On Oct. 20, "Dancing With the Stars" will look a little bit different as Erin Andrews will not be the one hosting alongside Tom Bergeron.

According to E! News, Andrews will not be able to co-host "Dancing With the Stars" starting on Monday because she has to cover the MLB World Series (she is a NFL sideline reporter for Fox).

The show has recruited former celebrity contestant Leah Remini to fill in while Andrews is gone for the duration of the World Series.

"So excited to be back on the show, even more excited I don't have to dance," Remini told E! News. "I hope ABC has a delay, gonna speak my mind!"

Remini competed in Season 17 of the dancing competition show. She and professional dancer partner Tony Dovolani ended the season in fifth place.

In addition, Pitbull will be joining the "Dancing With the Stars" judgining panel on Monday. He is to stand in for Len Goodman, although a reason for Goodman's departure was not given. The rapper is also scheduled to perform "Fireball."

Remini and Pitbull appear on "Dancing With the Stars" on ABC on Oct. 20 at 8 p.m.

In other "Dancing With the Stars" news, professional dancer Derek Hough, who is currently partnered with star Bethany Mota, received the Inspiration Award at the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network's Respect Awards for his fighting against bullying on Friday. Ahead of receiving the award he called it an "an "amazing" and "massive" privilege.

"It's incredibly fulfilling because it's one of those things where you feel strange accepting an award when it's something personally driven, especially when you're still working on yourself and striving to be better. But I'm very, very honored," he told Variety. "Growing up in the dance world and having to be a perfectionist, it suddenly becomes acceptable to behave a certain way, because it's 'for the art,' and the truth is, it's not."

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