It’s that time of year again when we finally get to see which celebs will be putting on their dancing shoes and joining the line-up for Dancing With the Stars.
ABC’s reality dance competition, which is in its twenty-eighth season, recently changed its schedule to airing just once a year, meaning that this year’s announcement is even more highly-anticipated than ever.
It’s set to be a year packed with celebs spanning the big screen, stage, and even politics, and there are also a few things that are being shaken up this time around, making number twenty-eight quite a unique season.
Keep scrolling to find out who’s heading to the dancefloor this year…
Brown was one of the first to be announced, and fans seem pretty pleased about it, with one Twitter user writing: “He will be getting ALL of my votes. Everyone else can go home,” while another wrote: “Yasss!!! My Love.”
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The Bachelorette star had been rumored to be joining the show for a number of weeks now.
The star, who you’ll probably remember from The Office, is next celeb to be joining the line-up.
During the cast unveiling, the country singer, who’s clearly a huge The Office fan, majorly fangirled over her competitor, Kate Flanery.
The actor rose to fame on the drama series Dawson’s Creek, which documented the lives of wannabe filmmaker, Dawson Leery; his best friend, Joey; close friend and slacker, Pacey; and the new girl next door, Jen.
The football pro is trading the ball for his dancing shoes as he joins this year’s lineup.
The singer is known for being a part of the former all-girl group, Fifth Harmony.
The group, which gained stardom after coming third in the second season of The X Factor, broke fans’ hearts when they announced their split last year.
The basketball star is next in the line-up, although he admitted that, unlike many of the other contestants, he doesn’t know if he can sport all of the glitter and sparkles.
Mitchell is an actor, musician, and stand-up comedian who’s mostly known for his work as a regular cast member of the Nickelodeon sketch comedy series, Kenan & Kel, and as the Invisible Boy in the 1999 superhero satire movie, Mystery Men.
Donald Trump’s former press secretary will be heading to the dancefloor, despite admitting that he’s been told he has “the sense of beat of a steamroller.”
Spicer has since tweeted: “It’s time to have some fun. Excited to join a great cast and show.”
Although he previously said that he wouldn’t appear on the show – when asked if he would consider competing he said: “It’s no. Zero on the rhythm. I wouldn’t do that to viewers.”
The supermodel has had a pretty impressive career – landing a record twenty-five-year contract with cosmetics brand, CoverGirl, one of the longest modeling contracts in history.
The star has also tested the acting waters, appearing in a number of movies including National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983) and the 1997 sequel, Vegas Vacation, as well as most recently starring in a guest role on the season 7 premiere of ABC’s The Goldbergs.
The legend was the last to be announced – and she was announced separately, as a special addition to this year’s cast.
Wilson is best known as a founding and longest-standing member of the Supremes, whose original members were made up of Wilson, Florence Ballard, and Diana Ross.
Once the full line-up was revealed, Dancing With the Stars judge, Carrie Ann Inaba went as far as to say that this is the “best cast yet.”
Dancing With the Stars will hit screens on Monday, September 16 at 8 p.m. on ABC.