‘Dancing With the Stars’ Season 23 Cast Revealed – Ryan Lochte Joins Show Following #LochteGate Scandal, Amber Rose, Jake T. Austin and More
“Dancing With the Stars” is returning to ABC on Monday Sept. 12 for an all new Season 23 giving fans the best of ballroom dance as members compete for the mirror ball trophy. Former troupe member Jenna Johnson is joining the show as a pro along with returning pros and new stars in the lineup for the “DWTS” Season 23 full cast.
In a Monday sneak preview Johnson told fans to guess her dance partner’s identity with these three clues:
“He likes to do karaoke on his free time.”
“Justin Timberlake is his idol.”
“In real life he’s the older child but on TV he is the younger brother,” she concluded.
Guess Who? Jake T. Austin!
Dancing With the Stars Season 23 Cast Revealed
Amber Rose
Laurie Hernandez
Maureen McCormick
Terra Jole
Marilu Henner
Vanilla Ice
Calvin Johnson
Jake T. Austin
Babyface
James Hinchcliffe
Rick Perry
Ryan Lochte
Jana Kramer
DWTS Season 23 Partners
Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Amber Rose
Valentin Chmerkovskiy and Laurie Hernandez
Artem Chigvintsev and Maureen McCormick
Sasha Farber and Terra Jole
Derek Hough and Marilu Henner
Witney Carson and Vanilla Ice
Lindsay Arnold and Calvin Johnson
Jenna Johnson and Jake T. Austin
Allison Holker and Babyface
Sharna Burgess and James Hinchcliffe
Emma Slater and Rick Perry
Cheryl Burke and Ryan Lochte
Gleb Savchenko and Jana Kramer
Ryhan Lochte Join “DWTS” After #LochteGate Scandal
Olympian Lochte joined the show to get past the #LochteGate scandal where people threw shade at him for fabricating a story about being robbed at gunpoint during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil.
“It’s been—the past two weeks have been the lowest point in my life…Fans, my family, my friends have all been really positive, keeping me going…I want to put that behind me,” Lochte said on Good Morning America. “I just want to move forward…Everyone’s got to be sick and tired of hearing about this, I know I am. I just want to move forward and…put on my dancing shoes. At least try to.”
Other Olympian stars rumored to be joining “DWTS” Season 23 were gold medalist Michael Phelps and final five Olympian McKayla Maroney. While Phelps said he would rather be remembered as a swimmer and not a dancer, the rumors about Maroney ever being asked to join the show were never confirmed.
Tune into ABC on Monday Sept. 12 for an all new season of “Dancing With the Stars” at 8 p.m. ET.
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