DWTS Season 29 Cast: Carole Baskin, Justina Machado, Chrishell Stause, Cheer Coach, Nelly And More

Carole Baskin might have an affinity for big cats... but can she handle the beast that is ballroom dance?

The Tiger King star is among 15 celebrities who will compete on Dancing With the Stars Season 29, TVLine has learned. She's joined by fellow Netflix alum Monica Aldama, better known as Navarro College's tough cheerleading coach on the streamer's docuseries Cheer.

Three more TV personalities — The Bachelorette's Kaitlyn Bristowe, Catfish's Nev Schulman and The Real's Jeannie Mai — will be vying for the Mirrorball trophy this fall, along with actors such as Desperate Housewives' Jesse Metcalfe and One Day at a Time's Justina Machado.

As always, the cast boasts a few athletes, including Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir, Super Bowl winner Vernon Davis and NBA All-Star Charles Oakley. But Season 29 will notably not welcome anyone from the political world, on the heels of ex-White House press secretary Sean Spicer's controversial run in Season 28.

Dancing With the Stars, now hosted by Tyra Banks, returns on Monday, Sept. 14 at 8/7c on ABC; celebrity/pro pairings will be revealed on the season premiere.

Check out a new poster for Dancing's upcoming season below, then scroll down to view the full cast and drop a comment with your thoughts!Dancing With the Stars Season 29 Poster

Monica Aldama, Navarro College cheerleading coach

Age: 50

Known For: Netflix's docuseries Cheer (2020)

Carole Baskin, animal rights activist

Age: 59

Known For: Netflix's Tiger King docuseries (2020)

Kaitlyn Bristowe, reality TV star

Age: 35

Known For: Starring on Season 11 of ABC's The Bachelorette

Vernon Davis, retired NFL player

Age: 36

Known For: Winning Super Bowl 50 with the Denver Broncos (2016)

Anne Heche, actress

Age: 51

Known For: HBO's Hung, ABC's Men in Trees, NBC's The Brave and Chicago P.D.; films such as Donnie BrascoVolcano and Six Days, Seven Nights

Skai Jackson, actress

Age: 18

Known For: Disney Channel's Jessie and Bunk'd

Justina Machado, actress

Age: 47

Known For: Pop TV's One Day at a Time reboot, The CW's Jane the Virgin, HBO's Six Feet Under

AJ McLean, singer

Age: 42

Known For: Member of the Backstreet Boys

Jeannie Mai, TV personality

Age: 41

Known For: Co-hosting syndicated daytime talk show The Real; currently serves as a sideline reporter on ABC's Holey Moley

Jesse Metcalfe, actor

Age: 41

Known For: ABC's Desperate Housewives, TNT's Dallas revival, Hallmark Channel's Chesapeake Shores; films such as John Tucker Must Die

Nelly, rapper

Age: 45

Known For: Grammy-winning songs including "Hot in Herre" (2002) and "Shake Ya Tailfeather" (2003)

Nev Schulman, TV personality

Age: 35

Known For: Hosting MTV's Catfish, a spinoff of his 2010 documentary of the same name

Charles Oakley, retired NBA player

Age: 56

Known For: Stints on the Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks (where he became an NBA All-Star), Toronto Raptors, Washington Wizards and Houston Rockets

Chrishell Stause, actress

Age: 39

Known For: Netflix's Selling Sunset, NBC's Days of Our Lives, ABC's All My Children

Johnny Weir, Olympic figure skater

Age: 36

Known For: Competing at the Winter Olympics in 2006 (Torino) and 2010 (Vancouver)

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