DWTS Season 16 Cast Rumors – Different Source, More Names!
Yowza, after months of silence, the leaks (real or otherwise) are coming quickly. TMZ has weighed in with Sean, Wynonna and…Kelly Pickler???
The two biggest reality shows on the planet are about to come together — TMZ has learned the identity of four of the contestants for this season of “Dancing With the Stars” … including the first ever former “American Idol” wannabe.
“DWTS” has not revealed their cast for the upcoming season yet … but sources close to the show tell TMZ that Kellie Picker — everyone’s favorite country bumpkin from season five of “Idol” — will be doing this season of “DWTS.”
In addition to Pickler, our sources say country star Wynonna Judd, “Bachelor” star Sean Lowe and 2012 Olympic gold medal winning gymnast Aly Raisman are among this year’s cast.
Kelly could be lots of fun. TMZ is betting on Aly, but from what I’ve seen on twitter, her fans don’t give her much of a chance and they’re not to happy she’s doing it.
I would LOVE to see Kellie Pickler on DWTS. I’ve been campaigning for her for YEARS. I’m not a fan of her music, but I love her wacky personality.
Yay bring on Kelly. I loved her on American Idol. I see her with Mark for some reason??
Yes, Kellie would be lots of fun! Liked her on Idol too! I would love to see Taylor Hicks do the show sometime! He had some moves, see if he could be taught to dance correctly.
I agree, Kellie Pickler would be SOOOOOOO MUCH FUN to watch because of her bubbly, wacky personality!!
Kellie is going to be so much fun. I’m not sure she’s not too much of a dancer, but she could be and she’s funny as hell.
Aly is exciting. I figured they’d pick someone from the Fierce 5, and Aly is the only adult, so that made the most sense.
Wynonna is a wildcard because she could be awkward and stiff, but also have some rhythm and musicality from being a singer.
Sean, well, good for him I guess.
Kelly would be gold, she is so funny. Love her.
Some Aly fans don;t want her to be apart because they want her back in training, a lot of gym fans blame dwts for Shawn not returning to the sport right after the olympics, they don;t want the same to happen to Aly. And some fans are scared that she won’t be as good as Shawn,
Finally, a name is Love. Kelly Pickler. I could see her being paired with Mark or Val.
I still don’t get the Sean thing.
I saw Taylor when GREASE came to the Hershey Theater in Hershey PA. I saw him in a solo show at the American Music Theater in Lancasyer PA, also saw him in the American Idol tour show in Hershey. I got to meet him after the GREASE show. He has very nice, dressed neatly, and very handsome!
Tony is probably getting Wynonna, I think Kelly would probably get Mark or Tristan, I wonder how Kelly is as a dancer.
It would be next to impossible to be as good as Shawn, laila. They may as well get used to it. I don’t think you can get that twice.
Wynonna’s height is listed as 5’5” tall, and Kellie is 5’1′ in. Honestly, I am surprised to read that Wynonna is only 5’5”. I thought Tony would be a shoe-in, now I am not so sure.
Probably horrible, but that will be entertaining as hell, laila. LOL
This is crazy – just yesterday, I was YouTubing Kellie Pickler’s AI performances. And now she’s likely doing DWTS? This is amazinng. I’m ready for this.
It’s interesting how we’ll have two people from the world of country.
Wynonna is only 5’5″??? Really?? I would have guessed much taller. Well, she seems like a Tony partner but I guess anyone could get her. Tony danced with Marissa Jaret Winokur remember. So it’s not always height. Kelly being that short means, if true, that she’s likely going to Mark or Derek. Maybe. Who the hell knows at this point. We’re still missing a male!
Oh, and if Wynonna is really on the show?? Prepare for a lot of hi fiving between me and Vogue. 😉
PH- I know, I think that is why, they know she probably won’t be as good as Shawn.
Kelly is so hilarious, I actually hope she can dance, so she can stays as long as possible.
@Lois – Funny you mentioned Hershey and The American Music Theatre. AMC Theatre is relatively close to where I Live. Wouldn’t that be something if we were from the same area. 🙂
At least we’re getting someone from American Idol who’s successful and quirky – I read the first sentence and thought..yikes! Has she still got her shaved head to support her friend? I thought that was cute. As I said, I was literally watching her sing ‘Suds in the Bucket’ yesterday, pahaha!
So, I’m guessing the cast looks like this ATM, from what we know:
Kellie Pickler, Wynonna Judd, Aly Raisman
Victor Ortiz, Sean Lowe
Anyone I missed?
At least we’re getting someone from American Idol who’s successful and quirky – I read the first sentence and thought..yikes! Has she still got her shaved head to support her friend? I thought that was cute. As I said, I was literally watching her sing ‘Suds in the Bucket’ yesterday, pahaha!
So, I’m guessing the cast looks like this ATM, from what we know:
Kellie Pickler, Wynonna Judd, Aly Raisman
Victor Ortiz, Sean Lowe
Anyone I missed?
Oh, and would Kellie be a good height for Tristan? Because that’d be a good pairing.
Shawn is one of a kind, truly one of the best female celebs to ever do the show.
I’m not expecting Aly to be as good, because let’s face it, who could be, gymnast or not. I am however expecting Aly to still be a very good dancer.
Oops, sorry for the double post!
I did see Kellie tweeted the other day ‘Damn I’m excited’, and she added #ILoveCountryMusic on the end which may have been some sort of cover.
Everyone seems to agree that Kellie would be perfect for the show. I can’t remember any other rumor that has had such a positive response. Fingerscrossed that this rumor is true!
This is definitely my favorite rumor yet. I’m still hoping for more great names, though 😀
Kellie might be a bit short for Tristan. But only a bit. Derek had Shawn, so why not?
On kellie’s website she has serveral tour dates in March & April. Not impossible but could be hard to practice dancing.
Yeah, I checked that… 3 in March and 5 in April. Didn’t check to see if they were on Mondays or Tuesdays though…. and nope they’re all end of the week/weekend. But still, it is a problem. *LOL* Wow, can you tell that there’s lots of hope and excitement for her?
Kelly! Now that is something I hope is true. I would pair her with Tristan or Derek but something tells me Derek is going to get her.
Oh my God! Kellie and Wynonna. I will be so damn happy if I get either one but both. Kellie and Wy would be hilarious with Tristan but I can picture Wy with Tony over Kellie being with Tony. Can you imagine Kellie and Tristan, hilarious. Wy and Kellie both have a wicked sense of humor.
I’ll just about die if they are both on come Tuesday!
I totally can see Kellie paired with Mark and being a hilarious and fun pairing.
Wynonna is shorter than I expected but 5’5″ is still 2 inches taller than Melissa and she certainly didn’t seem too short for Tony.
Would they cast 2 female Country singers in the same season? I hope so!
@Jenn – I agree, I think Kellie could be perfect for Mark.
First thing I thought was they will give Kelly to Mark (pictured Chelsea Kane–to me they look similiar). Hope she goes to Derek though. I’m thinking Maks was put with Judd and backed out…my feeling is he wants a “chance” and since Brandy, hasn’t really been thrown a bone. Aly has said she wants Val. I think gymnastic fans feel Shawn was robbed and Len’s comments hurt her too (turning off some voters thinking there were too many “tricks” when she actually did less tricks than someone else…cough cough).
I can’t see them giving Aly to Mark or Derek pissing off fans, but they didn’t seem to care pissing of Sabrina and Mark fans by putting him with Bristol and Sabrina with Louie…so who knows.
Thanks for all the hard work ladies 🙂 !!!!
Actually, I could see Kellie with Derek or Mark as well. And they all have the musical background. Oh this will be fun if true.
Aly and Val follow one another on twitter, so would be surprised if they were partnered. Too obvious. LOL But you never know…
Speaking of Aly… Not to long ago she sent a joking tweet to football player JJ Watt about his dance moves. He’s headed to LA….
“Good Q&A session. Wheels up to LA. Can’t wait for what’s ahead this weekend”
Yeah, Winter, we’ve seen that. Seems kinda obvious and I asked before and will ask again – how would they each know the other was on DWTS??
I just googled JJ Watt, he is 6’5″ and he appears to be a big dude. Not sure about this one.
Just read Marks tweet again.
“I’m back y’all.. Ha ha meeting my partner in approximately 3.5 minutes ha ha ha ha ha..”
Could this be a clue “y’all”. Sounds a little bit country to me, I am going out on a limb and saying if Kellie is indeed on this season, Mark is definitely her partner.
Mark will probably get Kellie, he usually gets the young blondes.
I think you might be right Sandy. They’re both so quirky it’d be a perfect match. I just checked Kellie’s tour dates for March and April, after DWTS starts, and none of them fall on a Monday or Tuesday and there’s only 6 total. She can do that. After April, Kellie doesn’t show anymore tour dates until summer, well after the show is over. I’m getting excited!!
Kellie will be so much fun. I think she’ll have a great shot at going far too.
I really hope it’s true that Kellie is going to be on! Love her!
I see there are 2 Jess’s, but I’m just boring without a fun avatar. I hope this rumor is true about Kelly as well although I don’t really know her music, but think she sounds like a hoot in a great way.
Ahh! Val just tweeted….
“Back in La La.. Met my partner.. Oh snap, let the games begin #DWTS”
Come on now, who doesn’t think it’s Aly with ‘let the games begin’. Eek. I can’t believe how excited I’m getting.
I have in my head:
Val and Aly
Mark and Kellie
Wynonna and Tony or Tristan
I dunno – ya’ll may be reading the tea leaves a little too closely…or you could be right. Mark says “ya’ll” so he has Kellie?? And now Val has Aly because of his tweet?? I think you’re giving both men more credit than they probably deserve in terms of being clever. 🙂 Both those partners to make sense, though.
Mark may have Kellie, but he says y’all all the time on twitter so I wouldn’t read into that. Also, Kellie had a concert last night in Florida and wouldn’t have been able to fly to LA until this morning. And Mark met his partner at 11:00 this morning. Again it’s doable but very tight, and has me leaning against it. I guess it’s just me, but I actually see Kellie with Tristan or Derek much more than Mark.
I definitely think Val will get Aly. I just don’t see them giving her to Mark or Derek. But they often make choices that surprise me, so we’ll see.
I probably am reading too much into it. I get way too excited the closer we get. Which reminds me of the huge let down when they announced the cast and mix of partners for the All-Star season.
Was that UFC girl and model Arianny Celeste rumored at any time? I think I remember her having some twitter conversation with Mark about wanting to do the show at some point last year, and maybe she was even in the audience once?? Mark just started following her on twitter today, so has me wondering 🙂
That’s suspicious if Mark followed her today – she tweeted the other week about some meeting, which was covered here.
Oh, Just saw you have Arianny on your rumored list too. She started following Mark this afternoon as well. I’m guessing she’s Mark’s partner.
DJ, here ya go. We suspected Arianny a while back when she had a meeting with ABC….
#42 jess Your comment made me LOL. There are two of us Jen’s here too but neither of us have a fun avatar so I added another n to my name. 🙂
#43 Ashley I also think that’s a hint that Val has Aly.
It’s probably a complete coincidence, but I noticed Aly also recently followed fellow rumored contestant (and longshot, of course) Colin Kaepernick.
It’s probably a complete coincidence, but I noticed Aly also recently followed fellow rumored contestant (and longshot, of course) Colin Kaepernick.
Oh, and hey Jenn 😀 You have a nice name 😉
Hi there Jen! Likewise! 🙂 haha
Oh, I would love if Kaepernick were in the cast. Might be coincidence but you never know, so thanks for posting that tidbit.
That right, Arriany thats the girl who I don’t have clue who she is.
I don’t have a clue who Arriany is either nor do I particularly care.
Quite frankly, I can’t move past Wynonna and/or Kellie. If either one is on, I’m set. Fingers crossed!
Oh boy, I so want the Kellie Pickler rumor to be true!!! I’d love to see her on the show. She’s such fun and doesn’t take herself too seriously. She’s petite, so I could definitely see her going to Mark (although he wouldn’t be my preference). If so, we better be prepared for lots of goofiness from them. Mark will be breaking out the spatz, short pants and suspenders every chance he gets. 🙄
Kellie Pickler, wow, that would be cool. She’s funny. If she’s on the show I hope she’s paired with Derek!!
Did anyone see the commerical? They gave away the name of one of the castmembers. This is so exciting.
I disagree with that being the reason Arianny and Mark now follow each other… I’m pretty sure I saw tweets from both Mark & Derek about a UFC match last night, so it could very well be for that.
Yes Wy is shorter than most people think. She usually wears shoes with big chunky heels or boots that give her more height. I think 5′ 5″ is a bit generous. I can’t say that I’m sorry to see Maks out this season, but I think he’d have been the only pro who could handle Wy. Though on second thought that combo would probably be 10 times worse than Hope and Maks…
I hope Wynonna is on! Melissa was on 5’4 and did fine height wise with Tony! I would be ok with Kellie on but having 2 country artists the same season bothers me.