"Property Brothers" star Drew Scott will strut his stuff in the storied "Dancing With The Stars" ballroom when season 25 of the long-running reality dance competition premieres Sept. 18 on ABC, according to an Aug. 30 reveal during "Good Morning America." The announcement also confirmed that the 39-year-old real estate expert and reality TV star will hit the dance floor on the arm of reigning "DWTS" professional champion Emma Slater.
.@MrDrewScott takes up some new real estate, the dance floor, as he joins @EmmaSlaterDance this season on #DWTS! #DancingOnGMA pic.twitter.com/ORgtLvQihN
— Official DWTS (@DancingABC) August 30, 2017
Emma Slater, Drew Scott excited over 'DWTS' partnership
Following the formal announcement, which featured the newly minted duo chatting it up with "GMA" regulars that included former "Dancing with the Stars" contestant Ginger Zee, both Slater and Scott hit social media to share their enthusiasm with show fans.
Emma Slater wrote via Instagram that she's "super stoked" to be matched up with Drew Scott, and asked fans to float team name ideas. Given that both Slater and Scott are twins, a twin-centric name might be the way to go.
Scott shared similar sentiments via Twitter when he posted a gif of the two shimmying along with the text "Yep...this is happening! @EmmaSlaterDance & me! Retweet if you're ready for some fun!! @DancingABC #Dancing #dwts"
Yep...this is happening! @EmmaSlaterDance & me! Retweet if you're ready for some fun!! 🕺💃🏻@DancingABC #Dancing #dwts pic.twitter.com/9qKpEuw90s
— Drew Scott (@MrDrewScott) August 30, 2017
'DWTS' pros, fans give a thumbs up to Emma Slater and Drew Scott
Slater and Scott weren't, however, the only professional dancers with ties to the show who were excited about their partnership.
Sasha Farber, who served as Olympic champion Simone Biles' pro partner during "DWTS" season 24 and is Slater's fiance, wrote that he too was "so excited" to see what the fledgling pair will bring to the competition. Four-time "Dancing with the Stars" pro Allison Holker also sounded off on the union by tweeting "Ahh yes! This is gonna be amazing" following the Aug.
30 announcement.
"DWTS" fans also shared their enthusiasm via Twitter. User @MattYocum wrote "Perfect match....two top shelf people. Good luck!" while @MischiefHolland opined "Super excited for this partnership"
Although the full "Dancing with the Stars" 2017 cast isn't scheduled to be announced for another week -- during the Sept.
6 edition of "Good Morning America"-- reputable spoiler source PureDWTS and a host of media outlets including People and ET have spilled bits of alleged lineup information. According to information compiled, the presumed pairings to date are as follows:
- "DWTS" season 24 runner-up Lindsay Arnold and "Hamilton" alum Jordan Fisher
- 98 Degrees singer Nick Lachey and Peta Murgatroyd
- TV personality Vanessa Minnillo Lachey and Maksim Chmerkovskiy
- "Total Divas" star Nikki Bella and Artem Chigvintsev
"Dancing with the Stars" 2017 premieres Sept. 18 on ABC.