DWTS Season 12 Cast Rumors – Celebrity Dancing Contender Round-up
So, let’s do a summary round-up of all the celebrities that might or might not be dancing on Dancing With The Stars Season 12. Below is a list of each celebrity with a link back to our original reportings on each of them for why we thought they garnished attention or a mention.
Lady Celebrities
Julie Benz -Tom Bergeron’s Dream Contestant!
iJustine -A You Tube sensation dying to get on the show. She and her fan base worked overtime campaigning for her at ABC.com
Maria Kanellis -Maria was on early rumor but, we haven’t heard much regarding her since.
Joan Rivers -Joan has thrown her hat into the ring just about every year and for some reason, execs won’t bite.
Donna D’Errico -After doing a little early campaigning with Lorenzo Lamas to do the show, Donna changed her mind. She said she had other dreams of finding Noah’s Ark in Turkey and doing a cooking show instead.
Kim Zolciak -Kim remarked at Twitter she was “weighing options” for Dancing With The Stars.
Brooke Mueller – Brooke is Charlie Sheen’s former wife and has been rumored to be in talks with DWTS, but as of Feb. 3rd hadn’t received a formal offer.
Colleen Zenk -Sources recently told Colleen she was the most supported to dance on the show for a “Daytime Actor” and that the fans have been heard. Then she said “big things are ahead” and hopes we’ll join her for the ride.
LeAnn Rimes -LeAnn said she’d do the show if Benji Schwimmer would.
Lee Meriwether – Lee is tight lipped and won’t confirm or deny at twitter, but, she tweeted in November she was “trying to get on the show” and to “cross our fingers”. This isn’t the first Season Lee has been rumored to dance. She very much wants to do the show.
Kendra Wilkinson – E News (usually a very good source for DWTS) reported Kendra was in talks to do the show. Their source told them, “Her personality, combined with her ability to dance, is appealing”. Perez Hilton has reported that she has signed.
Wendy Williams -Like Lee, Wendy won’t confirm or deny at Twitter, but rumors on this contender are rampant. I was told recently at Twitter (thanks @upclose22 ) that Wendy’s sister said she can’t keep a secret. However, in this case, Wendy is definitely keeping a secret if she is indeed dancing. Perez Hilton said she has signed. Though Wiki can’t always be trusted, they are reporting her Reps have confirmed this news as well (Thanks to @BotanicalLilly).
Candice Cameron Bure – Some rumors started to appear on Candice and then quickly faded out when she tweeted she hadn’t been asked (as of Feb. 16th).
Christine O’Donnell – This controversial political guru (I like Courtney’s description of her MUCH better-follow link 😀 ) posted at her Facebook that she was mulling over an offer and asked her supporters if she should consider it. DWTS fans everywhere have been gasping and fearing Bristol Palin Part 2.
Nastia Liukin -Nastia is the perfect fill for the Olympian spot and both her and Mark Ballas have recently started following each other at Twitter.
Vera Wang – One of her new tweets and rumors from previous Seasons has made us suspicious that Vera might be doing the show this year.
Faye Dunaway – Rumorfix.com reported that this A-lister has signed to do the show. What a coo this would be for the show (and fans alike) if true!!!
Kirstie Alley -Perez Hilton was the first to report Kirtsie has signed to do the show. As of the time of this post, Kirstie won’t confirm or deny at twitter which leads many of us to believe Kirstie is doing the show.
Jodie Sweetin -Jodie has been campaigning to do the show, has expressed her love of dance all of her life, and is following Maks (only) at Twitter.
Elin Nordegren -She is Tiger Wood’s wife and the most recent addition to this list. Extra supposedly has been reporting on this. But, I can’t find where?
Men Celebrities
Zakk Wilde -Black Label Society’s and Ozzy Osbourne’s former front man was campaining early to do the show.
Tony Robbins -Tony remarked at Twitter Dancing With The Stars wants him to dance this Season, but said QVC is his limit.
Lorenzo Lamas – One of our earliest rumored celebrities, Lorenzo has said he very much wants to do the show and would if asked. He’s been seen at several dancing events and hanging out with the pros of the show.
Kris Joseph -Rumors were flying on Twitter on Kris dancing and then he squashed it when he said, “Where are all these crazy rumors emerging from? This aint even funny anymore.”
Brett Favre -Rumors are still popular on this possibility, but his daugher tweeted he wasn’t doing the show (as of Feb. 11th). Heidi’s Note: Pretty sure this one was always bull started by Kurt Warner.
Al Sharpton – Rev. Al said “no” when a recent offer came in even though he said he’d “BLOW ‘EM OUT” with his dance moves. 😯
Carlos Leon -Carlos has turned down an offer several times to dance on the show, but, if asked this Season he said he’d do it.
Chris Jericho – Rumors on this possibility are still on-going even though Chris has recently announced several big commitments. Chris is also following the Official DWTS twitter account.
Dane Cook – A new addition to this list since he and Cheryl have added themselves to their twitter accounts. I saw this for myself last night after it was reported by PureDWTS reader Jennifer (Thanks Jennifer) and now Dane has taken her off which makes me suspicious. Follow comments at link.
Tatum Channing -Also a new addition to this list being Chelsie has just added him to her twitter account. Thanks to PureDWTS reader Susan for this heads up. Follow comments at link.
Hines Ward – A Steeler Wide receiver. Heidi suspected something was up with a “Steeler” being signed a couple of weeks ago.
So, there ya go!! Yes Louis, we are not going to let you down! 😀
Where do u guys hear all the rumors what celebs r on #DWTS ??? U guys should all work 4 the FBI..lol
— Louis van Amstel (@LouisVanAmstel) February 26, 2011
Stay tuned for Heidi to follow me up with a “Pairings” post because, as serious and past followers to this site know, she has a serious knack for forecasting. 😉
Heidi’s Note: Well thanks, but I’m good at forecasting who will be on the show, I suck pretty bad lately at the partners. 🙂
If we hear of more rumored celebrities, we’ll be sure to update this post.
Thanks as usual for keeping us updated!
I don’t know a lot of these people, but some would be awesome.
LOVE the idea of Faye Dunaway! WOW. I thought Buzz Aldren and Jennifer Grey were big gets. This would be by far the biggest.
Also, please let the Kristy Alley rumor be true!
And I think I would really enjoy Lee, Vera and Jodie.
Not in favor of Nastia because I think her level of “ringer” may even surpass Kristy’s. You can never convince me she hasn’t had the same extensive ballet lessons taken by every successful gymnast in the Russian tradition. But, we’ll see, I suppose.
Not overly excited about any of the men. Maybe I’m in the minority, but I would enjoy watching Lorenzo.
Oops. Yes, I know is *Kirsty* Alley.
EXCEPT – It’s *Kirstie* — I think I might actually be having a Kirstie moment. LOL.
iJustiiiine!!!! <3 the sweetest youtuber out there, fingers crossed!!!! I've loved her ever since I saw a video of sxephil and friends trying to trick her into cursing/saying bad things on camera.
Sxephil: "Hey Justine what was that about abortion?"
iJustine: "I LOVE IT! 😀 Wait WHAT?!?! :O"
And aren't there rumors out there about Bam Margera, or just random false info?
Twitter was on fire. wake up this morning and checked this:
Louis:
Had a lovely dinner w @ChelsieKayH @MarkBallas, Shirley ballas, Bill n Steve…good old times…we r all excited about this season!
Karina:
Busy but exciting day tomorrow. Hmm hmm…
Lacey:
Big day tomorrow super pumped!
I would love a season of Dancing With The Stars with just all female celebrities.
Just sayin’
I am almost 100% sure Dane Cook will not be on this season of DWTS-his run in the broadway play “Fat Pig” begins 4/12. Maybe for a future season??
Thanks Vogue! Several of the ladies would be great to watch. None of the men are really making me jump for joy! Carlos Leon might be interesting, but I hope they have one big name male saved as a surprise for the 28th …and I don’t mean the Bachelor!!!
ITA, Meggie. IMO, one Bachelor was one too many, especially the one TPTB chose.
I don’t see a youthful contestant – not that they REALLY need one, but I think for the younger viewers they like seeing them. My daughter is almost always a huge fan of whoever they put on the show from Disney.
It does seem a little suspicious that Jodie is following Maks and only him, as far as dancers go, but he’s not following her. Then again, he does this every season..this “maybe I am, maybe I’m not” game with the fans.
So true Sarah. Maks likes keeping everyone in suspense. I don’t believe he’s ever added his partners until after the official announcement.
this is a question to the person who made this list
did u know who any of those people were before googling them?
90% of them r really random people to me…that ive never heard of
Good question. When first running into the rumors, I didn’t know who these people were;
Julie Benz
iJustine
Maria Kanelles
Kim Zolciak
Candice Cameron Bure
Brooke Mueller
Kris Joseph
Tony Robbins
Dane Cook
Great post!! It seems like the later the rumor pops up the more consistent it is so im going with the later rumors have more truth. I really hope Elin is on too!!!
Wouldn’t a flyswatter be quicker?
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