"Dancing With The Stars" returns to ABC on March 20 and this season's celebrity cast promises to be one of the best lineups in the history of the show. Host Tom Bergeron will introduce the celebs and pros who will be competing for the Season 24 Mirrorball during a live event on "Good Morning America" on March 1, but fans may not have to wait that long to find out who's dancing this season — the names of the stars who will be hitting the dance floor are already leaking out online.
The celebrity cast and their pro dance partners will be formally announced on GMA on the morning of March 1, less than three weeks before the March 20 season premiere.
Last year, ABC started to release the names of some of the celebrity dancers on social media about 10 days before the "Good Morning America" reveal and while that may happen again, there's already a buzz about several celebs who are rumored to be part of the cast.
Cast list leaked?
All eyes will be on the official @DancingABC Twitter account in the coming days to see if the network starts confirming the cast early — will the names that have been leaking out online match up with the confirmed cast? Check out the list below to see some of the celebrities who are rumored to be dancing this season.
In prior seasons, many of the cast rumors turned out to be true, so there's a chance fans could see several of the celebrities on the list below.
Don't try this at home. @iamValC and @WitneyCarson are trained professionals! #MirrorBallCuts (meet the cast 3/1 on @GMA) pic.twitter.com/6W1Du3Owsi
— Tom Bergeron (@Tom_Bergeron) February 10, 2017
- Simone Biles — Olympic Gymnast
- Jonathan and/or Drew Scott — "Property Brothers"
- Barry Weiss — "Storage Wars"
- Usher — "The Voice"
- Peyton Manning — former NFL star
- Ashley Benson — "Pretty Little Liars"
- Julian Edelman — New England Patriots wide receiver
- Victor Cruz — Former wide receiver for New York Giants
- Ricky Schroder — TV and move star ("NYPD Blue" - "Silver Spoons")
- Teresa Giudice — "Real Housewives of New Jersey"
- Matthew Perry — "Friends"
- Stassi Schroeder — "Vanderpump Rules"
It's a no-go for these guys
According to Vulture, former Today Show host Billy Bush is not being considered for the gig, although Page Six reports that he had a shot at joining the cast.
And then there's "The Bachelor" star Nick Viall — he was on the "Dancing with the Stars" rumor list for weeks, but Radar Online reports that he won't be part of the Season 24 cast.
However, Hollywood Life reports that the next "Bachelorette" star Rachel Lindsay, is in talks to join the "DWTS" cast, but if that pans out, she won't be dancing until Season 25 in the fall because she will be busy filming her season of the Bachelorette in the coming weeks.