DWTS 17 Rumors: Farrah Abraham, Patricia Krentcil, Bella Thorne, Seth MacFarlane, WWE Superstar to Dance?
Hollywood Life is kicking around a few more names for the rumor mill for Dancing With The Stars Season 17. Some of them, we’ve reported already: John Stamos, Paula Deen, and Jason Varitek. However, take a look at the other new names to add: Farrah Abraham (who?), Patricia Krentcil (who?), Bella Thorne (again who?), a WWE superstar(who could this be? In the past we’ve seen Shelley Martinez, Maria Kanellis, and the Real Melina rumored or campaigning to dance …not that this means anything?) and Seth MacFarlane(ok, so this might be a good one!).
So far, they are awaiting confirmations from John Stamos, former baseball player Jason Varitek, Paula Deen, Backdoor Teen Mom star Farrah Abraham, Tanning Mom Patricia Krentcil, a WWE Superstar, Bella Thorne and Seth MacFarlane! They are hoping for confirmations soon, but itโs coming down to the last minute. None of these people are definites, but they have been asked and itโs in their hands,โ a source close to production tells HollywoodLife.com exclusively.
Seeing Uncle Jesse shake his hips on the dance floor, sans shirt, would certainly help us feel a little bit better about Seanโs absence from the dancing competition series. And we have a feeling that Farrah knows a thing or two about doing the tango on camera.
You can read the full article at Hollywood Life. Note that this site isn’t reputable of being correct on their rumors, but, it can go either way. Remember this post from last season? As Heidi likes to say, “you be the judge”.
Seth MacFarlane?! Surely not, big name.
Bella Thorne is/was Zendaya’s co-star in Shake It Up. I loved Zendaya but I think they’re too close together to choose her as well, and she did previously say in a recent interview that she’s more of the movie type than reality TV. Plus, she’s not 16 until October…
The others certianly sound interesting. Nice to know we’re getting names!
I don’t think Bella Thorne is likely. She is on the exact same show as Zendaya, stars right along side her. Don’t really know the rest of them.
Oh, but of course, Seth MacFarlane would be kinda awesome ๐
I only know a couple of these people.
Isn’t Bella the girl who danced with Mark in that Disney Channel video that also had Derek dancing with Zendaya?
What? Tanning Mom isn’t even a celebrity/star!
Seth MacFarlane would definitely tick off a few “need it” boxes in the Wild Card category. And I bet he would be fun and funny and a decent dancer. Ooh, I hope this one is right!
Farrah Abraham fits the predictive criteria for Reality Stars – she was on my list. Tanning Mom seems pretty low rent in any category.
Bella Thorne could probably be expected to have the same amount of success in the Disney Star demographic as Zendaya did but seems to be a little cynically overeager of Disney to try to make lightning to hit twice in the exact same place.
Gitte, I think you are right. Someone at twitter was just reminding me the same of how Mark once danced with Bella for a Beauty and The Beast video.
Yeah, it is her from the video with Mark and Derek. As I said, though, surely they won’t have Bella on? There was a bit of controversy with Zendaya’s age when she was on the show, so surely they wouldn’t have a 15 year-old on, even if she turns 16 in a month.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8aRTZHN1Nw She mentions at the end of this interview she’s more ‘film’ than ‘reality’.
Tan mom? Farrah? Does the show want to be a joke? Farrah of teen mom fame turned sex tape reality star? No.
I would rather have DWTS get cancelled than have Farrah Abraham! Sorry but the whole concept of Teen Mom sends the wrong message and having her on a family show is probably the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard!
Seth McFarlane & John Stamos would be awesome.. Seth is an entertainer. I can see him doing well on the show.
I would lose “all” respect for DWTS if they really asked the tanning mom to be a contestant on their show. Can you imagine the humiliation the pro partnered with her would feel.
Hmmmm. I wonder who the WWE Superstar would be?
Last season a baseball player tweeted his *love* of Sharna so I was wondering if this was him. But when I googled Jason he is married with kids. Not the same guy.
Tori, I’m taking out your comments. Please watch your language. You went too far.
Please, no Disney kid of the moment, especially one on Zendaya’s show. She was enough. The mom whose claim to fame is over tanning? How can the TPTB even think she’s a “star.” John Stamos is a star and would be great on the show. You can’t group those two in the same category. I don’t want to look at her every week she makes it through and constantly hear about why she tans all the time. No one cares! And I agree with Kashti, #9, no teen moms. It does send out the wrong message. Again, Farrah Abraham, and I know at some point Maci Bookout was mentioned, they are not stars! I want to see people that are legitimate celebrities do the show, not someone trying to keep themselves in the public eye.
I should say I want to see legitimate celebrities on the show, not people that have had their 5 minutes of fame and just want to stay in the public eye for whatever reason.
Farrah will surely be out because she made a studio endorsed porn film with James Deen?! I know that Kim Kardashian rose to fame thanks to her sex tape, but at least that wasn’t the PRIMARY reason she was known by the time she took part. Farrah is not a good fit for a family show. DWTS works best when it has legitimate stars. Look at Season 14 (my personal favourite), which was fantastic not only because of the calibre of dancing, but also because the calibre of the stars (a Tennis legend, an Emmy Award winning comedian, a Soap legend, a classical singer, a sitcom icon).
I really hope TPTB don’t start to focus too heavily on controversial names nearing the end of their five minutes.
Tanning Mom? What’s next, Bowling Dad?
Really, is she on the Shopping Network as a walking advertisement for skin cancer or something? As for Teen Mom, she sounds disgusting, and to think some people were complaining about Pamela Anderson.
Gods above, I’m out of touch; and if this is what’s on these days, I’m glad of it. Hope these are just fabricated rumors by Hollywood Life.
Wow. For me, those names run the gamut from “Yay!” (Stamos, MacFarlane), to “Who?” (Bella Thorne, Veritek) to “EEK!!!!!” Tanning Mom? Really? And the “Teen Mom” whose claim to fame is a porn flick and a boob job? ๐ฏ
More and more, watching the DWTS rumors feels like watching “Titanic”. I catch myself hoping the ship doesn’t break in half and sink this time around, but down deep, I know this doesn’t end well… ๐
Not sure this is relevant to this particular topic, but I do worry that DWTS will end up hurting itself by going for stunt castings. I’d like to see a cast that, whilst having one or two “shocking” names, also has some reliable showbiz types who went polarise opinion. I went to the liberty of creating one (none of these rumoured, btw, just from my own head, but I did email ABC with them as suggestions, so if any get picked I want a credit!) based on the kinds of people I’d like to see on this upcoming season-
Bar Refaeli, 28, Supermodel
Brody Jenner, 30, Keeping Up With The Kardashians Star & Model
Christie Brinkley, 59, Model & Actress
Dierks Bentley, 37, Grammy Award Nominated Country Singer
Donnie Wahlberg, 44, Actor & Singer
Hakeem Nicks, 25, NFL Wide Receiver for the New York Giants
Keke Palmer, 19, R&B Singer & Actress
Lee Meriwether, 78, Actress & Miss America 1955
Mario Cantone, 53, Comedian & Actor
Nancy O’Dell, 47, Entertainment Tonight Host
Ross Lynch, 17, Disney Channel Star
Shannon Miller, 36, Olympic Gold Medallist Gymnast
Maybe not as “OMG”-worthy as Tanning Mom and Teen Mom, but probably make for a nicer season all round!
“What’s next, Bowling Dad?” <<< LOL!!!!!!!
I like your list, Jake, and I do know MOST of them! I’d LOVE to see Nancy O’Dell come back and try again…. Not sure how I feel about Brody Jenner, considering who his step siblings are.. Agree on Dierks… Ross Lynch? I think he would make a great contestant on the show, he’s talented, and he seems like a nice Disney kid with his head on his shoulders, with a strong family behind him… Unfortunately, he’s had dance training. Plus, just the fact that his cousins have 6 Mirror Ball Trophies would have HoughHaters heads spinning overtime.
Hey Guys, I added a little more to the first post about the possible “WWE superstar” and who has campaigned or who was rumored in the past….not that it means anything. There could be more too, but, those are the names I could find for now.
I’m pretty sure that that Bella Thorne person is the other female lead of Zendaya’s show. Originality much?
Porn Mom and Crispy Mom are just two names I think they through out there to rile fans up. I’m not going to fall for it.
If true, Seth McFarlane would be a big get for DWTS. He does know Derek, due to Derek choreographing some of the opening dances for the Oscars Seth hosted this year.
I would be excited to see him compete. He’s got an old time movie star hoofer appeal about him.
I don’t know the baseball player. Baseball’s not my thing.
Too soon for Bella Thorne. Can’t see that happening this season.
Tan Mom AND Porn Mom, nah, the show can’t be THAT desperate….can they??
#Susan2 – Just curious, where did you hear that Derek choreographed for Seth McFarlane’s opening Oscar performance?
I remember that performance, it was fantastic..
Now that I think about it, I think that Seth MacFarlane is probably just a rumor. All of his shows are on Fox, and as we know, DWTS doesn’t usually get people from other networks…
(Dee)upclose22, I though I remembered that Derek specifically choreographed the foxtrot that Charlize Theron and Channing Tatum danced in the opener.
I even remember pictures of Derek from rehearsals.
Maybe I’m wrong or just nuts. Or both!
I tried to google who choreographed the opening number and I came up with nada. Like it’s a state secret or something.
Sally, true for the most part…but, remember Nancy Grace was from HLN/CNN.
ABC. In the (somewhat) words of Regina George: “Stop trying to make Disney Kids happen! It’s not going to happen!”
Just NO! to any Disney stars. I can hear it now, Tom saying just tweet your vote….
My DWTS 17 party balloon just poof when I read this post. I was like catatonic for a moment, unable to think of anything except, “WTH is going on with the celebrity casting?!” Then I thought: “poor pros.” Then: “poor DWTS viewers and fans!” Two bright spots for me: Seth F. & John S. I just don’t know if this is happening, but I’m crossing my fingers really tight.
To continue what Vogue said in #28…. I think it’s just the MAJOR networks that DWTS has a problem with, because they are in competition with those shows. I don’t think it has a problem with the cable networks, because none of those shows are in direct competition with ABC.
@Tony, who’s Regina George?
If they get Seth MacFarlane on the show then my life is complete. I have always wanted to see him on the show. John Stamos is also a good choice and Maria Kanellis. But for god’s sake don’t cast Farrah Abraham. And didn’t Paula Deen deny rumors of doing the show? I’m not saying that she shouldn’t do it but I read a couple of news articles that stated she denied ABC’s offer to do the show. I guess 2 more weeks of waiting won’t hurt us. Can’t wait!!!!
# Voguerista They’ve had stars that weren’t on ABC. The Situation from MTV, John O’Hurley from Seinfeld on NBC, Lisa Rinna from Fox when she used to be on Melrose Place, Ian Ziering/Jennie Garth/Shannen Doherty from Beverly Hills 90210 on Fox also. You never know who they may cast but when we find out I believe it will be good.
I think Hollywood Life is guessing. But then, maybe so is DWTS….Get what they can.
I read somewhere that gabby douglas is moving from her home state to la and someone suggested she could be doing dwts. Who knows but three gymansts in a row shawn j, aly r then her.
There’s a lot of speculation on some of the gymnastics boards about Gabby on the show, her mother is a huge stage mom wants to keep her kid in the spotlight. I kind of agree with kelly that three gymnasts in a row might be a bit overkill for tptb especially since we are a year removed and Olympic sports tend to fade into obscurity at this point until they reemerge before the next games.
Oh man, it’s bad enough that MTV and the gossip rags have made stars of these teen moms, but the one that made money by doing a porn flick? It’s turning into Dancing with People who we would rather forget.
@Lori: Lol. She’s the main antagonist in the movie Mean Girls. The original line is “Stop trying to make fetch happen. It’s not going to happen.” The internet has taken the line to where you can replace “fetch” with something else. A more obvious, and recent (I guess…) example of it would be “Stop trying to make Instagram video happen… etc.” over Vine. Here’s the original scene.
Hey guys, wasn’t sure where to post but here’s probably right! Reality TV star, singer and sister of Toni Braxton, Towanda Braxton is campaigning for a spot on Dancing with the Stars on Twitter by the looks of it. I know it’s probably not anything much and they don’t usually get on the show, but we get campaigners every season so it’s one to mention I guess!
Personally, I’d prefer Tamar for another Braxton sister!
At the Ballroom With a Twist show at Wolf Trap, Peta said that John Stamos is her dream partner. Maybe that was more than wishful thinking on her part?
@Ro, Karina has also said that John Stamos is her dream partner. And frankly, if John IS on the show and they pair him with Peta, I think I’ll cry. Honestly, I think Karina is a FAR better partner for him!
This just posted:
DWTSGossip โ@DWTSGossip 19m
“@jahfan1 Karina’s back. And I heard who’ll replace Kym… That I can’t say.”
One word…. Yay!
I’m with you Lori. Karina mentioned John Stamos first. I’d rather she get him.
John & Peta would be good, but as mentioned, Karina’s said John Stamos (if he’s in which I’m not sure because the Huffington Post tweet wasn’t exactly true) was her dream partner a few years ago.
@Lori and @Jen – agree, I’d rather see John S. with Karina as well. Hadn’t heard she’d also said she’d love to partner him. If nothing else, I think there’s a higher chance of “sizzle” factor between the two of them!
If Farrah, Tan mom, & Bella rumors are true I will NOT watch!
I am definitely not feeling the tan mom (another Kate Gosselin?) or Farrah (she seems like she would complain a lot — from what I’ve seen watching the show and she’s a Fame — you know what)
Otherwise I think it would be cool to see John Stamos (ugh I love him) and Seth on the show because they are big name celebs! As well as seeing a baseball player as well (we’ve seen football and basketball athletes – lets see what these baseball players can do)
But we know DWTS is trying to cut expenses and just think how much money the show could save if Tan Mom was on. No spray tan budget for her.
LOL, KarenT. If they do cast this foolish woman, I’m cautiously optimistic they wouldn’t give her to Tristan because if I remember correctly, he doesn’t spray tan, and their vastly different skin tones would look ridiculous.
If they are going for a younger demographic then Tan Mom wouldn’t be a wise choice for our young teens. Neither would Farrah, What lessons would they be teaching our younger generation?
I feel like if John Stamos would do the show he would request Karina or Cheryl. I feel like he would have the most chemistry with Karina though.
Seth would be AMAZING and I would loveeeeeee that but I highly doubt that he’s really on. I just can’t see that happening. It would be awesome though.
Ugh @ Bella Thorne. I don’t even mind that they want to keep casting Disney stars but at least pick from a different show, if she’s really on then that would make it 3 in a row from Shake It Up….
@Lori (#32) – ITA. MacFarlane’s shows are on the Fox entertainment network, so I figure that would put him into the “no-no category”…
I see CatherinVaritek on twitter, wife of Jason, is denying that he is doing DWTS. She says he wasn’t asked and he would rather golf, lol.
More rumors today on the gym boards about Gabby Douglas, realized that she is a yogurt spokesperson as well (Yopa)…
Well, the show has had a history of footballers every season, so they might be branching out into gymnasts as regulars too. Of course all hell will break loose if Derek or Mark gets another gymnast. ๐
I’d like to see a male gymnast do DWTS. Louis Smith won SCD last series. He was an adequate dancer (great flexibility, of course) but had a bland personality and lukewarm, at best, chemistry with his partner.
I personally really like the athletes on the show (as a rule, but clearly with some exceptions). I’ll take a football player AND a gymnast *every* season over some other categories of celebrities. I do realize abc doesn’t cater to me though and perhaps lots of people like some of the categories I could do without.
I thought all those gymnasts are now in full training mode back at the gym trying to earn a spot on the next olympic team. So if Gabby D were to do it maybe not so invested in making the next games or taking time off. She is really tiny like shawn js size she would almost have to have mark or derek as her partner.
#Susan2 Thanks for checking. It wouldn’t surprise me if he did. Derek has mentioned Charlize Theron on several occasions. Think he would love to dance with her on DWTS.-I would to see that too.
If he did choreograph that routine would have loved to seen him perform it with her, would have been awesome.
The one non-Gymnast/ non-NFL athlete who I think could be great is Lindsey Vonn (Olympic skier and current girlfriend of Tiger Woods!)
Sorry, any woman who is stupid enough to date Tiger Woods loses my vote.
ValC’s latest tweets ( not the Oksana one) sounds like he is unhappy about something. Either he is just having a bad day or he got “Tan Mom” as a partner… or maybe Farrah Abraham. Maybe I’m just reading into it too much, I guess we will find out soon.
If the Farrah rumor is true I could see the producers either giving her Val or Mark as a partner but I dont think the pros know yet some of them tweet that they have met there partner but I dont think any of them have yet.
I just can’t wrap my head around the Tan Mom rumor. Another great role model for the tweens, fry yourself under the sun and you could be famous. I would bet money that there are a ton of viewers that would not even know who she is.
And by all means, let’s cater to the young crowd this season and have the unwed teen porn star mother on the show. Let’s guide the tweens down the path to stardom. Sounds like a brilliant idea..
@sheridan – Seems like that’s a pattern with the C-brothers, always pissed about something. Life is so unfair when your a C-brother. BOO HOO
Sandy, I keep hoping and praying to all the little dance gods that Tan Mom and Teen Porn Princess are just baseless rumors. It the show really had to resort to signing the likes of them, that tells me they can no longer attract any “real” (even minor) celebs anymore, and the fat lady is warming up to sing the show’s requium.
@Sandy…LOL, however I would cry too if I had Porno Teen Mom or Alcoholic Tan Mom to deal with !!
I have to agree about tan mom and the unwed teenage porn star. Dear God, what are they thinking. I can’t imagine any parent who has a child regardless of age is going to watch them. As much as I don’t like some of the pros, I have to say if one of the males got one of them as a partner, I can’t blame them for complaining. You can teach all the dance you want, but you can’t help the image. As great as Derek is, I don’t think even he could overcome the image of these two.
If tanning mom is on DWTS, then they are scraping the bottom of the gutter. I found her on twitter (or what appears to be her twitter page) and it does appear she is trying to launch some sort of “career.” Ughhhhhh……they should have put her behind bars.
I wonder how many articles have been written starting these rumors? Its so funny that people just can’t wait until September 4th to actually find out the truth. Whoever is on will be exciting to some and a disappointment to others…and then those who just don’t care one way or the other. ๐ Some will be elated that their favorite pro got a ‘good one’. Others will be mad because their fav got an old or fat guy/girl or a celeb that can’t move. And MANY will diss the celebs because they really aren’t celebs. Let’s just enjoy the journey, folks, and watch while some people we may or may not know try to learn to dance in a few weeks. That’s the beauty of this show…we get a ring side look at people getting outside their comfort zones and trying something new in front of millions of viewers. Whether or not you think they are celebs, that takes a lot of guts. So kudos to whoever the new celebs are…and GOOD LUCK to one and all. I appreciate the entertainment.