave the dance floor for the very first time. Each week these celebrities will leave their comfort zones and endure hours of grueling rehearsals to master new dance styles and technical choreography to perform a dance, which will be judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts as well as voted upon by viewers.
In the end, only one star will rise above the rest to be crowned champion and win the coveted Mirrorball trophy.
Photo credit: ABC/Craig Sjodin
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