DWTS Season 16 Cast Rumors! Hollywood Life Reports on 3 Cast Members
Supposedly. 🙂 Hollywood Life claims they know three cast members, two of which we’ve reported on in one way or another: Sean Lowe, Aly Raisman and Bobby Flay. The unidentified boxer is likely Victor Ortiz, I would guess.
A source close to the show tells HollywoodLife.com exclusively that currentBachelor Sean Lowe, celebrity chef Bobby Flay, and Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman are the first three stars to have joined the show’s cast. Not only that, but an unidentified boxer is said to be in the mix, as well!
Our insider also tells us that San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has been asked to flex his dancing muscles week to week, but the jury’s still out on whether his name will be announced on GMA.
Keep in mind, of course, that Hollywood Life claimed not too long ago that Derek Hough was being considered for a spot on the judging panel – a thought that made Derek laugh a good bit when he heard it. 🙂 I would also have to do further investigation – I do believe that they were WAY off base a couple of seasons ago. Sean and Aly I’m inclined to believe, along with Victor, since all were previously rumored here and elsewhere. You be the judge!! Thanks to Dee for bringing this one to my attention!!
ETA: Bobby was previously rumored back in Season 13!
Vogue here with ETA2: According to this new interview, Bobby will not be dancing.
Oh my god Aly and Colin on that’d be amazing!!!
Hm, interesting. I think all of them sound at least believable. Each of them has been talked about and don’t seem too far out there. Thanks for posting this! Makes me even more excited and interested!
I’d LOVE to see Aly and Colin. I think I’d like Bobby, Victor, and maybe Sean too.
As long as Cheryl doesn’t get either Colin or Sean – but of course she’ll get one of them. Maybe Colin since he’s a 49’er. But really, I would like to see what those two men can do and Cheryl just needs a shot of adrenaline or something. Or a 2 to 3 season break. 🙂 That said – Cheryl would be better than Peta, that’s for sure.
Aly is the first name that has excited me.
Aly is 5’2″ – so Mark or Val (or Sasha or Louis)
Colin is 6’5″ – Peta?
Sean is 6’2″ – Cheryl, Karina or Anna (but more likely Kym, if she was dancing)
Bobby is 5’11” – I seen him with Anna, just because she’s more likely to get hosed. Although…if they promote Emma she’s also 5’5″ apparently.
I think Armen should be on this season with the main cast, not Dance Troupe and they should let Aly dance with him. Karina should get Sean… she likes abs… if Kim doesn’t get him first. What happened to Edyta? Between the two of them, not sure who has the smallest wardrobe. LOL I miss her.
These all make sense but none of them really excite me. I was hoping McKayla would be the Fierce Five member on the show.
Awesome. I’m loving the sounds of this cast so far.
Aly tweeted to NFL player JJ Watt asking if he was practicing his dance moves
Well I like all of these rumors!! Esspecialy Aly, Bobby, and Collin. Kinda ambivilant about Sean. But nonetheless i’m likeing that I know most of the people being rumored. I actually had a crush on Aly during the olympics. Idk why I just think shes cute. 🙂
So far i’d say:
Aly and Henry ( But she’ll probably go to Mark )
Bobby and Anna
Collin and Peta
Wynonna and Maks, Tony, or Val
Sean and Lindsey! ( But more likely Karina )
Of all the Fierce Five members it has to be Aly? She’ll last like two weeks. Oh well. Just surprised it’s not Mckayla. I hope the Bobby Flay rumor is true. It’d be interesting to see how he does, not only in dancing but in how the he does vote wise.
If the rumor is true and aly is on they proably had her because she is the only one who is 18/legal. So she wouldnt have to deal with child labor laws like shawn did in season 8.
Please i’d much rather have Collin then JJ…
WOOHOO! We got some rumours, people! I’m liking Aly, and don’t mind Bobby. Also like Colin (I’ve not heard of him but he looks good).
Rumor season is beginning!!!
Wait…I watched the Superbowl. Wasn’t Colin one of the main players on the 49ers?
Well, none of these names excite me. Don’t care for Aly Raisman (and you know they’re going to give her to Mark); truly hate Bobby Flay; I like the New York Giants so I will never like 49er Colin Kaepernick; don’t know and don’t care who Sean Lowe is, but I’m just sick of having people from The Bachelor and the Bacherlorette on this show.
I’m happy with the idea of Aly Raisman. I think she’s the best of the Fierce Five and since she’s the only one over 18 she doesn’t have to have a parent with her for all rehearsals like Shawn did.
Thinking the idea of Sean is becoming more and more likely. I really like Colin but I think it’s unlikely. It was his first year as a starting quarterback so I can imagine that he’ll concentrate on football still.
Thanks for this update! Can’t wait for the cast announcement on Tuesday!
So far, I don’t know ANY of these people who have signed on or have been rumored to sign on. It’s very disappointing. I have been a huge fan since Season 1. It looks like they are really scraping the bottom of the barrel at this point. I am hoping some others that I actually know or have heard of, at least.
Cannot stand Bobby Flay. He will argue with the judges so they got their drama there. Aly is fine. I am ambivalent. She has no personality and not the most elegant or graceful gymnast. I think maybe she is with Val because they follow each other on twitter. I just hope Aly’s parents are in the audience copying her like in the Olympics.
Cute Quarterback, I believe, Jen. Somehow, I doubt we’ll see him on DWTS – he’s too young and at the very beginning of his career. If he’s the one I’m thinking of, that is. 🙂
im actually interested in most of these! especially aly, bobby, colin, and victor…im indifferent to sean (i dont watch the bachelor). If aly is on, i kind of think shes with val also. He got in good with a lot of the fierce five last season, like a smart boy
Yeah, Allie, Aly is far from a shoe-in I think – it will depend on her partner. Now if it were Miss Not Impressed or Gabby – either one of those two would have a good shot, provided they got a partner who could really showcase them.
I don’t know how the cast would know who else is in the cast right now – and Aly has been tweeting about that sort of thing a lot, hasn’t she?? I know that Vogue, Courtney and I were talking about her via email (I think – I know I was discussing her tweets with someone) and she had lots of things that made you go “hhmmmm”. Of course, that might be why Hollywood Life has her on their list. I’m not real confident in their rumors.
Hmmm…just saw an interesting tweet from TITO Ortiz. We’ve rumored him before. Hmmmm….
I agree with you about Colin, Heidi. I recognised him when I googled him, but over where I watched the Superbowl, he got quite a lot of the attention for his team as being a great player, and he seems to have a thriving fanbase. That’s why I’ll be shocked if he’s in – you’re right, he seems to young and ‘current’, you know.
What was Tito’s tweet? I’d rather him than Victor really, but I don’t mind either at the same time.
Heidi, you are right. You, Court, and I were just talking of Aly last week and couldn’t decide whether to post on her or not.
I was just chatting to my hubby about Colin. He’s an avid football fan. Like you Heidi, he can’t see Colin doing DWTS yet being he’s just basically starting his career in the NFL. Maybe later when he’s more at the end of his football career like Hines Ward and Donald Driver?
Sean Lowe? I still can’t wrap my fingers around this rumor. Somehow I think this may be a decoy for the real trainwreck of Emily. (barf)!!
Yay! I love this time of year!
@Heidi- yeah Colin is the cute qb & he’s got a ton of tattoos. I agree I don’t think we’ll see him. This was his first season as a starting qb so I doubt he’ll want the distraction of DWTS. I don’t even think a partner will make much of a difference for Aly. If she’s with Mark she might get a bit farther. She’s no Shawn so I think it’ll be harder for to get the audience to vote for her. Also Val’s tweeted about her before so the fact they follow each other might not mean anything.
An Aly/Val pairing would be interesting, as his routines with Kelly were always noted as ‘sexy’ and all that by the press and viewers especially. I guess Val would have to take a different route with an 18 year old girl.
Didn’t Aly say previously if she got to do DWTS she would want to dance with Val? I’m getting excited for the announcement! I love Bobby Flay so I can’t wait to see who they pair him with.
Colin? Nah. While I’d like it to be true, I can’t imagine why he’d want to do DWTS at this point in his career.
Aly? I like it, although Mark will get her *sigh* and I think Val would be better for her. I’d prefer McKayla. She really sparkles.
Bobby Flay? Fine as long as Anna doesn’t get him. That would be another guaranteed early exit for her. She really needs an athlete.
Sean? No opinion since I don’t watch The Batchelor. Give him to Cheryl since he apparently likes to take his shirt off.
You are right Ashley L. In the AH interview after the Olympics (and I had forgotten this until you brought it up), Aly said she wanted to dance wth Val.
Every time I hear Bobby Flay’s name, all I can think of is an article I read in some gossip rag that theorizes that he is the mystery baby daddy of January Jones’ little boy. Weird.
Vogue, If Aly is, indeed, on Season 16, I hope her representation wrote that into her contract! 🙂
Love these choices. I don’t know a lot about Sean but its better than Emily on the show 🙂
Bobby: I’d pair him with Anna
Sean: I’d pair him with Peta
Aly: I’d pair her with Val.
Collin: I’d pair him with Karina
LOL Cids. Yeah, hopefully they’ve covered all their bases.
@Vogue I thought Jordyn Weiber was the one who wanted Val??
Hehe…What a shock it would be to Aly thinking she’s going to dance with Val and ends up with Mr. Spatz instead. Mark’s a fine dancer, but he and Val couldn’t be more different if they tried.
I don’t know Tori…maybe they all want Val and there is be a big fight between them for him. lolll
@Tori, My guess is a lot of ’em would like to dance with Val 😉
Vogue – “great minds think alike”
LOL yep! 😉 xx
If I get time, I’ll go back and listen to that interview to be sure, but, right now, rumor watch is a huge priority. Plus, omg, Justin Timberlake just posted his tour dates. woo hooo 😯
Justin Timberlake…now that’s a dream casting right there! 😉 Saying that, Beyonce’s also recently announced tour dates, and she’s on my forever dream DWTS list too.
Just bought my VIP ticket for “The Package Tour”: NKOTB, 98 Degrees, & Boyz II Men, all in one concert. So pumped to see Donnie again 😀
Vogue…definitely not the time for background research. We need you to keep your beautiful eyes scanning the web so you can bring us the very latest rumors!
And by the way, have I said thank you? No. So thank you. As always you, PH, and Court are doing an amazing job!
Yw and thank you!!!xxx
Court, I could go for that tour too. You are going to have a blast. We are two Aquarians on the same music mission today. Ooooola 🙂
And Jen, I want your dream cast.
Haha, my dream cast will forever be a dream, Vogue, but so do I. 😉 At the moment, it’s occupied by Justin Timberlake, Beyonce, Madonna, a member of TLC (which is probably the only plausible one) and MC Skat Kat from Paula Abdul’s Opposites Attract video (I said dream, people! :D)
Court, I’m actually so jealous that you’re seeing Boyz II Men – they were my idols back in the 90s. Actually, add Shawn Stockman to that dream cast 😉
Hey Guys! This first post has been updated. The rumor about Bobby dancing is FALSE!
@Jen – Not gonna lie: I’m totally pumped for this concert 😀 Takes me back to my youth. Saw 98 Degrees when I was 14 and just saw NKOTBSB two summers ago (when I met Donnie the first time – see my avatar). If you’re a big B2M fan, go search “NKOTBSB2M” on YouTube – Boys II Men actually joined the New Kids and Backstreet Boys onstage at the Orlando show of their 2011 tour and they all sang “End of the Road” and “I’ll Make Love to You” together. UH-MAY-ZING. I’m hoping they do a repeat performance w/98 Degrees on the tour!
Shawn Stockman would be good for DWTS. Kinda stinks that they cancelled The Sing-Off…Shawn was the most constructive judge.
Oh my god, I think I’d faint hearing ‘I’ll Make Love To You’ live, no joke, haha! I’m so gonna search that – I knew about the New Kids On The Block/Backstreet Boys tour but didn’t know about Boyz II Men joining them, that just makes it fantabulous.
I agree, Shawn was great on The Sing-Off. I remember watching Season 1 and wanting Nicole and Shawn on it, so when Nicole did it, I was hoping Shawn would follow in the footsteps. Still hoping 😀
Oh, plus the mention of NKOTB makes me think…Mark Wahlberg is a dream cast member for me too. Wasn’t he in the group in their early years?
Mark was one of the original members, but dropped out to pursue a solo career – Joey replaced him.
Not sure that the show would have enough pull to command a big name like Mark. There seemed to be a lot of campaigning for Donnie to do DWTS after the little blurb he did w/Peta during the NKOTBSB performance back in season 12 – but I don’t see that happening as long as he’s still on Blue Bloods, and he himself even said he might do the show “when I’m 50.” Still a few years away, and at the rate the show is declining…who knows if it’ll still be on the air by the time he’s ready 🙁
Yeah, I don’t think the show would have the pull for Mark either – I don’t see him doing it ever, although I can imagine him being good.
I’d like to think that the producers take DWTS in the right way so we can still have it by 2020 – and whatever the rest of the cast looks like, I think Donnie would have an excellent shot. I’m still surprised Joey didn’t win on his season, but he was a little stiff (then again, in places so was Kelly).
Also on that previous mention of BSB, I’m surprised none of them have done it yet.
Joey has said in interviews that he “regrets” doing DWTS – and mentioned that it “had not turned out like I thought it would”. I took that to mean that he wasn’t too happy about the outcome…perhaps a subtle jab at Kelly winning.
As for BSB – Amanda over at PureSYTYCD is a big BSB fan, and had gone to an event that Brian Littrell was hosting for his foundation. She said during the Q&A session, someone had asked about DWTS, and he had mentioned that he had gotten an invite, but “the timing wasn’t right”. So it sounds like he’d be receptive to it sometime in the future…just not right at the moment.
That’s interesting, I never knew that about Joey – I can see what he meant about the outcome, and I’m sure he’s not the only one (aren’t I right, Mr. O’Hurley? ;))
Yeah, of all the BSB boys I’ve been expecting Brian Littrell the most. Who knows for the future, ‘ey? 😉
p.s. How hilarious will it be if the Season 16 cast now involves Brian Littrell, Donnie Wahlberg, and Shawn Stockman – we’ve had slim rumors, so you never know! 😀
And if they’re wrong about Bobby…who else are they wrong about??
LOL Miss, I’ve been wondering on the same thing.
I never did bother to dig around and see if HL was the one who botched one season really badly – I think that was Radar Online, though.
http://hollywoodlife.com/2011/08/12/queen-latifah-snooki-dancing-with-the-stars/
Well, I found this, and it’s from Season 13, when they said Queen Latifah, Snooki and Tiffani Thiessen were all on.
Hehehe…is that reassuring or not? Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.
LOL!!!!!
Lol, I’m having my dumb blonde moment and don’t get what you mean by the saying…but I’ll dig out for more stuff from there.
Hollywood Life’s Season 14 list looked like this:
Paula Deen
Taylor Armstrong
Dolly Parton
Giuliana Rancic
Bruce Jenner
Hmm…I’m getting more suspicious at the moment of the reliability.
I for one hope Aly isn’t on. If people thought Shawn Johnson was wooden (personality-wise) in her first season…
Ugh!! Thanks for the rumor mills, but im not fond of this list. Im glad my fave pros are back, but half of this ratings are still on the celebrities they hire.
Come on now!
And yes! Maybe Derek is back as a judge. Even better!
What? Derek already laughed at this one. I don’t see it happening. But ya know, the boy IS crazy. He also just tweeted that he’ll be telling us about his other projects “soon”. His publicist followed up with saying that one could be revealed on Tuesday.
I have a feeling Derek will be a judge on DWTS. How could he work every day for thirteen weeks at DWTS and have other projects going on too. If he was a judge that would leave time possibly for other things.
I would love to see Derek as a judge!
I just can’t see them adding another judge. 30 always seems to be the ‘big number’ in itself, so for them to do a UK turn and change it to 40 wouldn’t seem right to me. But it also wouldn’t surprise me if they wanted to add a younger judge to freshen it up!
I’m reading too far into Wynonna Judd’s tweets now. She said she was on some 6am flight, I dunno where to anymore paha.
I’ve wondered if maybe Derek isn’t going to be a judge too? That idea would give him room to still work on his other projects and still keep his name out there for them.
Also, I’m still not convinced Maks is off this season being he just landed in LA yesterday. What if he’s going to be a judge? lol I don’t know…we will soon find out.
Maks being a judge would be funny – only if they put him in the middle of Carrie Ann and Len and he’d cause some havoc there, lol. He sounded pretty negative in the article about DWTS, at least, anyway – yet he tweeted his congrats to Sharna on her pro spot.
Noticing Heidi’s mention about how Derek’s publicist said that one project could be revealed on Tuesday made me interested. Unless they just meant his celeb partner, I thought it may have meant more than that, and because it’s on that day it’d have to be DWTS-related.
I don’t know. Just roll on Tuesday!
I could see him in some sort of roving reporter/backstage role, or maybe doing choreography for group dances. But by the way he tweeted it, I’d presume that meant him as a pro..
Vogue, I support the judge theory for Derek also for the reasons you state.
Definitely, don’t see Maks as a judge especially with his brother as a pro.
True Megs! Scratch that idea. Also, I was just thinking too that maybe Maks just wants this season off (for tv and movie projects like for what’s being reported), but, also because of he and Peta’s recent break up? It would be hard and uncomfortable for the both of them if they were both on the show right now and plus, maybe TPTB (or Maks) just doesn’t want that kind of drama either…especially for what the press is like. ADDING: and it’s possible too that Maks just didn’t like the celeb he got too.
Yes, Vogue, I thought about the Peta situation as well. I also wonder if Hope’s accusations in her book are playing a part here with TPTB. By the time the book came out, Kirsti was already adamant that she was only dancing with Maks on the All Stars, so maybe it’s catching up to him now. Also with Karina writing a book … well that could be uncomfortable too. Karma???
I agree. Even though I’m not a big Hope fan, she’s got some serious issues, and I think she embellished a lot in her book, there is still some truth in it that he was abusive to her. I mean…we saw that for ourselves with our own eyes in the packages that season and I’ve never felt the same on him since. Maybe TPTB has had enough as well and he’s a liability they can’t afford? You could be right too that he was only on the show last season because Kirstie asked for him. Anyway, “Karma” is right!!!
Also, don’t get me wrong (as I get grief on this at twitter whenever I talk of Maks saying I have double standards, etc): I still like Maks as a dancer and I think he’s entertaining and been good for DWTS even though I don’t think he’s as good as he was in earlier seasons. Like Cheryl, he doesn’t seem as into it all as he once was. I also love his blogs and thoughts on the judges and show as a whole sometimes. I also like how he is a constant work in progress (like we all are) and not afraid to admit it.
And maybe it all just is what it is. Taking a season off as Derek did when he went to film Cobu. And maybe, he’ll finally take care of that ankle that’s been giving him grief the past year or so. All I know is that I will miss him on my TV this season.
Doesn’t Maks have to fulfill the two years left on his contract, unless it’s TPTB that don’t want him that particular season? I was under the impression that Derek’s contract was finished, so he could leave of his own accord.
Yes, this is total speculation on my part, but aren’t most of the comments at this point? Like someone else said, he is in LA. Maybe he IS on the show.
Jen, she wasn’t talking about his celeb partner. She made it clear she was talking about one of his other projects. She said something about “It will be a double news day for you.” She made her tweet after Derek tweeted that he’d be revealing his projects soon. I think he did that because he saw some of his fans moaning that he should just move on already. I’m far from alone in that sentiment.
Why can’t it just be that Maks is TIRED of doing the show?? He’s seemed tired of it for a couple seasons now. He’s come out and SAID he’s tired. Why does it have to be more than that??
Two SEASONS Meggie – not two years. And clearly they’re willing to work with the pros. Julianne left before the end of her contract. I think Edyta did as well. I don’t think it benefits the show to keep someone if they are truly unhappy.
Two seasons! Yes, I knew that! My bad!
Maks has certainly not been himself the last two seasons, so I can buy “truly unhappy” too.
Same here!