DWTS Season 14 Cast Revealed?? You Be the Judge!
As those of you who read the comments on this site know, a reader named MissWMG claimed to have gotten the new TV Guide and it had the DWTS Cast in it. We, of course, were (and some still are) highly skeptical that she was legit because we’ve had issues with people trying to scam us before. Well, here is what MissWMG sent to us. Look legit to you?? It does to me, but I’m extremely cautious due to past experiences on this site. KEEP IN MIND that DWTS has never done this before – give the cast to a major ‘zine prior to the official announcement. Perhaps they assumed that subscribers wouldn’t get it until Tuesday afternoon? In any case, I want to let our readers in on what was sent to us – you all can be the judge. Do you think this is the cast? And how about the rumored 12th dancer added at the last minute?? And do you think that the cast was finalized in time for TV Guide to go to print??
In any case, we will find out for real tomorrow: real or scam. 🙂
ETA: “TV Guide” spelled Menudos wrong, didn’t they?
Okay…now I see it lol 🙂
Well, I’ll be damned…. MissMWG, I apologize.
Looks fairly legit to me. I dont’ know about the blurb over Tom and Brooke, it sorta rings out of place for me. The writer – Deborah Starr Seibel – IS a reporter at TV Guide who did report on DWTS last season. And I dunno… it’s been a while since I paid attention to Jack Wagner, but it doesn’t sound like him.
But all that being said, it LOOKS right. 🙂
If this for real, it’s either a colossal snafu on the part of TV Guide or some elaborately-planned publicity stunt by ABC. I mean, it’s one thing for a gossip rag like TMZ to leak the cast online – but a pretty reputable publication like TV Guide putting it in print??? Aye dios mio. If this wasn’t planned, somebody’s gettin’ fired.
I apologize too. I think it’s legit after all.
I wish they wouldn’t have published it this way though. They almost kept this whole thing under wraps until tomorrow. Oh well.
As for the cast itself, I’m liking it. I can’t see Martina dancing, but, when girl puts her mind to something, the whole world better watch out. She’s fierce.
Can’t wait to see who the 12th celebrity is.
While this does look VERY possible. The fact that TV Guide reported this is…well…atypical to say the least. I agree with Courtney, if this is correct…someone is getting into some deep stuff.
OK, I’m calling the “showmance” – Tristan and Katherine Jenkins! 🙂
Wow, intriguing. We shall see…
I just wish that at least ONE of the myraids of readers of this site would weigh in and let us know they got their own copy of TV Guide. Just one.
I want to believe… but I’m an old skeptic. 🙂
I still don’t buy. I trust DWTSgossip more than this sourse and they say Disney star is a girl. If this turns out to be legit after the reveal tomorrow, I apoligize for being a pill. 🙂
If someone took the time to fake the cast announcement this expertly, I actually think they deserve some kind of twisted credit. Seems like a reasonably good cast. No obvious rivers, which is nice. No Nicole to make you say “oh, we’ll there’s the winner right there.” We’ll know for sure pretty soon…
Vogue I agree, can’t imagine Martina in 3 inch heels and busting a move.
And in the famous words of Gomer Pyle, “Surprise, Surprise”…
WOW…Hoping that some of these are wrong!!!! PLEASE lol
Wow, that’d be interesting. Menounos is spelled correctly in TV Guide, fwiw.
Yeah, I googled her too – also tried to read the photographers name on the edge of the scan. Tell you what, if it’s a fake, someone is very, very disturbed. Makes me hope it’s real.
Who knows!Haha!But I only know who like 3 of those people are!Roshon,Gavin,and Maria!
TV Guide’s twitter page has all kind of media updates ” for example, they reported someone returning to The Office, something bout Michelle Williams, etc ” and there is not one THING about the “new cast”. Wouldn’t that be on twitter if TV Guide just leaked the whole cast???
Like the lady says, we’ll find out tomorrow! 🙂
It looks incredibly legit. If this is some kind of artwork or something done in photoshop, then this is amazing. I would think TV Guide would be in trouble for this because it came out before the announcement on GMA. The rumors are just driving us crazy, I can tell! The best thing to do is to not believe everything you hear or see until Tuesday on GMA. I won’t try to get too excited but I hope it’s true that Jaleel White is on. I used to watch “Family Matters” all the time! Well, I give up, trying to decide what to believe lol. I’m just gonna wait til tomorrow and not get too excited yet.
Heidi – I blew up the scan, looking at the photog credits:
“Top Row Left: Tina Kaawaloa/INE Right: Kathy Hutchins/Hutchins Photo. Second Row, From left: Ed Rode/Wireimage; leight Vogel/WireImage; Jen Lowery/Splash News. Third Row: Christian Augustin/” The rest is cut off…
If this is legit, I’m excited to see Jaleel White!! I’ve been wanting him to be on the show forever! Go Urkel! 🙂
Sorry, that was “Leigh Vogel/WireImage”… It looks legit to me…
Same here, Evaine. Neither of my DWTS twitter searches is talking about this list and I assume LOTS of people subscribe.
Aww.. I was hoping to be truly surprised tomorrow morning. =( I hope I still am.
Well, at least we still have the mysterious contestant #12 to ponder.. if this spoiler is true
Definitely a fake IMO.
This just ceemnted it for me 🙂 Damn I wonder who #12 is gonna be 🙂 On a side note, Steve Urkel/Jaleel looks like he hasn’t aged at all.
DWTSGossip did respond to someone that the disney star was a girl. They have never really steered us wrong with spoilers in the past.
So either the 12th cast member is a disney girl or this is fake.
I really hope it’s fake, this is one of the most uninspiring casts I’ve ever seen for DWTS. Very stacked for the mens’ side so the women can forget about winning for the 3rd year in a row. 🙁
Looks like a great cast overall – (if it’s real)! Actually there are more people here to root for than I’ve ever had to root for at one time.
One thing – as a classical music lover – Katherine Jenkins IS NOT AN OPERA SINGER as said in this article. She’s a pop-classical crossover singer (popera). There’s a big difference between what Jenkins does and what a real opera singer does and I swear, if they call her an opera singer, I may spit. Well… no because there’d be no point, but still…
If the 12th is another disney star, let’s say, Debby Ryan, at least she’ll be added to a list that at least some have dance experience and good musicality.
Well, keep in mind that this article spells Menudos wrong as well. 🙂
I wouldn’t mind this being the cast. I don’t really know most of them, but there’s no Glen Beck!!!! I’m for giving most anybody a chance. The only people I never really care for are the whiners and most especially the ones with bad attitudes. As long as they want to be there and are willing to work hard and learn and perhaps try to be entertaining, I’m happy.
Debby Ryan tweeted earlier, that she has an announcement to make.
Actually, Heidi, she does spell her name “Menounos”.
It looks too legit. As a graphic designer, this would be incredibly hard to do on such a short notice with the rumors we only started getting a few days ago.
Only thing puzzling me is that DWTSGossip said there is a disney girl and the list doesn’t have one.
Lol, really, really hoping that these are the celebs for season 14. Sherri, Jaleel and Martina, like all 3.
Really Matt. Hmm…weird. Could have sworn it was spelled the other way.
Okay, regarding Katherine Jenkins, this is her latest tweet. Would put a crimp in training, no?
Katherine Jenkins @KathJenkins
1.5 hours away from Afghanistan & were diverted back to Cyprus due to engine number 3 over heating! Beyond Gutted #Eek! #thirdtimenotsolucky
It sure does, Crystal!!
Yes, but didn’t someone say Derek said he wasn’t starting rehearsal until next week? Maybe he’s waiting for her 🙂
Oh please no. I love Derek and can’t stand Jenkins. Well, I’ll try to go into DWTS mode and employ an open mind to enjoy the show. 🙂
Well DWTSGossip has Katherine with Mark, so, Crystal, you might be in the clear! 😉
He said that last week, Jess.
Gawd, now I need to learn to spell some of these names. 😯
Something still smells to high heaven. And if this is fake, it’s creepy as hell.
I vote legit.
Although, it says something about TV guide’s business model that no one else has an actual physical copy of it anymore to verify it.
Evaine,
*Phew*
Seems that’s pretty conclusive. Luckily Mark’s my least favorite, although I know many love him. I will happily root for Derek and Maria (who I also love). Yay!
(Also going to root for Martina and Melissa)
Okay, she sent us the cover of TV Guide with her name and address covered up, which means it’s a subscription – and those do come out earlier than the newsstand. Depending on what market you live in, you can sometimes get them very early. I’m starting to believe…
She’s also being very understanding about us being worried she’s a lunatic. 😉 Our regular lunatics aren’t that understanding.
Well, the understanding part goes a long way with me. 🙂
But… now this may be me being naive about things, but… if DWTSGossip has all the couples (but one?) and publishes them what… 15 minutes after PureDWTS posts the TV Guide cover… why didn’t she break the story?
It’s possible she didn’t wanna spoil the cast for everyone but once she saw that it already leaked, she probably said “what the hell?”
Hope the last female is someone who can dance. Feeling a bit uninspired from the female s list.
Does make one wonder, doesn’t it, Evaine?? Perhaps her source said “screw it” once they saw we had the cast list.
Well, as I said on Twitter, I’m still gonna set the damned alarm to get up for GMA in the morning. 🙂
She broke it last season, right. Timing is everything.
DWTS Gossip pairings….. Kym and Jaleel??? WTFreak. Maks and Melissa. Anna and Jack… These pairings just don’t seem right.
And where is my Leprecheun?
Who does everyone think the LAST one is??? Better be someone DAMN good lol
I’m just very confused. Why is this nowhere on the internet, whereas last season the minute it was leaked it was everywhere, why is Katherine Jenkins across seas, why is Tristan not on this list, why is the disney star now a boy when it was ” confirmed ” to be a girl?. This doesn’t make sense. I think some of you are missing these facts that put a wrench in things.
Derek has Maria and Cheryl has William.2 best pros finally have evenly matched celebrities- Hotties and latin roots. Maria has a little edge on the fan base and visibility.
Can’t wait to see Jaleel,Sherri, Maria, and William.
I didn’t mean to offend re Katherine and Derek. I know nothing about her but I assumed she must be a talented singer, he’s talented, she’s attractive, they’d make an attractive couple, not showmance but look good together. I thought if she has musicality, he could really create some beautiful dances.
DWTS Gossip said to have patience in regards to Tristan. So, could it be someone big? Sounds like press releases are being sent out in advance of tomorrow and certain folks have their hands on it.
maybe it’s DOLLY ?!?! AH I HOPE!
Wow. The pairings from DWTSGossip surprise me… I would’ve put Katherine Jenkins with Tristan (Hot, hot couple), Sherri with Mark (just based on height), and Maria with Maks (again, just on height). But that being said, I’m REALLY looking forward to seeing how Derek brings Maria along! This could really be cool…
And I like Gavin’s music, but it really concerns me that he’s going to split time between DWTS and touring – that just usually doesn’t work well. But all in all, I’m looking forward to season 14! 🙂
I think I found my couple for this season 🙂 Mark and Katharine are going to be hot together! 🙂 and Katharine is a really good singer. Great pairing with Mark in the music biz as well. At first I wasn’t feeling this cast but atleast I like one couple, and Jaleel and Kym should be an interesting pairing.
The cast sounds boring. Is it bad that celebrity apprentice is getting better at casting?
The apprentice cast does look better. But I will wait and see. Katherine and Tristan would be a hot pairing. Mark? No offense but he is not hot. Though this pairing should help him out with his music ambitions.
Well I like this cast 🙂 I think #12 is going to Thristan now cuz mark has the opera singer, derek should get maria and maks w mellissa so debby and thristan? or maybe robin and thristan? hopefully robin 🙂
Roshon Fergan is a DANCER. Guess what Disney show he’s on? “Shake It Up”, a *dance* show.
I hope Debby Ryan is on!!
I still don’t believe the TV guide thing is true. You say the person with this info is not a regular commenter here. Why would she just out of the blue decide to give PDWTS this info? (no offence intended 😉 )
C.B.G., I agree, Roshon Fegan is a Dancer. It’s a lot of videos of him dancing on youtube. He’s an obvious ringer…congrats to Chelsie though and hopefully his fan base is big enough to get them far.
I have a feeling this is legit. I googled a couple of those photog name/affiliations, and they seem legit. That would be one heck of a detail for a faker to think to do, IMO. Perhaps DWTSGossip was holding off on releasing everything until she got Tristan’s partner, but when it broke here first she shared what she had. Which was posted first – this post or DWTSGossip sharing Martina and Katherine’s names (I honestly am asking cause I can’t tell)? Cause if she posted those first, that’s another sign to me this is legit – I had no idea who Katherine was until I saw that tweet, so that’d be a strange coincidence.
It could even be as simple as a postman messing up – perhaps the TV Guide is supposed to have a Tuesday or after delivery date, and they accidentally delivered it early. If it’s a fake, it’s hard-core – there are even marks that look like the ink was smudged.
As for the person who sent it seeming a bit suspicious as they aren’t a regular commenter, I would imagine there are plenty of lurkers here. I am usually a lurker myself. If I was a fan of this site and I got something like that in the mail, I’d be excited to share it with TPTB here too.
Then again, it could all be one huge hoax. I’m leaning toward legit though!
Stacy, this post was first…
Not sure what to think of the cast list if it is indeed legit. Melissa and Maks? Maria and Derek?
Tristan, vin – Tristan.
Sally – thanks! I was away from the computer for a while and wasn’t sure.
Is William Levi on that Spanish soap that The Soup made fun all nearly every week for a while? No offense to th cast but this looks like an epic failure on ABCs part on getting “A-Listers”.
I live in Green Bay and rumors have been flying for a couple days about Donald Driver being on DWTS. He has a home in GB and one in TX, which would make sense if Peta was headed to TX since it is the off season. Donald and Peta???
Roshon is totally a dancer and is making no secret of it.
Had tons of dance training. Wrap it up, he’s gonna win. I totally called JR winning last season when the cast was leaked. Another guy winning, the girls have such a hard time winning over the voters. So sad 🙁
2 singers, 2 athletes, 2 tv hosts, and the rest are actors. My bet is #12 will be a reality tv star, maybe someone current since there’s a lot of “past” stars on.
Or #12 could be a wild card.
Have a feeling this last girl will be a Disney girl, only because DWTSGossip said there was a female Disney kid, and there is still one spot open still…
IF this is true, many of us who have been tweeting, posting, sending emails etc. for Maria to dance with Derek for a couple of years now, would be thrilled if she can actually dance. She has done so many things from wrestling in WWE to trying out for Pussy Cat Dolls, belly dancing, car racing and she loves sports. She’s a gamer, a real family-girl close to her Greek family and LOOOves dogs, has 5 or 6 I think. Seems like such a good fit for Derek. She just seems fun and real, with a touch of goofy.
UNFORTUNATELY I would wager that PTB will not be able to resist giving Derek the older and plagued with major back injuries, Melissa.
Along with campaigning hard for her we have also been suggesting Jaleel White and John Stamos for Karina.
Can I just say, when did Jack Wagner get old? I guess I’ll always think of him as late 80’s/early 90’s Frisco.
Totally logical that the subscription mailed early. The US Post office is always late, except when ABC wants to keep their casting a secret 😉
If DwtsGossip knew about Tristan early nd there were only to be 11 couples, then Maks got added for 12, how is Tristan’s partner “not known” ? Is it because a switch-a-roo was done, or she never knew one female name?
Hello, everyone. I am a frequent visitor to this site, but have never before posted (I’m a shy gal, what can I say). This TV Guide leak has inspired me to post, because I do subscribe to TV Guide. Unfortunately, I have not yet received my next issue, because it doesn’t usually show up until Tuesday/Wednesday. The newest issue I have is a double issue dated February 20 – March 4. I expect to get my new issue, which will begin with March 5, this week, though by then no one will care, because we’ll have the offical GMA announcement. lol.
If this cast announcement page is a fake, it’s damned good. TV Guide does have an In the News feature (in the issue I’m holding it starts on page 4), and the article’s font matches one of the article fonts these use. I too am a graphic designer (I design ads at a newspaper). If you look very closely at the texture of the photographs, you’ll see they have sort of a rainbow look to them. To get full color in printed publications like magazines and newspapers, you combine layers of varying levels of four colors: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black, on a printing press. For short it’s called CMYK. The rainbow pattern in the photos is a result of this. (If you had the magazine in your hand you’d have to have a magnifying glass or something to see it, but in this scan, to me, it’s much more obvious.) Scanning a magazine or newspaper page adds another dot pattern to it, as is the case with this page, and that makes it appear less clear than the actual page looks. (I’m not going to take time to explain the dot pattern thing, it’ll take too long.) If someone had faked the page by designing it in Adobe Illustator or some other layout and design program, it would be tricky (though not impossible) to recreate that look so convincingly.
I reiterate: a damned good fake. Or someone at TV Guide may get an ass chewing.
Was really hoping for the element of surprise this time. But my question is why does it seem only 1 person got this early? You’d think with how successful this site is, someone else would have come forward too. My 2 cents.
Matt: Roshon is going to win just because he’s a dancer? Hmm… Sabrina, Lance, Joey F, Joey M, Mel B, Joey L, Mario L, just to name some. I don’t think any of them won. JR won for reasons more than just his dancing skills. He had the entire package that included everything besides just dancing. Everyone was so touched by his story.
So if this article is real we have a season without a reality person? Dare I believe it??????????????????????????????????????????
Most of the other “ringers” had to compete with other people who had great dancing skills.
If there aren’t many great dancers among this list, which I suspect to be true, he could run away with this. Men have it way easier in the voting department and he has a pro that hasn’t won and it’s a winning combination. Men don’t seen to get the ringer backlash that female ringers do. People came down on Sabrina, Nicole, Mya, etc so hard for being ringers but I barely heard the backlash for Lance, Joey, Mario, etc. The only backlash they got from what I remember was regarding their personalities.
Sorry if this was already posted–from TMZ:
“…Degraw’s taking on a major work load — the show premieres on March 19th … but his tour continues through mid April.
We’re told Gavin’s dancing pro will most likely join him on tour so they can keep practicing — but none of his tour dates conflict with ‘DWTS’ airdates.”
Karina, correct? Maybe.
I know, Teresa – no Bachelorette or Snooki, boo hoo. 🙂
Great fake or real page, I’m still reserving judgment until the official announcement, and when my TV Guide shows up later this week you can bet I’ll be checking for that article.
Teresa – what if contestant #12 is (gulp, I don’t even want to say it) Kris Jenner? It’s been rumored… ;-(
Steve Urkel (Jaleel) and Roshon are both dancers.Steve is a great impersonator/actor and tap dancer. Have you seen his latest in a music video? He moves with ease and great musicality. He knows how to put on a show. And he’s got Kym to choreograph for his fun personality.
Sally, back to back Kardashian clan seasons seem unlikely, based on past precedent. I hope so, at least. 🙁
Adrian,
Thanks for coming out of the woodwork to comment. A great first comment at that. I loved the deep analysis of the scanned image. You’re right in so many ways.
I do admit, knowing the cast now does make the announcement tomorrow a bit anticlimactic. Although, we still get to see them and it seems like the pros tomorrow too.
This is the most boring group you have had. Very disapointed.
Sadly I only know one, Sherri. If this is the cast I will be finding something else to do/watch 🙁
And I know Donald driver, lol. Totally missed that
Lol
I hope Jaleel White “AKA” Steve Urkel is on DWTS. He’s such a talented actor. So nice to see him grown up, matured and still doing his thing. Some childhood stars get it right and he’s definitely one of them.
Latest tweet from Katherine Jenkins, “Hoping with all my heart that today is the day for getting us out to Afghanistan… Have 4 shows to do for our amazing soldiers out there!”
Thanks, Elsee. I suppose she could do this. But it’s going to be hard. It could be 4 shows in two days. That’s still at least a three day turnaround. Then, if she goes direct to LA, it’s say, another two days?
Could she be there in a week? I know the Situation started training late, but I don’t remember how late and he had such a fanbase. She can’t get by on that.
Could her delays regarding Afghanistan be the reason their holding back about Tristan’s partner? Maybe some switching?
Um… I think Katherine Jenkins’ Afghanistan tweets just disappeared from her feed. Am I nuts?
Aha – James Blunt appears to be traveling with Jenkins’ and is tweeting their schedule as they go. The CIA should hire me.
OK…after a quick read of the comments I am still not sure if I can believe that the article is real or not. It might be it might be not. But only few hours later we will know for sure, right? I mean, GMA is on right now, right? So…
But I wanted to comment on a couple of things.
@jess: If Katherine Jenkins tweeted that she is in Cyprus due of engine over heating, then it’s a little bit difficult to be in LA soon! Cyprus is way too far from LA (I know, I live there :)) She needs at least half day to go to LA and a whole day to ‘recover’ from jet-lag! Derek did say that he would start rehearsals this week…but I believe he meant Monday, or at least today, after the announcement! And Katherine won’t be there till then. Don’t know….just saying what I am thinking. That doesn’t mean that she is not dancing or not being with him. They might be together at the end, noone knows for sure.
@Anonymous (#56): Maria is not latina. She is Greek 🙂 No latin roots.
And Heidi, yes. Maria’s name is spelled Menounos. Menudos sounds more latin and maybe that’s why people might get confused since I’ve seen it (Menudos) in many places. But the right one is Menounos. Greek, not latin 🙂
Okay, I just looked at the calendar. Is the rehearsal period shorter than usual? It’s 19 days! Didn’t it used to be a month? Am I not remembering right?
@Ifigenia
How interesting you’re in Cyprus! It’s supposed to be gorgeous. 🙂
Katherine Jenkins actually is on her way into Afghanistan today. I don’t know if it’s for one day or a few. It would seem that she couldn’t start rehearsing for another week.
But, I’m fairly certain she’s a trained ballet dancer. Watch her legs on this video, starting at about 4:15 (you can also see she’s not an opera singer):
Okay, James Blunt’s twitter just got wiped of Afghanistan tweets, too. Guess you’re not supposed to announced your about to land at the airport with a bunch of UK stars.
You guys assume that DWTSGossip not knowing means Tristan was added at the last minute. I don’t think that’s the case. I think it’s clear Maks was added at the last minute and she just doesn’t know Tristan’s partner yet. Geez louise. Simple explanation, people.
Good morning everyone, it won’t be long now. Grab your coffee or tea or your wine, whatever works, and get ready for the big reveal. 🙂
I think the biggest surprise for me of the potential leaked cast is Jaleel. And I gotta say, I Love Him!
Rehearsal has been 3 to 3.5 weeks for the last couple seasons. It did used to be four. Then the producers turned into idiots and shortened rehearsal AND gave them the harder dances earlier.
They said Tristan just found out his partner SECONDS ago….HMM?
My pleasure, John. Based on Pure’s newest posts, the article seems authentic. Go figure!
Crystal, I watched the video and Katherine J. sounds like a classically trained singer in that video. I couldn’t tell from the video whether she’s a trained (ballet) dancer also, but the video sure sounds like she’s an opera/classic music singer.