The celebrity contestants were officially announced for Season 28 of Dancing With the Stars on Wednesday, Aug. 21, with many fans proved correct after guessing about who might hit the ballroom time around.
This season’s stars include athletes, musicians and reality stars, all of whom will compete for the Mirrorball Trophy when DWTS returns to ABC on Sept 16. While the pro dancers for this season have been announced, the partnerships will be revealed on premiere night.
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Scroll through to learn more about the stars headed to the dance floor!
Lauren Alaina
Several fans had their theories confirmed after they guessed that country singer Alaina would appear on the show after a recent teaser post. The Georgia native was the runner-up on Season 10 of American Idol in 2011 and has since released two studio albums, earning her first No. 1 with her single “Road Less Traveled.”
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Christie Brinkley
Supermodel Brinkley rose to fame in the ’70s after appearing on multiple coversย of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit. She has since continued to work as a model and has worked as an actress, author, clothing designer, activist and more.
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Ally Brooke
Brooke is a former member of the girl group Fifth Harmony and has since begun releasing music of her own, including “Low Key,” the first single from her upcoming solo album as well as her most recent drop, “Lips Don’t Lie.”
Hannah Brown
Brown is the most recent star of The Bachelorette and is continuing a long tradition of the lead of The Bachelor or The Bacheloretteย appearing on DWTS after their run on the ABC dating show.
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Karamo Brown
One of the five stars of Netflix’sย Queer Eye, Brown serves as the show’s culture expert. He began his career in 2004 on MTV’sย The Real World: Philadelphia, a fact that many fans used to predict his upcoming appearance on DWTS thanks to a teaser.
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Kate Flannery
Flannery is an actress best known for her role as Meredith on The Office. She has worked steadily since the show wrapped in 2013 and has also touredย as Jane Lynch’s sidekick in Lynch’s anti-cabaret act “See Jane Sing.”
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Ray Lewis
A member of the NFLย Hall of Fame, Lewis played for the Baltimore Ravens for 17 years. Before his retirement after the 2012 season, he won two Super Bowls and wasย a 13-time Pro Bowler andย a 10-time All-Pro. In 2000, heย pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice in connection with the stabbing deaths of two men.
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Kel Mitchell
Mitchell is a comedian known for his work on Nickelodeon’s All That and Kenanย & Kelย and in the film Good Burger. He has appeared in numerous projects over the years and recently appeared in the All That revival.
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Lamar Odom
A two-time NBAย champion, Odom’s career was sidelined inย October 2015 when he was found passed out in a Nevada brothel. He has since worked on his substance abuseย and released a memoir, Darkness and Light, this year.
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Sean Spicer
The casting ofย former White House press secretaryย Spicerย is a controversial move that is already receiving criticism. During his tenure as press secretary, Spicer made several false statements to the mediaย before resigning from his position in July 2017.
James Van Der Beek
Best known as Dawson from Dawson’s Creek, Van Der Beek has also appeared in Varsity Blues, Don’t Trust the Bโ in Apartment 23, One Tree Hill, Mercy, Pose and other projects.ย
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Mary Wilson
Wilson is a founding member and the longest memberย of the Supremesย and has released multiple solo albums and two autobiographies. She is a musicians’ rights activist and a musical theater performer as well as a concert performer.
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