Courtney Balcombe

News Editor

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ABC’s Dancing with the Stars is back with its 30th season set to premiere on September 20th. The season’s dancers were announced on “Good Morning America” on September 8th.

The host will once again be supermodel and businesswoman, Tyra Banks, who had been Tom Bergeron’s replacement for the 29th season.

“Tyra is an award-winning multihyphenate whose fierce female prowess and influence across many industries have made an indelible mark,” ABC Entertainment president Karey Burke said in a statement when she was first announced to host. “Her fresh take on America’s favorite dancing competition will surely bring more than a ‘smize’ to fans everywhere.”

While Banks’ first few episodes had some technical difficulties. The first she admitted through TikTok in 2020 that she said the wrong words during the second episode. The next mishap occurred a few months later when she announced the wrong bottom couples.

“I think Tyra dealt with it amazingly,” DWTS executive producer Andrew Llinares later told Entertainment Tonight. “I just want to be really clear, this was not Tyra’s fault. It was a behind-the-scenes issue.”

The lineup for judges will once again include renowned ballroom experts Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli, and Derek Hough.

While many missed seeing Goodman in season 29 due to the COVID pandemic, he will return to the show as if he hadn’t missed the last dance.

“I’m super excited to have him back because he’s family,” Banks said. “I think it’s going to be a beautiful dynamic now with all of them there.”

Onto the celebrity lineup, just to name a few this cast includes a WWE legend, a Real Housewife, a Bachelor, a country superstar, and a Spice Girl.

New celebrities heading to the ballroom are:

Country singer Jimmie Allen

Spice Girl Melanie C

Bling Empire star Christine Chiu

Beverly Hills, 90210 star Brian Austin Green

The Office star Melora Hardin

Social media star Olivia Jade

The Bachelor, from season 25, Matt James

The Talk co-host Amanda Kloots

Netflix’s Cobra Kai star Martin Kove

Gold medal Olympian Suni Lee 

WWE Superstar Mike “The Miz” Mizanin

The Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kenya Moore

Peloton star instructor Cody Rigsby

NBA star Iman Shumpert 

Popstar JoJo Siwa

These new celebrities will be paired up with one of these professional dancers:

Brandon Armstrong

Lindsay Arnold

Alan Bersten

Sharna Burgess

Cheryl Burke

Witney Carson

Artem Chigvintsev

Val Chmerkovskiy

Sasha Farber

Jenna Johnson

Daniella Karagach

Pasha Pashkov

Gleb Savchenko

Emma Slater

Britt Stewart

Viewers will have to tune in on September 20th to know who the celebrities will be paired off with. However, viewers who miss the season premiere are able to watch it the next day through Hulu starting as low as $6 a month.