Season 30 of Dancing With the Stars is just around the corner and the full cast was finally announced this morning on Good Morning America!
Along with previously announced stars JoJo Siwa and Olympian Suni Lee, Amanda Kloots, Brian Austin Green, Christine Chiu, Cody Rigsby and Iman Shumpert, among others, are taking part in this season of the reality dancing show.
As for the pros, many fan favorites are back, including Jenna Johnson, Witney Carson, Sharna Burgess, Lindsay Arnold, Val Chmerkovskiy, Gleb Savchenko and last season’s winner, Artem Chigvintsev. Keo Motsepe and Peta Murgatroyd are not returning to the ballroom.
The full cast includes:
-Suni Lee, Olympic gold medalist gymnast
-Jojo Siwa, pop superstar
-Melanie C. of the Spice Girls
-Mike “The Miz” Mizanin, WWE Champion
-Matt James, “The Bachelor”
-Olivia Jade
–Cody Rigsby, New York City-based Peloton instructor
-Melora Hardin, “Jan” in “The Office”
-Iman Shumpert, NBA Star
- Amanda Kloots
-Matlin Cove, “Cobra Kai” and “The Karate Kid”
-Christine Chiu, “Bling Empire”
-Country music singer Jimmie Allen
-Kenya Moore, “Real Housewives All-Stars”
-Brian Austin Green, “90210”
This season’s professional dancers include:
-Brandon Armstrong
-Linsey Arnold
-Alan Basten
-Sharna Burgess
-Cheryl Burke
-Witney Carson
-Artem Chigbintsev
–Val Chmerkovskiy
-Sasha Farbar
-Jenna Johnson
-Daniela Karagachi
-Pasha Pashkov
-Gleb Savchenko
-Emma Slater
-Brit Stewart
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Despite the backlash that she received over multiple mistakes last season, the series will once again be hosted by supermodel and businesswoman Tyra Banks.
Banks, who replaced longtime hosts Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews, added that she is fine to take the blame when mistakes happen during the show.
“The world is angry at the talent. But there’s a whole control room and things happening and craziness going on, and I’m fed certain things, say certain things that I’m told. But it is what it is,” the supermodel explained. “We are a team. And sometimes you have to take darts for the team, and I took them. And will continue to take them. … I was blamed for it, and it wasn’t me. And I think that’s very important to say.”
Dancing With the Stars returns to the ballroom for its milestone 30th season on Monday, September 20 (8:00-10:01 p.m. EDT).
