DWTS Season 16 – Sean Lowe’s Big Announcement
In what was a surprise to exactly NO ONE, Sean was on GMA this morning with his :::cough:::temporary:::cough::: fiance and announced that he and Peta will be the 12th couple on DWTS.
They even had Peta on the show. Peta said they’d been keeping it a secret for a long time – I take that to mean that they’ve been training although they kinda claim that they haven’t been doing any training thus far.
ETA: Yes, they are very ambiguous on his status – I think he’s been training elsewhere, but they may try to make it look like he just started – much the way GMA tried. But the way everything was phrased, I got the impression he had been training. It was a very short segment – I think because the segment with Valerie Harper went longer.
Sean’s in these two videos – thanks to @Taryn_Wilke!!
UPDATE: This is Vogue and here is a video from GMA today….
“The Bachelor” Takes The Dance Floor from Elena Grinenko on Vimeo.
All i got is yeah to peta being on the show
other than that not interested in another reality tv star 
Omigod, who saw this coming?!?!? Oh right.
PH, thanks for watching for us. Glad to see PETA back and they’d better not pimp this as a “one week rehearsal only and oh wow, he ends up doing good on week 1. Whooda thunk?”. ABC, don’t screw up. Ou vet, look at them go. 
oh well. I can’t warm up to Peta for some reason although she is a fabulous dancer. I don’t consider the Bachelor(ette) products as being stars, so there you go – I am totally excited about this. yawn.
Anyone who follows Peta on Twitter saw her most recent Tweet? She said “#worstkeptsecretever” .. PRETTY MUCH! LOL
T’was about time they revealed this… Now we can just expect the show without anymore “surprises”.
It seems like I’m one of the only ones here, but I’m actually really excited about Sean being here and that he’s with Peta. He’s the first Bachelor I’ve really enjoyed in years and I think he’ll do great/have fun with this. I’m also excited that he’s with Peta because I think it will let me see another side of her that I didn’t see with Giles. Officially less than a week to go!
OK, glad we got that out of the way.
Now let’s get on with the show.
I did enjoy all their little video bits. Hope this turns out to be one of the “nice” casts that honestly gets along and enjoys each other.
Thanks, PH
Sean’s on DWTS, huh? In other news, fire is hot and water is wet.
I don’t even have anything very insightful to say – just that I think this couple is about as exciting as plain white rice. Guess I’m hoping they prove me wrong, but I’m not super optimistic…
oh yeah, Ii almost forgot. Just when I was getting so warm & fuzzy with this entire cast LOL
Ho Hum, hope they’re out first, but I already see the story line developing……. only 24 hours to train and look at him dance!!!! He’ll be ready for the Troupe next season!
Don’t count on it Kaitlyn – Peta was just confirming on twitter that Sean will be taking his shirt off. :::rolls eyes::: Lord, I can’t even believe that people have the nerve to complain about some of the truly stellar choreo done on this show when so many simply resort to taking off their shirts.
So, not much in the way of news. However, the videos were really interesting to watch. More insight into the celebs and their personalities and motivations – and (since I don’t watch The Bachelor(ette)) my first look at Sean. He seems a nice enough guy.
It will be really interesting to see if Ingo sticks with what he’s saying in the video (that he wouldn’t ask people to vote for him). The reasons he gives seem to be part of how he approaches life, but we’ll see what happens.
I think most of the guys mentioned winning, when asked what they were looking forward to the most; I don’t remember a single woman mentioning it. Interesting, right?
I think we should be able to tell if they just start rehearing based on their week 1 (and maybe 2) rehearsal packages wouldn’t we? If they’ve been practicing all along I’d think we’d see them mostly in an unfamiliar studio, whereas if they’re just starting now we’d see most of the rehearsal package taking place in the regular studios they use. They usually start on their week 2 dance during pre-show rehearsal too so if we see that all taking place in the regular studios I’d think they started late.
Jacoby really did start rehearsing late for a legit reason with his surgery, so if anyone is going to get the edit of getting a late start I would see him as more likely.
We shall see!
I personallly cannot stand Sean so I’m not excited about this pairing at all…and there’s something about Peta that rubs me the wrong way.
I so enjoy these vid snippets – thanks PH!
Dismayed that Peta is already talking shirtless – the overused back up plan for “the man can’t dance or I don’t want to make the effort to teach, but vote for us anyway ’cause I promise you nipples!”
I do have to admit that I’m probably taking out my frustrations with TPTB for this “last minute” hijinx out on Sean – not his fault he was asked, and having been asked …hard to turn down now that you’ve had a taste of “hollywood”. I also have to admit that he does come across more likable than Jake did – that Jake guy was swarmy from day one and I don’t get that vibe from this fellow. I guess I just don’t get why this was necessary at all. I mean I understand why it has to be this season for Sean – he’ll be old news by the time DWTS wraps, but why the last minute announcement? The Sitch had to finish up with Jersey Shore before he could start practicing, but we knew he was doing DWTS. I think William Levy had some business to finish up before he could begin on DWTS, and yet they still announced his name. Just more fabricated drama, like this show needs any more of that !
Oh yes, PH. I really think that this “taking off shirt” thing is really overrated. And totally annoying (for me) – i mean the fact itself and the talk about it too.
When was the last time we saw a winner that went shirtless a lot throughout the season?
What usually goes right along with the “taking off the shirt” thing, is the guy usually stands there, providing a hand once in a while, and his female pro partner dances around him as if she were paired with a maypole. And, of course, the judges eat it up….
Well, Jenn, if they want to make it look like they just started, the will only show the DWTS rehearsal studio and leave the rest of it on the cutting room floor.
His promo pic is so cheesy. Really? The rose? lol I can’t say that I care for them, but they make a good looking couple.
The only winner I remember going shirtless at all was Donald Driver – and that only during his Rock Week paso.
I actually read somewhere this morning where it was mentioned by Sean or Peta that they have actually practiced. If I find it, I will post it. Sean seems to be a very sincere, nice, likeable young man. I hope he does well, as I wish all the contestants well. Since I quit watching last season after the first two shows, I hope that there is a level playing field and everyone is given a fair chance.
It’ll show if they’ve practiced. No way in hell can he pull off a polished routine with a week’s worth of practice. I just hope ABC doesn’t shove this couple down put throats.
I live in the Boston area and we are already seeing commercials for DWTS with Aly asking us to vote for her on the local ABC channel. Anyone else in other parts of the country seeing these types of commercials for dancers from the local area. Must say she does not come across as very articulate. As some one said in another posting she needs a public speaking coach.
I may be in the minority, but I am excited to see Sean dance. He seems sincere, humble (unlike Jacoby!), and hard working. He also used to play college football, so I can see him being light on his feet. He is witty and has a goofy sense of humor, so I don’t think he will be boring at all. I wasn’t thrilled he got Peta, but I have a feeling he will bring out the best in her (at least that is my hope!) He has mentioned on twitter and in various interviews that he likes to dance, so hopefully he has some natural rhythm. Sean is a very genuine, nice guy, and I think he will surprise a lot of people!
Level playing fields and fair chances?? This show has NEVER had that. Ever.
As for Sean, he seems like a nice, if somewhat boring, guy. My problem is that he and his fellow Bachelor/Bachelorette franchise competitors bear absolutely no resemblance to a “star” in any real sense of the word. Now, people tend to say that about every cast ever on the show, but you can point at most people and see that they are a “star” (or former star) in their chosen field, be it music, acting, athletics and so on. But really?? The Bachelor folks are famous for looking for spouses and dating. Last I looked, that doesn’t actually require any talent. At all.
What Sean’s presence on the show is all about is cross promotion for the ABC family, plain and simple. And I have ten bucks that says they’ll prop him up as long as they have to to make sure that the PR extends over into The Bachelorette. It’s an obvious cycle. If he can dance…okay. But if he sticks around over better, more entertaining people?? Well, if you’re a fan you might not enjoy reading what I have to say about it. And I’m sure I won’t be alone.
She’s just so monotone, Katy. As to your question – no, I haven’t seen anything on either Wynonna nor Kellie.
AHH!! I’m so happy for my favorite pro ever Peta. (Lindsay I love her too and support her because I loved training with her for you guys that thought she was my fav which she is.)
Anyway,
I’m so happy for Peta because she looks happy because she seemed to have been taking the Maks break up hard and I’m so happy she got someone so uplifting and great. I love the Barbie Ken duo. Love them definitely voting for them.
If they prop him until bachelorette PH, it looks like we’ll be stuck with him until the end. (Agree, if he can dance is and entertaining so deserves to stay I don’t mind) I don’t watch those shows so I went to abc to try to find premier date on bachelorette and it says Monday May 20, 8pm. Which confuses me because that’s week 10 of DWTS isn’t it? Hmm
I watch way more reality TV than I like to admit, but I refuse to watch any of the Bachelor/Bachelorette, any real housewives, Jersey Shore or Honey Boo-boo. That’s where I draw the line. But even though my only familiarity with Sean is from promotions for the Bachelor and when they show clips of the Bachelor on The Soup so Joel McHale can make fun of it, I have already seen more than enough of Sean’s nipples to last me a lifetime. The impression I get is that he’s been without his shirt more than he’s had it on. I don’t need to see more of that on DWTS, especialy if it’s in place of good dancing and choreography.
Great videos!!
I think that Sean and Peta as a paring seems a bit boring, but for some reason I find Sean intriguing, so perhaps we’ll see more of the Season 14 Peta. *fingers crossed*
Did anyone catch that Jacoby talked about just being happy to be here, so he wants to make it a meaningful experience? Doesn’t really strike me as being all that cocky. I really hope others can start easing up on him a bit…he’s not THAT bad. Almost everyone says they want to win, so you can’t really fault him for that.
Overall, I’m excited about this season! Just as long as I don’t see any hip-hop or Bollywood, I guess I can stomach contemporary!
@Tony – where did you see Sean’s promo pic? Is it with Peta?
@ButterflyWhirl – Actually, Donald went topless for the Team Paso that season, too – and I only remember it because it was a big point of contention between Donald & William vs. Cheryl & Maks. The latter wanted the former to doff their tops; the former thought it would detract from the dancing. I sided with the former, but the latter ended up winning – and that paso was a hot mess.
LOL @ Courtney! Yes it was a hot mess! But that’s the moment that I really started to gain respect for William…and starting losing more and more for Cheryl.
@NancyM and PH I so agree with you. I only watched a few episodes of DWTS and NancyM you are correct by saying he was without his shirt more than he was in it. He may be a nice guy, but saw zero personality and that may be why the show took full advantage and used every excuse they could to have him remove his shirt, but what do you expect from a cheesy show?
All I know is that if he stays on at the expense of better dancers I will be screaming at my tv and hopefully not throwing something at it. We saw that with Giles and I am not ready for Sean to take his place. Maybe, I will be proven wrong, but already Peta said because of his height his bottom half doesn’t move as well and he is better in frame dances. We shall see.
Thanks, Court! I had forgotten about the Team Paso – yes, it was a hot mess, and the shirtlessness didn’t help.
Sean is the male version of Trista Sutter. Contestant/Runner Up on one season, star of your own season, wedding (or planning a wedding) on TV and now DWTS.
I love Aly’s answer to “I’m Excited Because…” Close relationships are the most important to me too and what make me happiest in life.