An American Idol winner, one of The Bachelorette‘s current leading ladies and two of New Jersey’s most famous denizens are among those competing on Dancing With the Stars‘ inaugural Disney+ season.
The full Season 31 roster was announced on Thursday’s Good Morning America broadcast, and in addition to the aforementioned TV stars — Idol‘s Jordin Sparks, The Bachelorette‘s Gabby Windey, Jersey Shore‘s Vinny Guadagnino and The Real Housewives of New Jersey‘s Teresa Giudice — other competitors hailing from reality shows include Shangela (of RuPaul’s Drag Race fame, dancing with a male partner) and The D’Amelio Show family members/social media influencers Charli D’Amelio and Heidi D’Amelio.
Several actors populate this year’s cast, including Selma Blair (Cruel Intentions), Trevor Donovan (90210), Daniel Durant (of this year’s Best Picture winner CODA; he’ll be Dancing‘s third-ever deaf contestant), Cheryl Ladd (Charlie’s Angels) and Jason Lewis (Sex and the City).
Rounding out the lineup are Let’s Make a Deal host Wayne Brady, country singer Jessie James Decker, bodybuilder and model Joseph Baena and, appropriately enough, GMA weatherman Sam Champion.
Plus, for the first time in several years, Dancing With the Stars has revealed each celebrity/pro pairing ahead of the season premiere — and even though ballroom vets Lindsay Arnold and Sharna Burgess won’t be competing this season, the show is welcoming back former pros Mark Ballas and Louis van Amstel, who last appeared on Seasons 25 and 21, respectively.
DWTS makes its (commercial-free!) Disney+ debut on Monday, Sept. 19 at 8/7c. Keep scrolling to meet this year’s cast, then drop a comment with your thoughts!
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Joseph Baena, bodybuilder and model
Image Credit: Courtesy of Disney+ Age: 24
Known For: Bodybuilding competitions and fitness modeling; being Arnold Schwarzenegger’s son
Pro Partner: Daniella Karagach (Season 30 Mirrorball winner) -
Selma Blair, actress
Image Credit: Courtesy of Disney+ Age: 50
Known For: Films such as Cruel Intentions, Legally Blonde and Hellboy; FX’s Anger Management and The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story; NBC’s Kath & Kim
Pro Partner: Sasha Farber (finalist in Seasons 26 and 28) -
Wayne Brady, actor and TV personality
Image Credit: Courtesy of Disney+ Age: 50
Known For: Hosting CBS’ Let’s Make a Deal; TV credits including ABC/The CW’s Whose Line Is It Anyway?, CBS’ How I Met Your Mother and The CW’s Black Lightning; Broadway credits including Kinky Boots and Chicago
Pro Partner: Witney Carson (Season 19 Mirrorball winner) -
Sam Champion, TV news personality
Image Credit: Courtesy of Disney+ Age: 61
Known For: Serving as Good Morning America and WABC-TV New York’s resident weather anchor
Pro Partner: Cheryl Burke (Season 2 and 3 Mirrorball winner) -
Charli D'Amelio, social media influencer
Image Credit: Courtesy of Disney+ Age: 18
Known For: Making TikToks; Hulu’s The D’Amelio Show docuseries
Pro Partner: Mark Ballas (Season 6 and 8 Mirrorball winner) -
Heidi D'Amelio, social media influencer
Image Credit: Courtesy of Disney+ Age: 50
Known For: Hulu’s The D’Amelio Show docuseries; being Charli and Dixie D’Amelio’s mother
Pro Partner: Artem Chigvintsev (Season 29 Mirrorball winner) -
Jessie James Decker, country singer
Image Credit: Courtesy of Disney+ Age: 34
Known For: Songs including “I Look So Good (Without You)” and “Should Have Known Better”; E!’s docuseries Eric & Jessie: Game On
Pro Partner: Alan Bersten (Season 28 Mirrorball winner) -
Trevor Donovan, actor
Image Credit: Courtesy of Disney+ Age: 41
Known For: The CW’s 90210, NBC’s Days of Our Lives, Freeform’s Melissa & Joey
Pro Partner: Emma Slater (Season 24 Mirrorball winner) -
Daniel Durant, actor
Image Credit: Courtesy of Disney+ Age: 32
Known For: 2022’s Best Picture winner CODA; Freeform’s Switched at Birth; Broadway’s Spring Awakening revival
Pro Partner: Britt Stewart -
Teresa Giudice, reality TV personality
Image Credit: Courtesy of Disney+ Age: 50
Known For: Bravo’s The Real Housewives of New Jersey
Pro Partner: Pasha Pashkov -
Vinny Guadagnino, reality TV personality
Image Credit: Courtesy of Disney+ Age: 34
Known For: MTV’s Jersey Shore and its 2018 revival Jersey Shore: Family Vacation, MTV’s Double Shot at Love
Pro Partner: Koko Iwasaki (first-time DWTS pro) -
Cheryl Ladd, actress
Image Credit: Courtesy of Disney+ Age: 71
Known For: ABC’s Charlie’s Angels, NBC’s Las Vegas; films including Poison Ivy and Permanent Midnight
Pro Partner: Louis van Amstel (finalist in Season 9) -
Jason Lewis, actor
Image Credit: Courtesy of Disney+ Age: 51
Known For: HBO’s Sex and the City, ABC’s Brothers & Sisters, NBC’s Midnight, Texas
Pro Partner: Peta Murgatroyd (Season 14 and 22 Mirrorball winner) -
Shangela, reality TV personality
Image Credit: Courtesy of Disney+ Age: 40
Known For: Competing on RuPaul’s Drag Race and RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars; co-hosting HBO’s docuseries We’re Here
Pro Partner: Gleb Savchenko -
Jordin Sparks, singer
Image Credit: Courtesy of Disney+ Age: 32
Known For: Winning Season 6 of American Idol; songs including “No Air,” “Tattoo” and “One Step at a Time”; Broadway’s In the Heights and Waitress
Pro Partner: Brandon Armstrong -
Gabby Windey, reality TV personality
Image Credit: Courtesy of Disney+ Age: 31
Known For: Appearing as a contestant on The Bachelor Season 26; co-leading The Bachelorette Season 19 with Rachel Recchia
Pro Partner: Val Chmerkovskiy (Season 20 and 23 Mirrorball winner)
