ABC 'Dancing With the Stars' Cast and Partners 2014: 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' Actor, Fashion Designer and More Confirmed for Season 19 of DWTS
On Thursday, "Dancing with the Next Stars'" next group of celebrity contestants was revealed.
"Dancing with the Stars" hosts Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews announced the Season 19 stars during Thursday's episode of "Good Morning America," ABC News reports.
Some celebrities who have been rumored to be joining the show were confirmed. In late August, it was reported that Sadie Robertson, of A&E's "Duck Dynasty," Antonio Sabato Jr., of the long running soap opera "General Hospital," Janel Parrish, of ABC Family's "Pretty Little Liars," and Lolo Jones, Olympian bobsledder and track runner, would compete in the upcoming season. All four stars were named as contestants on Thursday.
In addition, Alfonso Ribeiro, of "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," will compete this fall.
"We will absolutely give the fans what they would love to see, which is the Carlton dance," Ribeiro said in reference to his "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" character. "I gotta give the audience a reason to keep me on."
Other notable contestants include comedian Tommy Chong, fashion designer Betsey Johnson and NASCAR racer Michael Waltrip.
Check out the full list of celebrity contestants and their professional dancing partners in the list below:
Jonathan Bennett and Allison Holker
Tommy Chong and Peta Murgatroyd
Randy Couture and Karina Smirnoff
Betsey Johnson and Tony Dovolani
Lolo Jones and Keo Motsepe
Bethany Mota and Derek Hough
Janel Parrish and Val Chmerkovskiy
Alfonso Ribeiro and Witney Carson
Sadie Robertson and Mark Ballas
Antonio Sabato Jr. and Cheryl Burke
Tavis Smiley and Sharna Burgess
Lea Thompson and Artem Chigvintsev
Michael Waltrip and Emma Slater
Another change to Season 19 will be the addition of former competing dancer Julianne Hough as the fourth judge. Smirnoff has expressed concern that Hough will be bias toward her brother, Derek.
"I may be the most fair person in the world, but if my mom is dancing and she trips, I would be like, 'Well, I didn't see that,'" she told Us Weekly. "...Do I think it's fair? No. But it is a TV show. That is what we have to remember. It's not necessarily the Bible; it's just a TV show."
Season 19 of "Dancing With the Stars" begins on ABC on Sept. 15 at 8 p.m. ET.
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