Today on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” the celebrity cast and professional dance partners for season 33 of “Dancing with the Stars” were announced. The series, co-hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough, is entering its 33rd season. Tuesday, September 17 (8 p.m.-10 p.m. EDT), simulcast live on ABC, Disney+available the next day Hulu.
Last week I gave a little hint as to who one of the dancers was, but today I can officially say that it’s my girlfriend. Phaedra Parks from Real Housewives of Atlanta and Medicine and marriageI am so happy for her and I know she will do well in the show. Her costume will be amazing as her dad loves to dance and dress up in style. I can’t wait to see her shake her tail feathers!
This season’s celebrities and professional dancers are (in alphabetical order):
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- Super Bowl Champion Danny Amendola With Partner Witney Carson
- Anna Delvy, the infamous ankle bracelet fashionista With Partner Ezra Sosa
- Joey Graziadei from “The Bachelor” With Partner Jenna Johnson
- NBA Champion Dwight Howard With Partner Daniella Karagach
- TV star Chandler Kinney With Partner Brandon Armstrong
- Olympic Rugby Player Ilona Maher With Partner Alan Bersten
- Model and cover model Brooks Nader With Partner Gleb Savchenko
- Olympic gymnast Stephen Nedorosik With Partner Riley Arnold
- Phaedra Parks is reality royalty With Partner Val Chmerkovskiy
- Movie star Eric Roberts With Partner Britt Stewart
- TV Icon Tori Spelling With Partner Pasha Pashkov
- Jenn Tran from “The Bachelorette” With Partner Sasha Farber
- Sitcom and film actor Reginald VelJohnson With Partner Emma Slater
The competition will be judged by a panel of renowned ballroom dancing experts, including Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough.
Phaedra Parks – Phaedra Parks is an attorney, businesswoman, author, funeral director, television personality, motivational speaker, social activist, certified Reiki Master healer, and mother of two young sons. As managing partner of The Parks Group, Parks practices law in the areas of entertainment, intellectual property, and civil and criminal litigation. Parks has served as an on-air legal analyst for NBC, Fox, CNN, truTV, EXTRA, Entertainment Tonight, and other media outlets. As a television personality, she has appeared on “Real Housewives of Atlanta,” “Ultimate Girls Trip,” the four-time Emmy-nominated and People’s Choice Award-winning series, “The Traitors,” and “Will Trent.”
Parks earned a Bachelor of Arts degree cum laude from Wesleyan University, a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Georgia and a degree in Mortuary Studies from Jefferson State University.
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Dwight Howard – Dwight David Howard II is one of the NBA’s most charismatic veterans. As one of the NBA’s greatest players, he played professional basketball for 19 years and impacted the lives of people all over the world. He is an NBA champion, an 8-time NBA All-Star, an 8-time All-NBA Team member, a 5-time All-Defensive Team member, and a 3-time Defensive Player of the Year winner. He holds the record for most dunks in NBA history and is the only player in NBA history to win Defensive Player of the Year honors in three consecutive seasons.
Howard is an entrepreneur, filmmaker, community leader, media professional and philanthropist. Over the past few years, he has expanded his reach and is now co-owner of a professional basketball league in Asia with plans to expand globally. He is an avid traveller, a devoted father and an international basketball ambassador who loves to bring smiles to everyone he meets around the world.
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Danny Amendola Danny Amendola is a former NFL wide receiver who played 13 seasons and won two Super Bowl championships as a member of the New England Patriots. Amendola was recently inducted into the Texas Tech Red Raiders Hall of Fame in 2024. His professional football career in the NFL began in 2008 when he signed with the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent. After spending a year on the practice squad with Dallas and Philadelphia, he was promoted to the St. Louis Rams active roster in 2009. He had his breakout year in St. Louis, signing a five-year contract with the New England Patriots in 2013. During his time in New England, Amendola became a trusted receiver for quarterback Tom Brady and a fan favorite known for making the biggest plays and playing his best games when the stakes were highest in the NFL playoffs. Amendola retired from the NFL in 2021.
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Anna Delvy Anna Delvey is an artist, fashion icon, and notorious New York socialite who gained international attention when Netflix bought the rights to her story and developed it as a 2022 miniseries, “Inventing Anna.” Delvey’s life has been the subject of several other television shows, interviews, podcasts, and plays. Some see her as a cunning con artist, while others see her as a charismatic and ambitious entrepreneur who took advantage of New York City’s social elite to open a prestigious art studio. Her case has also sparked a debate about wealth, privilege, and elevated social status in modern society. Her story continues to captivate people’s imaginations.
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Joey Graziadei Joey Graziadei, a 29-year-old tennis pro from Collegeville, Pennsylvania, is best known for playing the Bachelor on Season 28 of ABC’s hit show, The Bachelor. With his honesty, thoughtfulness and compassion, Graziadei won the hearts of the American public and eventually his fiancée, Kelsey Anderson. Now that finding love is on his radar, Graziadei keeps busy spending time with his family, traveling the world and raising awareness for causes he’s passionate about, like cancer research.
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Chandler Kinney Chandler trained at the Debbie Allen Dance Academy and the Los Angeles Ballet Academy and discovered acting at the age of nine. Currently, Kinney stars in the HBO Max series Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin and Pretty Little Liars: Summer School. She also stars as Willa in the Disney Channel musical film series Zombies. Previously, she has appeared in FOX’s Lethal Weapon, FX’s American Horror Story: Asylum, The CW’s 90210, Amazon’s Gortimer Gibbons: Life on Normal Street, Nickelodeon’s The Haunted Hathaways, and Disney’s Girl Meets World and KC Undercover.
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Ilona Maher Ilona Maher is a USA Team Rugby Sevens bronze medalist and two-time Olympian, representing the United States at Paris 2024 and Tokyo 2020. Maher has become a social media sensation for sharing her authentic and witty journey as a professional female athlete and helping to promote rugby and body appreciation. An ambassador for ChildFund Rugby, an organization that uses integrated rugby and life skills to help youth from vulnerable communities around the world overcome challenges, Maher traveled to Laos to support the organization’s mission to inspire positive social change.
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Brooks Nader – Brooks Nader is a supermodel and actress known for her impeccable style and captivating presence. Through campaigns, runway shows, brand partnerships, strategic collaborations and more, Nader’s career has continued to soar since her debut in the 2019 edition of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit. Throughout her career, Nader has worked with top brands and fashion houses. Most recently, in May 2024, she was named a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Legend and graced the cover for the second time in celebration of the magazine’s 60th anniversary.
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Stephen Nedorosik – Steven Nedorosic, popularly known as the “Pommel Horse Man,” is a renowned American gymnast. He won the hearts of Americans at the 2024 Paris Olympics when he helped the U.S. Men’s Gymnastics Team win their first team medal in 16 years (bronze). He also won an individual bronze medal on the pommel horse. Beyond his accomplishments as an athlete, Nedorosic is an avid supporter of men’s gymnastics and is committed to raising awareness of the sport. He is also committed to helping those with low vision, using his platform to promote inclusivity and accessibility within and outside of the gymnastics world.
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Eric Roberts – Eric Roberts is a Georgia native whose first professional acting role was in front of the camera at age 19 in New York City on Another World. At age 21, he starred in King of the Gypsys, for which he received multiple Golden Globe® nominations and an Academy Award® nomination. One of his favorite roles was as Junior in Danny McBride’s The Righteous Gemstones. He has also appeared in music videos for numerous artists around the world, including The Killers, Keaton Simmons, Akon, Ja Rule, Mariah Carey, and Rihanna.
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Tori Spelling – Tori Spelling is best known for playing Donna Martin on the long-running hit show Beverly Hills 90210, on which she also served as an executive producer. She created, executive produced, and starred in the long-running series Tori and Dean, the spinoff series sTORIbook Weddings, as well as True Tori, HGTV’s Tori & Dean: Cabin Fever, and At Home With Tori. Spelling is also a New York Times bestselling author, and her first (of six) memoir, sTORI Telling, debuted at #1 and was named the best celebrity autobiography of 2009. She is also the author of the children’s book Presenting Tallulah and the coffee table party planning book CelebrTORI. Spelling has multiple product lines and currently hosts two podcasts on iHeart, “90210MG with Jennie Garth,” and her own podcast, “MisSPELLING,” for which she also serves as executive producer.
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Jen Tran Jen Tran is a kind and caring woman who has dedicated her life to helping others and is currently studying to become a physician assistant. This bilingual Vietnamese beauty currently lives in Miami. When she’s not studying, she enjoys reading, paddleboarding, and traveling whenever she gets the chance. The 26-year-old is a fan favorite of Bachelor Nation,
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Reginald VelJohnson – Reggie VelJohnson is the iconic TV dad from the sitcom “Family Matters” and best known for his role as Al Powell in “Die Hard” and “Die Hard 2.” He recently served as the TV dad in five versions of Progressive’s national commercial campaign and sings in a Planters Christmas commercial. He recently co-starred in the indie film “Roswell Delirium,” had a lead role in this week’s TV movie “The Ghost of Christmas Always,” had a recurring role on Disney+ “Turner & Hooch,” and had a lead role in the indie film “The Christmas Lottery.”
He also appeared in the blockbuster films Avengers: Endgame, The Prayer Box, and Excellent Dandy. Additionally, VelJohnson has guest starred on CBS’ Mom, ABC’s Station 19, Sydney to the Max, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Ryan Hanson Solving Crimes on TV, and Ray Donovan, and had a lead role in the Lifetime film Pride and Prejudice: Atlanta, and was a recurring character on Hart of Dixie.
“Dancing with the Stars” Season 33 premieres live
It airs Tuesday, September 17th on ABC and Disney+ and is available the next day on Hulu
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