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‘DWTS’ Season 23 Cast Revealed On ‘GMA’: Which Celebs And Pros Will Be On ‘Dancing With The Stars’ In September?

By Cheryl Phillips
Published on: 19:22 PST, Aug 28, 2016

Are you ready for the Dancing with the Stars Season 23 cast reveal? With just two weeks to go before the September 12 DWTS season premiere, fans are anxious to find out who the DWTS celebrity dancers are and which pro dancers they will be partnered with.

Not only will the upcoming season feature the return of Derek Hough and Maks Chmerkovskiy ?to the DWTS ballroom and Julianne Hough to the judges’ table, ET is calling the Season 23 celebrity cast lineup one of the most “star-studded” casts in the history of the show.

UPDATE August 30: The following partners were announced on Tuesday, August 30 on ABC’s Good Morning America. (full list below)

  • Marilu Henner and Derek Hough
  • Amber Rose and Maks Chmerkovskiy
  • Maureen McCormick and Artem Chigvintsev
  • Ryan Lochte and Cheryl Burke
  • Rick Perry and Emma Slater
  • Laurie Hernandez and Val Chmerkovskiy
  • Calvin Johnson, Jr and Lindsay Arnold
  • Vanilla Ice and Witney Carson
  • Babyface Kenny Edmonds and Allison Holker
  • Jana Kramer and Gleb Savchenko
  • Terra Jole and Sasha Farber
  • James Hinchcliffe and Sharna Burgess
  • Jake T Austin and Jenna Johnson

The names of this season’s celebrity dancers and their pro-dance partners will be revealed on Tuesday, August 30, on Good Morning America, but most of the celebrities and their dance partners have already been revealed either by ABC or on social media.

Here’s the scoop on who fans will see introduced on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars cast reveal on Tuesday morning, along with some rumors about the cast members who have not been officially confirmed by the network.

Pro Dancers

ABC has confirmed the names of nine professional dancers who will appear on DWTS Season 23 — Sharna Burgess, Witney Carson, Artem Chigvinstev, Lindsay Arnold, Allison Holker, Val Chmerkovskiy, Maks Chmerkovskiy, Sasha Farber, Jenna Johnson, and Gleb Savchenko.

According to People magazine, Derek Hough is returning after skipping last season. There are also rumors that Cheryl Burke will return to the dance floor for the upcoming season, but fans will have to wait until Tuesday’s cast reveal to find out for sure.

Celebrity Dancers

The pros have been dropping plenty of hints on Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat as to who their celebrity partners will be, but the network has yet to confirm who the dancers are. However, ET has confirmed that the following will be competing for the Mirrorball trophy this season.

  • Brady Bunch actress Maureen McCormick
  • Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte
  • Singer-songwriter Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds
  • Little Women star Terra Jole
  • Model Amber Rose
  • Olympic gymnast Laurie Hernandez
  • Wizards of Waverly Place actor Jake T. Austin
  • General Hospital actress Emma Samms

Rumored Celebrity Dancers

According to a previous report from the Inquisitr, fans may see Bachelorette star JoJo Fletcher and Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Giudice introduced as part of the Season 23 cast on Tuesday morning’s GMA.

Fansided reports that all signs point to Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson as one of this season’s celebrity dancers with speculation that he’s the NFL star pro-dancer Lindsay Arnold is partnered with.

Arnold revealed on Instagram that her partner was born in Georgia, wears a size 15 shoe, and “has played his entire football career for the same team.”

“Johnson was born in Newnan, Georgia. He spent his entire NFL career as a wide receiver for the Lions and, given his size and stature, it’s incredibly likely that he wears a size 15 shoe. While there may be other NFL greats who also fit this bill, Dancing with the Stars has long sought after high-profile, fan favorite players such as Johnson.”

A source tells ET that Beverley Mitchell (7th Heaven) is “in talks” to join the show. Pure DWTS speculates that actress Marilu Henner (Taxi) will be part of the cast and she may be partnered with Derek Hough.

Although the celebs and their partners won’t be officially confirmed until Tuesday, if the Dancing with the Stars cast list above turns out to be correct, fans are in for a fantastic season of ballroom dancing.

Watch the big cast reveal on Tuesday, August 30, between 7 a.m. – 9 a.m. ET on Good Morning America. Tune in to watch the two-hour season premiere of Dancing with the Stars on Monday, September 12, at 8 p.m. ET.

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