Dancing with the Stars Season 21 – Day-by-Day Cast Reveal!
Yes, that’s right. As we reported yesterday, DWTS is going to be revealing one celebrity per day this week, starting today. We’re going to pseudo live blog it so that you can see who the celeb is as soon as we know them. Then, down below that, we’re going to take a stab at guessing who their partner might be. Now, if they actually reveal the partner along with the celeb (I tend to doubt it, since they’ll want maximum DRAMA along with a bigger announcement on September 2) we’ll simply change that table to reflect that.
ETA: Just teased it with a woman with longish hair behind a screen. Said a “wild choice”. Hmmmm….guesses?
ETA2: I shoulda got that. 🙂
ETA3: Reveal #2 coming up TODAY (Tuesday) at 6pm eastern on ESPN2!! Which sports figure will it be??
ETA4: According to the DWTS Official site the 2nd celebrity is Victor Espinoza. Awesome. I love him! ~Vogue
ETA5: Per the Backstreet Boys Facebook Page, Nick Carter is confirmed as the 3rd cast member for this season, and a source has confirmed that his partner is Sharna. Source also confirms that Victor is with Karina, and that Mark is with Alexa Vega. Allegedly, 2 celebs are supposed to be announced tonight on Extra…or Inside Edition…or something like that. Man, this is a clusterf*ck… -Court-
ETA6: Per DWTS360 on Twitter, Witney got Alex Vega’s husband (and Big Time Rush member) Carlos Pena. As was guessed by Jordan in comments. 😉
ETA7: We were discussing this a few days ago (and we had reported a rumor on him in July), but now we legit think that Andy Grammer MIGHT be on this season. Please note the word MIGHT.
ETA8: It’s official. Via his instagram Hayes Grier is dancing on Dancing With The Stars. ~Vogue
ETA9: ET Online confirms that both Alexa Vega & her husband, Carlos Pena Jr., are in; E! claims Kim Zolciak has joined the cast.
ETA10: E! News is claiming that Derek and Bindi showed up for rehearsal together. I don’t really take this as definite confirmation though – after all there are several studios there and couples could be rehearsing at the same time.
ETA11: And Chaka Kahn is confirmed via DWTS Twitter.
ETA12: And with this tweet, Andy Grammer is officially confirmed for this season’s cast…but this tweet from DWTSGossip does make me wonder if he’ll be paired with Peta after all…
ETA13: Oh jesus. Gary Busey. Well, at least I don’t have to stay up for Jimmy Kimmel, thanks to someone at the taping caping the in studio feed.
REVEAL #1 – Bindi Irwin
REVEAL #2 – Victor Espinoza
REVEAL #3 – Nick Carter
REVEAL #4 – Hayes Grier
REVEAL #5 – Alexa Vega
REVEAL #6 – Carlos Pena, Jr.
REVEAL #7 – Chaka Kahn
REVEAL #8 – Andy Grammer
REVEAL #9 – Gary Busey
REVEAL #10 –
REVEAL #11 –
REVEAL #12 –
We don’t know if it’s 12 or 13 right now as there have been conflicting reports. Both could have been right, in that perhaps they added someone last minute. 🙂
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So, here is where we guess who their partner might be…until someone leaks something and we can confirm it, or it’s announced on September 2. 🙂 Items in bold are confirmed – items not in bold are just our own guesses.
ETA: Changed Victor’s partner based on some intel we got. 😉
ETA2: I started sticking names in but when I started adding heights, I may have to reconsider…
ETA3: I feel safe confirming Derek and Bindi now. 🙂
ETA4: A trusted source confirmed that Emma got Hayes (which we had pretty much guessed by his suspicious following & unfollowing on Twitter). Andy also confirmed in an interview that he got Peta, but that she was injured and he might have to dance with someone else….who Kristyn says will be Lindsay, should Peta sit this one out. Hence the ** 🙂
ETA5: It would figure that as soon as I update, the news changes 😛 Per People, Peta is out for the season – looks like Lindsay’s getting a second chance at pro! 😀
ETA13: Well, thanks to the detective work of DWTSGossip and Kristyn Burtt, it looks like Allison is Minnesota…as is Andy Grammer for a concert. Lindsay Arnold is…where? On the plane with the rest of the gang. Honestly, I can’t work up any excitement any more. This crap has worn me out and the season hasn’t even started yet.
Guess the Pairs!!
Celebrity | Height | Pro Height | Pro |
Paula Deen | 5ft. 5in. | 5ft. 10in. | Artem |
Bindi Irwin | 5ft. 1in. | 5ft. 10in. | Derek |
Alexa Vega | 5ft. 1in. | 5ft. 8in. | Mark |
?? | ?? | 5ft. 10/11in. | Val |
Kim Zolciak | 5ft. 9in. | 6ft. 1in. | Tony |
Chaka Khan | 5ft. 4in. | 6ft. 2in. | Keo |
Hayes Grier | ?? | 5ft.5in. | Emma |
?? | ?? | 5ft. 3in. | Allison |
Victor Espinoza | 5ft. 2in. | 5ft. 5in. | Karina |
Andy Grammer | 6ft. 1in. | 5ft. 6in. | Lindsay** |
Nick Carter | 6ft. 0in. | 5ft. 6in. | Sharna |
Carlos Pena, Jr. | 5ft.6in. | 5ft. 3in. | Witney |
?? | ?? | ?? | ?? |
*My old research has Val at 5’9″ but I met him in the middle since Google has grown him since then. 🙂 All heights are approximate. As I noted the other day – anyone can make any claim they want on the internet.
My first thought was Shay Mitchell but I feel like she’s more petite.
I have no clue who it may be. I just hope it’s someone who hasn’t been rumored. Makes it more fun 🙂
Bindi’s participation really makes me hope Sasha is a pro this season.
I feel like they’d be the perfect pairing!
Jeez I feel old! I watched Crocodile Hunter when Bindi wasn’t even born yet.
She seems like she has a lot of energy and enthusiasm, always nice attributes for a celeb to have coming on the show.
I first thought Mark too since she’s so young, but MAYBE Sasha gets to be a pro again!!
Yeah, it could be Sasha too. Don’t know if we are that lucky, so I put her with Mark for now. She seems like his type these days.
I’m really happy with this first reveal! She seems like such a doll. I’m thinking she’ll be with Mark, but if Sasha is a pro this season then I could see that being a really good pairing, too.
Hopefully they’ll promote Sasha and she’ll be with him. If not, I’d guess that she’d be with Mark solely because they’ve been giving him the younger females recently. Either way I’m excited to watch her!
Thanks for this post, Miss Heidi! Her name sounded familiar to me but couldn’t quite remember her. So I googled her. Cute girl! Only 17, so she may be paired with Mark again, since he’s the only pro who’s been paired with very young celebs two seasons in a row and she isn’t that tall. She’d be good for Sasha, too, height-wise, if he we pro.
I love Bindi Irwin.
I remember back when Steve Irwin passed away. I was only about 10 years old and I was bawling. As a huge fan of his, his death hit me so hard. The way Bindi has carried his legacy all these years.. just amazing. She’s such a great role model for kids and young girls. I can’t wait to see her dance! Great choice, DWTS. Kudos to you.
That being said… My guess on her partner is.. Derek!
I guess I am giving DWTS too much credit thinking they’ll stray away from the obvious and give her to Mark. If they do pair her with Mark… I mean, how much more obvious can you get, DWTS???
My guess is Derek BUT I feel like she would be a great fit for Sasha as well. I’m just not even sure anymore if we’ll have him as a pro :/ Still hoping though.
I would never ever have guessed bindi. But am super excited about her being on she seems so nice.
I was hoping for a big star like Nick Carter to be announced first! Backstreet Boy’s tweet last night made me so excited and i thought Nick will be announced today 🙁 I really hope Nick is doing DWTS this season!
So she’s Steve Irwin’s daughter? I don’t know her…but she looks cute (and also short!!). I am hoping she’ll be partnered with Sasha (PLEASE!!)
Surprised that Bindi would do the show, let alone the American version, but very pleasantly so! She’s got the story, attitude, likability, athletcism, and work ethic to excel on this show (reminds me a bit of Shawn J). Can only imagine how moving her personal story week dance will be.
Brit here. Who is she?
Take this a with a grain of salt since the info came from Google, but Bindi is listed as 5’1, well within Sasha territory.
I do agree that Mark is also a front runner for her partner. Having said that, I’d like Mark to get someone older this season. Not that he hasn’t done stellar work with young partners, but casting him with another teenager is starting to get too predictable.
wow that came out of left field, no mention of her at all in the press etc. Be very interesting to see how she goes. I’m with everyone else let’s get Sasha in there, give Mark a different challenge this season.
I want her so badly with Sasha, how cute would an Aussie-Aussie pairing be??
I don’t know if it means anything, but the other day Mark favorited a tweet from some hoping his partner would be of legal age. Maybe he actually isn’t getting the obvious partner choice this season. I’m really hoping Sasha is a pro, though!
@Nathan She is the daughter of “The Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin who tragically died back in 2006 from a stingray attack. She’s carried on his legacy by pretty much following her dad’s footsteps chasing crocodiles and other wild animals. Pretty darn sweet 🙂
@wynn…. Oh gosh her “Personal Story/Most Memorable Week” is gonna bring me to MAJOR tears 🙁
I know who she is. Last time I saw her was on Steve’s program The Crocodile hunter when she was a little girl
The deserving Sasha was my first choice for her partner too. I could also see her well paired with Mark or Derek.
I’d like to see her w/Sasha. Mark has had two teenagers in a row. Time to give him an actual adult 😉
I love that Bindi was so unexpected! I’m going to hope for her and Sasha, I think they could be great togehter. Sasha would make such a great partner for someone! I kind of miss everything being revealed all at once.
I am hoping Bindi is partnered with Sasha. Looks like the producers have really gone out to find someone they could pair with Sasha. After all his hard work last season with Nastia, he is deserving of becoming a pro this season. Even though Mark does so well with younger celebrities, he needs a different challenge this season.
What a doll. And she would be perfect for Mark or Sasha!! Can’t wait. I hope there are packages with her and alligators and tigers. lol
She would work so well with either Sasha or Mark, but that is it. Can’t see her going to anyone else. So much energy with that girl. Love her and have to hand it to dwts good choice!! Very unexpected too!
What a doll she is! Hope she is paired with Sasha, perfect fit. Her father would be very proud of her.
Great first reveal. Love how they gave us a “surprise” instead of someone in the rumor mill.
I think Bindi will be a lot of fun on the show and Sasha would be perfect for her. If TPTB don’t give him the opportunity to partner her, I’ll be furious!
Of course Mark would do a great job with her, but he’s had so many teenagers lately that I’d like to see him get a chance to do some different choreography.
I wanted Mark to get someone over 18 but I’d be fine with Bindi. She seems like a perfect fit for him.
But, Mark seems a little obvious. I think it might be more likely she’ll go to Derek, or fingers crossed Sasha. I guess it depends on who she requested.
Anyone think there is a chance she could go to Val.
I think that even though she’s young she’ll have an advantage with the average DWTS viewer. Most people love and will remember her dad.
Gotta echo everyone and say I hope she gets Sasha as a pro. Mark would be good too but I’m hoping its Sasha
I love Bindi. I agree that she seems perfect for Sasha. And I’m hoping that it works out that way. Sasha has worked so hard and really deserves a shot at pro again.
Yeah, Mark is over due for someone like VAL normally gets. Maybe it’s time for him to start whining to casting to see if it works. 🙂
I don’t think Bindi is one of the Stars who can request a partner and automatically get who she wants. Depends on who else they’ve cast and if those women are more “powerful” than her.
I’m going to be so dissapointed if they waste this opportunity to give Sasha a partner. Bindi is such a cutie & they would be perfect together!
Wow, I have to agree with everyone, she’s awesome. I read an article about her a few weeks back and was so impressed with her as I have been from day one. She seems to have grown up so fast 🙂 This young lady is very grounded. I’m sure the viewers will love her too.
I think she could be good with Sasha, Derek or Mark…
Now she IMO is the perfect contestant for DWTS and the quality of star I love seeing on this show.
Bindi is such a sweetheart. Hope she’s with Sasha. Mark and Derek would also do a great job with her.
What a pleasant and fantastic surprise first reveal. Great choice, and I agree with everyone – good for Sasha or Mark. If she’s not with one of them I’ll be shocked – and it gives me hope that Sasha has a chance!
I have to admit that I love Mark with the younger contestants – his partnerships with Shawn, Sadie, and Willow have all been among my favorites – so I’m happy for him to continue with that “type” of celeb. I think they bring out the best in him, which is a nurturing and protective, but goofy guy. While it’d be great for him to have the chance to change things up with an older celeb, I would not be at all disappointed if he got her – IF that still means there’s another short female for Sasha. If not, then I hope this is his partner.
Mark has not always gotten the younger celebs (i.e. Kristi Yamaguchi, Kim Kardashian, Melissa Joan Hart, Shannen Doherty, Kristin Cavallari, Katherine Jenkins, Christina Milian, and Candace Cameron Bure).
I think his height just fits the younger celebs they cast sometimes.
Bindi will be great on the show. Glad to see her. Although, I’ll be sad every time I see her that her father was taken from us too early. I still mourn his loss. His energy was infectious.
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Yes Mark pretty much “does” get the younger contestant. Not that its a bad thing either as he’s done some amazing work with them.
I could definitely see her with Mark but also Sasha as well. She’d be a sweet student for Derek too, IMO. She’s probably fearless(great quality to have on this show) 🙂
Just really excited to see her on the show and look forward to her performances each week with whomever she’s partnered with.
I agree Mark does well with the younger celebs, I think it based on height and personality. But he is 50/50 with women around his age/older and the younger celebs. However, he does get the younger celebs compared to the other pros. Here are all Mark partners grouped:
Women around his age/older (8)
Kristi Yamaguchi, Kim Kardashian, Melissa Joan Hart, Shannon Doherty, Kristin Cavallari, Katherine Jenkins, Christina Milian, and Candace Cameron Bure
Younger celebs (7)
Sabrina Bryan, Shawn Johnson, Bristol Palin, Chelsea Kane, Alexandra Raisman, Sadie Robertson, Willow Shields
If you all can hear me, Please give her my main man MARK BALLAS…!!!…
For real, that’s my dude and She’s perfect for him… I mean I can see her killing it and going to the finals…!!!…
CH, we don’t allow spamming that you’re on the verge.
Will there be any celebrity announcement tomorrow? Cause DWTS’s twitter page asking the fans to watch GMA on 9/2 for the rest of the announcement? So does that mean there’ll be no more reveals until 9/2? I am confused!!
We’re all confused, DWTSFan. I asked the DWTS account if they were on crack for all the mixed signals they are giving out.
I’m just looking forward to her “most memorable year week” dance. I might cry because she’ll probably pick 2006 as her most memorable year and I used to love watching Steve Irwin’s show on the animal planet when I was just a little youngn’!?❤️
But If she is pared with Mark, he’ll probably do some sort crocodile Dundee/zoo like themed routine for her?….if that makes any sense, lol
I thought Lara and those folks on GMA said one each day this week and the rest would be announced on the 2nd.
Bindi is as cute as a button.
The thought process has always been that Sasha isn’t a pro because of his height. Well, Bindi would be the perfect height for him. If he isn’t promoted to pro and made Bindi’s partner than he probably doesn’t have much of a chance of that ever happening IMO. I hope it happens.
If Bindi and partner don’t get a Jive to “Crocodile Rock” by Elton John on Week 1 (or any other week) I’ll be a tad bit upset. What a missed opportunity that would be! 😛
LOL CC! Good song idea for Bindi!
I love the “crocodile rock” idea 🙂 I’m wondering if they could incorporate love animals one week. That could be cool.
I like that they’re doing it day by day – pretty exciting.
Also excited for Bindi. I already think I love her, and agree that I think she’ll be with Mark, but I wouldn’t mind seeing her with someone else. I’m ready to see Mark with someone his own age again. Val would be nice with because I liked his partnership with Zendaya.
It could be Mark I suppose, but giving him the youngest cast member (which Bindi is likely to be) 3 seasons in a row is a bit repetitive. Derek could be great with her of course, but I really think Sasha is a good choice. Here’s hoping.
1. Nick Jonas with Witney Carson
2. Scott Disick with Allison Holker
3. Lindsay Lohan wth Keo Motsepe
4. Kaitlyn Bristowe with Derek Hough
5. Shay Mitch with Val Chmerkovskiy
I hope they don’t pair bindi with mark, not into super redundant partners. It would be nice to see mark have a partner he can create like romantic chemistry with lol. Would like to see her with either sasha or even val (can’t imagine her with artem). I feel like they need to mix things up. 😀
As an Australian, most of us don’t really like her over here. She comes off as super annoying, not sure how Americans perceive her. I hope she doesn’t get paired with Mark, it will be a redundant partnership, if she went with Sasha, she’d have more of a chance because of the Aussie Factor then. I’ll admit I had a little tantrum when she was announced but hopefully she can change my mind and I’ll end up liking her. I just don’t see why she didn’t do the Aussie DWTS, our season is about to start here and she probably could’ve won from her fame alone instead of going to a country where she is less well known and I can guarantee she won’t win.
She’s fairly well known here, Belle. I certainly know her more than someone like Shay or Alexa. She was on the Animal Planet a lot and her Dad was real big over here.
So does it look like we’re getting another celeb today or no? GMA hasn’t started in my timezone yet so I’m super curious!!
I don’t know, Belle… I would venture to say that she and her father are just as known here as they are in Australia. When Steve Irwin’s show came to the US it was VERY popular (as far as I know) so his name became somewhat of a household name here too. Sure most people might not know his daughter Bindi as much as they know him, but once that doesn’t make her any less popular.
Besides, take Katherine Jenkins for example… she was from the UK and I’m pretty sure not many people really knew her here in the US. But somehow she ended up winning over the audience and managed to get 2nd place. I could see Bindi doing the same and perhaps even winning. I know she’s already got my votes and I don’t even know if she can dance or not lol
And maybe DWTS Australia was just never smart enough to ask her to do their show. After all, they seem to only care about the NRL/AFL people and their Home & Away actors… lol
CCNY is exactly right about Bindi’s popularity in the US… Her Dad was well known wherever he went, and the family have taken on the mantle since his tragic death.
Belle – there are only 3 weeks left of the current Australian series?? not sure what you have been watching. Oh and CC you’ll be shocked to know we had a home and away free series here for season 15, haha!
@OzJustin I actually have been following DWTS AU this season (Ash Pollard is my favorite). And I did just realize there was no one from Home & Away 😛 I think they had someone from there like 2-3 seasons in a row.. so thank God. Haha
Do we know for sure if all the cast is going to be announced on gma or could they announce it somewhere else?
No one knows anything for sure because, as seems to be usual these days, TPTB are just winging it and have no clue what they’re doing.
Well, Belle (#57), I think you might have answered your own question as to why Bindi didn’t do Australian DWTS when you start your comment with “As an Australian, most of us don’t really like her over here. She comes off as super annoying”,. It also casts doubt on your assumption that she probably could’ve won from her fame alone if she’d done the Australian version. Are Aussies so fame-obsessed that they’d vote for a girl most people find super annoying just because she’s “famous”?
Why would they get people all excited to see who is going to be revealed every day this week, and then not reveal or even mention why they’re not revealing. That’s stupid on their part.
Just read on Dwts twitter that the second cast member is going to be revealed sometime today on Sports Nation. No time though, yet.
It looks like today’s reveal is going to be a sports star based off of DWTS’ official tweet:
https://twitter.com/DancingABC/status/636190297043673088
“Who will be the second star joining the cast of #dwts? Tune in to @SportsNation today to find out!”
People, we DO have twitter.
WHY can’t they just frickin announce the cast one by one on GMA? I mean are we playing hide & go seek? Is this an egg hunt? I love the show & I want to see who the cast will be but who has time for this. Maybe I’m just HANGRY but seriously. Why must we string this out producers?! Who is it helping.
End rant
Saw the same post on Facebook with an interesting comment from Victor Espinoza (American Pharoah’s jockey) saying “Happy Tuesday”. A new possibility?
Or it could be one of the hosts? Max Kellerman, Michelle Beadle, or Marcellus Wiley (who is also a former nfl player) . We shall see …
Could it be one of the SportsNation hosts? Michelle Beadle is pretty popular and hilarious!
Good ideas, both of you. Maybe it is one of the hosts. If not – well, which show will be next to benefit from DWTS wild assed cross promotion BS. AKA Herbie’s Easter Egg Hunt.
I guess the Disney channel is tomorrow???? Then ABC Family? Which means Shay Mitchell.
Last night, there was barely a mention on the entertainment shows. By the end of the week, no one will care!
So far, the only great thing about Season 21 is the commercial with Derek doing the “Nae Nae”!!! It should be played non-stop on ABC.
About Bindi “don’t kill the messenger” but I have a couple of Aussie friends who say they can’t stand her because she is always in hyper-preachy, super-perky mode in a high-pitched voice and whether it is her real personality or not, it gets on their last nerve after about 2 minutes . And they said it seems fakey to them. THEIR WORDS, not mine. Although if she is like “that” all the time, yeah, I would gag.
What is up with the producers or whatever with DWTS? Could they be more unorganized or unprofessional? The way they are doing this into is just messy. That along with the meh-rollout on GMA…YIKES!
3pm ET on ESPN 2? My tv guide says that’s Fantasy Football Kickoff. The DWTS account said Sportsnation which comes on at 6pm ET on ESPN 2.
It seems like they are throwing anything at the wall to see what sticks.
I’m getting ready for another fly by the seat of your pants season with plans changing day to day. I feel for the pros and celebs with so much chaos.
I think they should of just stuck to one big reveal of the whole cast on GMA. This one person at a time, multi-show reveal is giving me whiplash. I feel like I’m playing a Where’s Waldo? version of DWTS.
Maybe it was well thought out, but it FEELS very scattered and haphazard.
Hmm, I guess my tv guide listing is wrong cause the SportsNation twitter does say it comes on at 3pm ET.
I’m all for the one-a-day reveal, and I think it’s fun to switch it up and do the announcements on different shows. I was getting very tired of the same old lame routine on GMA. That said, TPTB need to be a little more organized and give fans enough warning about when and where the next reveal will be so that we can tune in. What’s the point of doing a reveal if your audience isn’t there to see it?
There’s nothing wrong with throwing stuff against the wall to see if it sticks as long as you have a *plan*. Unfortunately, the DWTS producers tend to omit the planning and go right to the throwing.
Cidra Agreed. The OCD part of me would definitely like to feel like there is more planning/organization
The only thing I know about sports nation is that it has Michelle beadle so I’m hoping she is going to be on the show.
Derek is S21 for me so I just hope they don’t screw him over again. He brings that show to another level and if they have any sense they would pay him as a creative consultant.
I like Bindi a lot, but not crazy about the idea of yet another PLL character, which I’m predicting will be today’s announcement. She’ll go to Val which is fine by me.
#Linzy
+1 for ABC auto play of Derek doing the Nae Nae!!! 🙂 🙂
Apologies for my earlier remark about Bindi being on the Aussie series, I actually hate the Aussie version so much I refuse to watch it so I knew it was on around this time, was just unsure about how far in it was. In response to the whole contradiction of Australia voting for someone they hate, you’ll realise Australia really just likes to claim anything that is ours that is popular, even if we hate them. We did it with Iggy Azalea, even though she’s lived in America since she was like 16, we did it with Sia, even though her music didn’t suit most Australian tastes until Chandelier hit the charts, basically anything that gets Australia recognised we claim.
I’ve obviously underestimated her popularity in the US, like I said, we in Australia aren’t too fond of her and while Steve Irwin was biggish here, his overseas popularity was much bigger.
Hi All! Took a little break… but I’m back and super excited for the new season of Dancing. As always everyone here at Pure is amazing.
I love the idea of announcing contestants here and there. I think it’s a great way to shake things up.
If she has a loud brash personality then Bindi has a much better chance on the American version of DWTS than the UK or Australian version. Americans always seem more tolerant to the louder characters where as we in the UK would just vote them off lol
I’m only reporting what the DWTS twitter acct said. So, if it’s a clusterfuck, are you surprised?? 🙂
Are you joking, Linz, or did you really see that somewhere?? In this situation, I can no longer tell. 🙂
My guide says Sportcenter at 3:00 pm ET.
I’m thinking that maybe this celebrity announcement could be a Male? But then again, that would seem too obvious if they went with that pattern.
Belle and M8, cultural differences do make for different voting tendencies in the US, Australia, and the UK. In spite of the fact that we all speak various flavors of English, we can be quite different socially.
For Bindi’s sake, I hope her personality resonates with the general DWTS audience.
Sandy, Welcome back. 🙂
When I think of Bindi, I think of a child who has lost their exuberant father and who has taken that role on her shoulders and has had great expectations put on her by others and by herself. I have great respect for her ability to power through those early years of grief and continue the legacy of someone she loved and to take that and run with it.
Thanks Cids!! 🙂 I always love reading your comments.
#nl
Well said!! I echo your comments. I have nothing but respect for this young lady.
Just a thought.
If they are announcing cast on different programs (GMA, Sports Center, etc.)
Tomorrow night Andy Grammer is on the schedule for Jimmy Kimmel Live
He has been a rumor for this season. Coincidence? Could they be confirming him on JKL?
I heard Alexa Vega and Nick Carter are definitely on. I’m getting the feeling Val may have gotten Alexa – if we think he has a ringer, I just saw she’s an experienced gymnast. And DWTS never has Latinos on, so she’ll definitely bring in the Latin demographic.
Lol anna, as a latina let me assure you that we watch regardless, if we waited for more latin pros/celebs we would be waiting eternally lol. I feel there arent many asian pros/celebs either. 🙁
Iwould like alexa with derek 😀 they would look cute together 🙂
I’m guessing bindi wouldn’t stay fakey and preaching all throughout rehearsals…her real self would come through
Could be, Jordan. That would be cool.
We also have the Backstreet Boys who told their twitter fans that their big announcement wasn’t Monday, it’s Wednesday. Which leads me to think that the contestants have as much knowledge about what TPTB are doing as us…. Or even the TPTB!
Hope it wasn’t Cris Carter….
Nothing is “definitely” until you hear it from ABC.
Oh my word I can’t believe ABC didn’t fix their web server and let that one slip early. Oh well, at least now I don’t have to pretend to watch ESPN.
Victor Espinoza is a great choice – timely, and I love when they bring in different types of athletes.
Height will be interesting – I think he’s 5’2″?
I like Victor, he always seems so happy with life. He’s so short though!
Soo excited about Victor! I would love to see him paired with Karina but regardless look forward to any partnership he may have.
Yay Victor! I like him a lot! Hopefully his inner Latino helps him move well 😛
But wow he is short.. 5’2? I know I shouldn’t believe the internet but apparently every female pro is taller than him.
I’m still gonna go ahead and guess Witney is his partner. If so, they would make a really cute pairing 😀
PH @90 I’m just taking a stab at it like TPTB. But seeing TPTB just screwed up Victor’s announcement, who knows? This should be a hell of a season! I wonder when they’ll announce on the DWTS website who the winner is???
Victor is a great get. Probably the only jockey that people really know and he just won that thing (not sure what it’s called). Love this.
I guess that the official DWTS people looked at Sports Nation twitter and thought that they were on at Noon/3pm instead of 3pm/6pm and updated their site?
I think so too, Lori!! They got confused on the time. I will forgive them (because I screw up like that as I’m a ditz lol) as long as they don’t mess up the big things….like favoring, pimping or manipulating like they did last season.
Who now? Apparently he’s only about 5″3. Maybe he could be Sasha’s partner? :p
I’ve never heard of him and am anti-horse racing so to speak so I hope he’s not Karina’s. Would love to see her go far this time. Interesting line up so far.
If you scroll down, you’ll see that I added him and his apparent height to the pro match up table. 🙂
LOL, Lori – I would guess that too, but they tweeted to tune in to SportsNation at 6pm after everyone was giving them a ton of shit for the confusion about the 3pm time. I guess no one told the web master.
110 it’s called the Triple Crown (Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont). I’m a little concerned because American Pharoah’s last race is Holloween (in Lexington, KY) the Breeders’ Cup Classic (which could cause some logistical problems). He’s running Saturday up in Saratoga Springs, NY, so maybe his partner will be at the race.
Hopefully he does better than that jockey that went on SCD and was out week 1 or 2. Thanks for the height table on the original thread! Based on that and his height, surely only Witney or Allison can get him. Not gonna lie the devil in me is hoping it’s Allison. 😉
Well, Allison did say she wants an athlete… so maybe she will be Victor’s partner.
So far I’m loving both of these celebrity choices. I do worry about the fanbase of both of them. This may be a great season.
I am very excited about Victor. He is a very nice man but he is slight – my vote is Allison as physically she will lol better with him.
Changed my guess on Victor’s partner because…reasons. 🙂
Victor and Karina? Karina in heels will be way too tall for Victor. These type of uneven pairings always look odd on the dancefloor to me.
They’re kinda screwed anyway with Victor – he’s already shorter than their shortest female pro WITHOUT heels. Not every pairing is going to be perfect, height-wise.
I don’t follow horse racing so I’m not really familiar with him, but that’s part of the fun getting to know the celebs
Two questions:
Have we ever had a male celeb who was a bit shorter than his partner?
Is there some sort of shoe contraption that he could wear to make him a bit taller? At least eye level with his partner. I feel like a heel might help but not a whole lot haha. 😛
If his partner is Karina then, they might look cute! Hahaha. I have a good feeling about him. I think he might surprise a lot of people.
@CC NY: 1.) Yes – Lacey was taller than Chaz, even without heels.
2.) Yes – there are shoes with lifts and with higher heels. However, they do tend to make proper foot technique harder. I’d rather look at a heigh difference than someone struggling to get their feet right in awkward shoes.
Wasnt Sadie slightly taller than mark? But she coyld get away with not wearing heels for most dances.
I’m just catching up with these reveals and the casting rumors, and so far Bindi and Victor are a surprise to me.
I guess we’ll see Victor in Cuban heels a lot, I also have a good feeling about him at least he is a hard worker and seems like a likeable guy
I’m hoping for lots more surprises and that NONE of the twitter only rumors is true so maybe people won’t point at every single tweet next season.
Oh, what am I saying? People never learn….
Is Keo definitely a pro this season? I noticed he was added to the list of pros in this post. I did think of him when I saw Sofia Vergara’s tweet.
So Keo is in….i wonder if that means Sasha is in the troupe 🙁 .
Sidenote, I kinda love the idea of victor being paired with Karina. He seems like a fun guy and she always does well when she has a super fun partner. I’m loving that possibility.
ET just announced that they are going to announce 2 celebrities on Thursday
@Vin According to Kristyn Burtt, Keo is a pro and Sasha is in the troupe… again.
How DWTS thinks Keo is more “pro” material than Sasha is beyond me. Just cause he’s taller? BS.
I’m bummed Sasha doesn’t appear to be a pro, he could have been great with Bindi!
I’m so sad about Sasha. And apparently Brittany was let go in favor of Hayley. Not good
Gotta agree with you guys becuase Sasha (in my opinion) has done more than enough to earn a spot. If Keo has another lackluster showing, I hope they get the message and troupe him.
DWTSGossip just confirmed on twitter that there’ll be 13 celebs this season -7 females, 6 males.
Male Pros – 1) Derek, 2) Val 3) Mark 4) Artem 5) Keo 6) Tony 7) ???
Female Pros -1) Allison 2) Witney 3) Emma 4) Peta 5) Sharna 6) Karina
Any idea who’s gonna be the 7th male pro? I hope a fresh new face 🙂
I think tptb is announcing the casts across various networks I a wild run to expand viewership. I have a mental image of them throwing darts at a list of networks to choose how the next announcement goes
Tony is a pro….better than as a judge lol. The mystery pro hopefully is a new face (fingers crossed we stole robin from scd or even Trent).
We actually had the Keo information first and posted it quite some time ago.
What exactly makes you think that we don’t see twitter, DWTSFan?? We also reported there would be 13 celebs several days ago.
Man, people.
According to Kristyn Burtt my darling Emma would have been in the troupe if there had not been a 6th celeb. That decision would have been a travesty on all levels.
And Sofia Vergara is a NO.
If Sasha really is in the Troupe again, it’s the final proof I needed that on DWTS nice guys really do finish last. TPTB are a bunch of a$$hats who don’t recognize quality when it bites them in the a$$!!!!!! They manufacture wins for whining boys like Maks and Val and boring old Tony, and now they’d rather have a lackluster Keo than an energetic team player like Sasha? Fools.
Oh please, Vin, not Robin or Trent from Strictly. Robin’s a sweet guy but nothing great. The only way I’d have him is if takes Tony’s spot as the minder for the older and/or larger ladies. Trent’s dancing was alright, but I found him overprocessed, way too fake and saccharine.
Interesting cast so far. Do you think Thursday’s reveal will be like a couple doing the show?
If you needed Kristyn to tell you that Sophia was a no, then I’ve got this swampland in florida that is prime real estate.
Seriously. That came from a totally vague tweet from Sophia that DWTSGossip retweeted. That was ALL. This is why I’m hoping all the silly twitter shit turns out to be wrong.
Not totally stupid – they fired Henry, apparently. 🙂
I kind of get a “Helio” vibe from Victor 🙂 This short little guy msy well have long legs in this competition and I think Karina is just the Pro to get the best out of him. I’m really grooving on this reveal.
I used to think the same about Trent but in a weird way I feel like he wouldn’t have to do all that fake if he was on our version. My major worry is that it was gonna be Henry but apparantl we dodged that bullet lol. This may sound mean but he sorta screwed himself up……but I’m sure e will have a spin on it that isn’t his fault.
Hit submit too early: I really hope it’s not Louis though. I’ll take anyone but him as a pro.
@Cidra I wouldn’t call Keo lackluster YET. Albeit he doesn’t seem to have a winning personality but he hasn’t really gotten much of a chance either
Man every time Val opens his mouth on social I like him less and less and less. There was nothing even said about him tonight and he needs to run off and act like an arrogant prick. All in the name of the fam I guess.
He’s throwing shade at Kristyn because of her comment about Jenna. Jenna retweeted his shade. Sorry – I have my issues with Afterbuzz and Kristyn being a big baby about us saying negative things about AB, but I believe her before I believe Val. In a heartbeat.
So 2 celebs are to be announced on Thursday on ET? And one tomorrow.. on GMA? Maybe?
@Elena – I’m with Cids. Sadly, Keo fits into the lackluster category for me as well. And I don’t care for his personality or his teaching style.
I think we’re going to have to wing it just like DWTS does, Sandy. :::sigh:::
Oh @Princess Heidi I agree! There are few sources I believe when it comes to DWTS reporting, and Pure & Kristyn top my list. Val’s a little muppet and has to stay that way if he wants another trophy handed to him, so I have a hard time believing anything he says. They’re all (debatably) adults, so they (should be able to) handle themselves without that kinda bs.
Does anyone else think Alison Sweeney (Days of our Lives) could be on, since she has left the Biggest Loser? I think she would be great.
Keo over Sasha? No way. Keo should be in the troupe and Sasha a pro.
If Val keeps it up, he is going to surpass his brother for biggest DWTS asshat ever.
Any ideas why nina dobrev is hanging with Mark/BC, EmmaSlater, Brit Cherry ,Cheryl Burke, Sasha ALOT since ?last season?. Tweeting her followers on Mark’s album at the TSwift concert with several of them last night. CERTAINLY the show wouldn’t have her on being Derek’s (I guess “ex”?) and with Julianne her best friend? I know they like to create drama but just how fake would that be. I can just hear Julianne’s comments now .
Ananya #136. Jenna has been on the show for a while now. Not because she’s the best dancer in the troupe but because of her ties with Val and the Fam. She doesn’t really have the rhythm, watch her dance the nae nae. I rather see Brittany than Jenna tbh.
Oh, Val’s butthurt about something on social media again? Here, let me practice my shocked face: 😯
LOL, Courtney! Wish I knew how to do that. Thank you, Pure mods, for the season 21 goodies! Truly appreciate it. And thanks, too, to all the regulars here. Love reading your well-thought out comments and observations about the show, its pros , producers, judges, etc.
All I can say is I love the sarcasm and funny remarks the mods make. I always have that OMG moment at the beginning of the season where I forget not to be drinking water or soda or whatever and end up snorting it out my nose (sorry TMI) when I am caught off guard. I am so glad it is time again. Maybe we should start a “Sasha for Pro or we riot” for Season 22 if the rumors are right and he is back in the troupe. The producers decisions remind me they have no common sense.
Val upset because Kristyn’s doing her job as a journalist? Honestly he’s such a prat it’s unreal. When it suits him, he’s way up her arse, like last season when he used her show in an attempt to gain forgiveness and votes for what he said about Nastia and Derek last season.
Someone mentioned how two celebrities announced on Thurs could be a couple. Got me thinking…
Alexa Vega has recently been rumored. She’s married to Carlos Pena whow as in Big Time Rush with James Maslow. Wouldn’t it be awesome if Alexa and Carlos were both on as first married couple to compete against one another. I could see him doing it, following in his former bandmate’s footsteps and Alexa is already rumored.
What the actual fuck (i am not even censoring I am THAT angry). Keo OVER Sasha and Emma nearly in troope What sort of twisted shit is this. If I was Emma and Sasha I would be on to my agent to get a slot as a Pro on Strictly come Dancing because it is clear after Billy Dee, Michael, Bill, poor treatment of Redfoo (UNDERSCORED) and being given Tommy for switch up TPTB don’t have plans or care for her and Sasha at all. Sasha was fantastic with Snicole and Nastia part time and Keo “Crap Choreography” Motsepe gets chosen. I dispair. Also Hayley who is NOT a Ballroom dancer gets chosen *MEGA ROLLS EYES*
Good hunch, Thursday’s announcement could be a couple. But also adding, that instead of a couple maybe it’s famous siblings.. or a co-star couple.
Hopefully, it’s NOT the newest Bachelor couple. Yawn!!
Actually, Val makes me wish we had Maks instead. Maybe it’s just nostalgia, but Maks seems more of a grown up than Val. I realize Val has set the bar low, but…
raine, there’s a crowd that runs together and Nina is part of it. I don’t think she hangs with Sasha, Emma, Britt and Cheryl, per se, like she does with Mark and BC (via Derek and Julianne), but she would certainly know them because of Derek and Julianne.
Jordan, that’s pretty good. I read on twitter a while back from some random dude that someone from Big Time Rush was going to be on DWTS. I didn’t report it because it was too vague, but I have to say when I have been right in the past, it’s been random dudes or dudettes on twitter who seem to know someone who knows something. So, this will be interesting if it’s both of them.
So I’ve lost track…is there an announcement today or just tomorrow? I know it’s two people tomorrow but I forget if there is one today also.
FWIW, based on Shay Mitchell’s snapchats from yesterday, she was on set for PLL. If they are filming the season right now I really don’t see how she would have the time to do DWTS but we’ll see. Could all just be major coincidences.
It’s true. Miss Heidi mentioned a possible Big Time Rush celeb to Court and I. Jordan, I think you might be onto something.
If Carlos were on, he could be Allison or Witney’s partner. He’s short-ish (5’5-5’6).
It would be interesting to see a celebrity couple compete against each other. i’d love that, honestly. I believe Sadie recently started following Alexa, so maybe she is with Mark. Can’t wait to find out! I know Keo recently followed Shay, but I really don’t know how she’d do the show. i believe there is a break in filming coming up, but I thought she had some book promo tour happening. If her name is announced, I have no doubts she’d go to Val.
Keo started following Shay a few weeks ago so I don’t think it has anything to do with her potentially being on the show. The Sadie/Alexa follow is fairly interesting though. Looks like she followed her right before following Bindi on Instagram.
I hate analyzing follows on social media hahaha.
@Nathan UK – Sadly you could be right about Emma. The troupe, seriously!!
I love Emma, she has become one of my favorites among the women pros. It would be so cool if Emma’s partner turned out to be this season’s surprise celeb and takes her to the finals.
Thanks for letting me know DLT; I thought Keo’s follow was more recent than that. If Shay were to do the show, I feel like it’d be more beneficial for her to do it right before PLL ends to help give her an additional boost for whatever she does after PLL is over.
Does anyone know who Victor Esporiza is?
Yes CH, and a quick Google search would easily answer that question for you. Amazing what technology will do for you these days!!! 😀 😀 😀
But since you seem to be wanting us to spoon feed you the info – he’s the first Hispanic horse jockey to win the Triple Crown, which he won earlier this year on American Pharaoh.
Hi im so sorry if you’ve already posted this i feel like i saw mention that you had but i cant find it in any of the comments. Do the admins know whos in the troupe this season.? Again i apologize if you’ve already posted
@Charlie – I went ahead and updated the Pro Watch post with the troupe members that Kristyn Burtt confirmed on Twitter last night. Hope this helps!
Now that Nick Carter is OFFICIALLY announced I guess we can start to speculate on his potential. I honestly have no idea how he’ll do. From the outside looking in you would expect him to do decently enough and he does have a fan base. Not sure how fanatical BSB fans are anymore but he’ll get through the first few weeks. I never thought of him as the best dancer in the world and obviously BSB dancing is very different than ballroom. More than anything else though, I think he can be a bit of an ass sometimes so we’ll see how he comes across.
I guess if nothing else I’m happy Sharna got someone with dancing ability.
Why does it seem like there are a million DWTS accounts on twitter trying to give out scoops this season?
Jeeej Nick Carter has been confirmed on the DWTS facebook page:D So excited was a huge BSB fan, so can’t wait to see what he can do. Ik hope he is with Emma, would love that partnership.
@DLT – It seems like there’s a million DWTS accounts on Twitter trying to give out “scoops” (and I use that in quotes for a reason) because there are – there are a lot of wannabes this season, and it’s making it hard for those of who have legit intel to actually get the message through. Funny how some of them seem to think repeating what I say verbatim means they are suddenly one of the big dogs – we’ve been at this since 2011, kids. Step aside. 🙂
I know he was already confirmed, but now it’s official 🙂
I hope Paul is the male troupe member who is still unknown.
For those like me who don’t post our lives on Facebook, could a mod confirm this Thanks
@Leandra – Our source confirmed last night that Nick got Sharna.
Also, so I don’t confuse anyone with what has been OFFICIALLY confirmed vs. what has been confirmed by us/DWTS360/DWTSGossip, here are the three pairs I have heard confirmed: Nick Carter & Sharna, Victor Espinoza & Karina, Alexa Vega & Mark.
DLT – take it from a fan who was 15 when BSB first became popular – they still have hoards of fans that are just as crazy as they were 15 or 20 years ago. My best friend and I have gone to concerts as adults and laughed at the craziness that still surrounds them! I think if he does well from a dancing perspective he will have no problem going far into the competition. I’m excited!!! He was always my favorite and been on my wishlist for the show from the beginning. 🙂
Look at it this way about Emma – if her partner would have fallen through, she would at least have still been on the show. If that had happened, Jenna would have been off the show. So, they do value Emma more than Jenna.
PH-I mentioned because I’ve noticed her with them alot in past couple(few) months and it was Emma that listed them all in one of her insta being at Taylor Swift.
Another thought that horrifies me–if Mark likely has a “grown-up” and Sasha is back in troupe, does that prob mean we are gonna see hot, sexy, Derek spend probably his last season with a kid. YES call me selfish but after watching the promos for the show and after seeing MOVE again, I want to see him with somebody not older, not engaged and not too young so we can see what some REAL chemistry in dances looks like. If not, what an asset to waste ! Rob, Deena and ABC.
DWTS official twitter just confirmed Nick too: https://www.puredwts.com/2015/08/26/backstreet-boy-nick-carter-confirmed-to-dance-on-dancing-with-the-stars-season-21/
Any chance that Carlos may be doing the show as well. Husband/wife competing against each other might be fun. Wonder if their fans would split the vote.
Maybe Nick is Sharna’s chance of getting that MBT. @Princess Heidi. Iam glad to hear they value Emma more than Jenna.
Possible, Raine, that the guy who regularly gets Emmy nominations might indeed spend his last season with a kid. But, I’m okay with that. I’d rather that than see him with someone like Nastia and just get thrown under the bus.
And if Bindi can actually dance, what the hell are they going to do to make sure she doesn’t win? This is also a concern.
I’m guessing that they really need Artem or Sharna to win this season. The more MBTs on tour, the better, don’t ya know.
So, the 16 year old MichLee is kind of freaking out right now at the official announcement about Nick! The adult MichLee is pretty excited too!! To echo what Mermaid28 said, there is still so much craziness for BSB, and so many adults who are still huge fans (I would definitely count myself among them) that I think even if he struggles with some of the dances, the fandom may carry him pretty far. Really glad he is partnered with Sharna too.
This is the first announcement so far, aside from knowing that Derek would be a pro again, that really has me excited for this season.
Is it confirmed that Bindi is with Derek? She’s adorable and nothing against her at all, but not who I envisioned for Derek this season.
Dee, you should try reading ALL of the comments on this post before commenting yourself. I know it’s hard, but it’s the polite thing to do, considering that at least two other people have suggested that Carlos may also be competing.
Come on, people, meet us halfway here. We WRITE POSTS that answer a lot of the questions you ask (CH) and people in the comments also make observations that if you read them, you wouldn’t be repetitive. Do you have any idea how annoying it has to be for, say, VOGUE, to have an entire post (actually TWO) on Victor and have someone come in here and ask who he is? And people think I’M the rude one? LOL.
I guess I didn’t really think about that older boybands from past are actually more in the sweet spot on existing DWTS viewers. Their fans are older now and probably more inclined to watch DWTS (if they don’t already). Now as a true *NSYNC fangirl I will try and do my best to route for someone from BSB hahaha.
Speaking of DWTS accounts on twitter…does DWTSGossip actually have a source? Their tweets are all over the place and they don’t seem to know anything more than any fan account does. I’m getting a headache trying to follow them.
I am so excited for Nick Carter to be on and happy for my girl Sharna! From her Twitter, she seems really excited for the new season so I am guessing Nick is doing really well!
I have wanted Alexa to be on the show for a while, so if she is on, that’s awesome! Was kinda hoping she would be with Derek. If Shay is on, I hope she is with Derek. Hell, give Val a youngin! Bindi!
Can’t wait for the new season! I have been keeping up everyday! Also hoping my other fave Witney gets someone good this year. Bummed Sasha is still in the troupe, but he is ever so positive about everything. Such a class act.
Shim, if you LOOK at the table in the post, you will note the word “Guesses” in the title. Courtney, at the top of the post, wrote which couples we have actually confirmed and Bindi is not in that group. That makes her a guess.
Yes, I am annoyed this morning.
@ MichLee RIGHT! Me too! I am so excited!! lol. He’s also grown up a lot on recent years, which was very apparent on his reality show last year. He came across as the likable, playful guy from the early BSB years.
I did look at the table and looking at it now again. Bindi and Derek look just like the other confirmed couples, that’s why I asked.
I get the frustration though. Sorry
To minimize the irritatedness of your beloved mods, I would kindly ask that everyone slow down, take a breath, and actually read what we mods have made an effort post for your information. I would guarantee that 90% of the questions that you might ask would be answered if you would simply READ WHAT WE POST or read what’s in the comments. I know everyone’s excited, but don’t be a lazy/needy reader…
No problem Heidi. Believe me it won’t happen again. Mom’s in hospice so sometimes don’t have time to read everything taking care of her and taking care of other things in life. Wishing you a blessed and wonderful day
PH- Unfortunately I think you are right and that makes me very unhappy because I think Bindi, based on the other speculations for stars, will go the way of Willow and maybe even sooner than or 6 weeks. I don’t mind as much all the manipulation making sure Derek won’t win as long as we get to see him spill all that beautiful choreo from his mind for 9 or ten weeks. But for them to waste the real heartthrob of the show, the most popular dancer in America right now and the one who with an appropriate aged, bodily competent person, could really DEFINE each of the dance styles and could school the audience from every angle of dancing(which I KNOW this show cares nothing about anymore)is maddening. JMO
I really hope they won’t pair Derek with Bindi…..I mean, she’s cute but I want to see him with someone grown-up. But, unless Sasha’s a pro, I don’t see any other possibility. However, they already surprised me with Mark’s partner, so maybe they’ll do it twice and give her to Artem or Val.
Well, don’t let it be maddening just yet. We don’t know for sure they are partners, and you’re assuming they won’t be good. Derek has gone far with people who weren’t really dancers at all – like Maria and Joanna, to name two.
And let me tell you something else. Derek told me at my Meet and Greet that Harvey Weinstein wants him to star in Singing in the Rain on Broadway. He also said he had other things he was considering – lots of things, from the sound of it, and all in response to a question I asked about him SINGING. The boy has PLENTY of good things coming his way. I find it hard to be upset about who his partner might be in these circumstances.
Again I am so grateful for the mods. I might be part of PH being irritable today. I am even worse at technology than I thought. Sorry PH!
Welcome back to everyone! I’m looking forward to the season because I love watching the dancing, but so far, I’m not that excited over who has been announced. I’m also hoping to see Emma’s and Sasha’s names added to the pro list.
With that said, thank you to all the mods for taking on this job again this year. You all put a lot of time and effort into it and it’s well appreciated!
Thanks @Courtney for the update
I am so freaking excited for nick carter!!! That guy has performance skills in spades…I don’t know if anyone will out perform him! As for actual ballroom dancing skills, I don’t know. But he will definitely work hard for it!!
And then there are the Carlos rumors…if he’s on too I’m not sure my little fangirling heart can handle it! I wouldn’t be surprised if they’re true because the PenaVegas don’t do anything separately.
Updated the pro table with some guesses….possible that I might have some switched…
Thanks for all the great updates mods, you all are the only thing helping me keep all these announcements straight! Really excited about Nick being on the show, but now I’m even more excited that he is paired with Sharna!! Hope to see them do well and I’m excited to see what they can create together.
Chaka Khan being paired with Keo could be a great duo on the dance floor and just what Keo needs. Granted I know she is older but I have a feeling she could stick around for a while.
Paula Deen… So Artem gets another older partner. I guess he’s being stereotyped just like Emma.
Many, many thanks for all the updates, Pure mods! You make season 21 more exciting for me.
Well, this is an interesting mix… Its funny I thought about the possibility of Carlos & his wife being on the show together and though naw, they won’t do that-lol He is also in the Live Wiz production with Julianne next year.
I love Bindi but I like others am secretly hoping that Val is partnered with her as he does seem to create better choreography-IMO when he’s not alluding to a showmance with his partner.
One things for sure Bindi’s a sweetheart & mature beyond her years. Hope she can learn to dance. No matter who she’s partnered with, I will be cheering her on this season.
So far I’m liking the contestants. Thanks to the mods here for an amazing job. Puredwts ROCKS!!!! 🙂
THOSE WERE GUESSES. Jesus people. We don’t know for sure who Artem or Keo has. We’re still guessing.
Very pleased to see Bindi and Victor aboard and now looking forward to getting to know Nick better outside BSB. Wasn’t sure who Alexa Vega was but if that groom looking fella photoed next to her is part of the deal, I wholeheartedly support this addition! 🙂
Also, just a note about Keo returning as a pro. Keo has essentially been in the troupe for two seasons now and still hasn’t figured out the teaching a celeb part yet, so I’m not sure more troupe time is going to help with that. An intuitive ringer that can help him see the light MIGHT but beyond that monumental partner, he’s probably better relagated to the troupe where his strongsuit (dancing) can be showcased. Meanwhile, both Sasha and Emma should be pros over some already named pros, so I hope that pans out.
Because I’m still seeing questions about whether some of the pros are in or out, here is the link to Pro Watch again, updated with the intel that was floating around Twitter last night: https://www.puredwts.com/2015/08/05/dancing-with-the-stars-season-21-pro-watch-2/
Say for arguments sake we added Kaitlyn Bristowe and Shay Mitchell to the cast then we have 6 females (I know they aren’t confirmed but they are the two heavily rumoured). If that turns out to be true then I can’t in any way see how Val doesn’t get Shay. That leaves Keo, Artem and one other (probably Tony) for Chaka, Paula and Kaitlyn. Of course though Shay and Kaitlyn may not have been casted after all.
I love it when I get to go in sleuth mode. Big thanks to Court and Pure for bringing us these spoilers ahead of time!
Wow, Chaka freaking Khan—-OMG, that’s awesome.. I remember her being at the season finale in Season 10- Nicole S. was fanning out-lol
This is turning out to be an amazing cast 🙂
I really wish Keo were out and Sasha in. Keo so far has not impressed with his teaching or understanding of how this show works.
And I really hope NO MORE Batchelor/ettes
But just wanted to say regardless of all my disappointment with DWTS at times
you guyz (mods) are fan-tastic! Thanks for all the work!
OMG I love Alexa Vega!!!!
I realy want derek with shay! excited for this season.
Since we don’t know a lot of the partners for the men FOR SURE, then sure there’s a way Val can get someone other than Shay. Just don’t know if TPTB want to give Val a non-ringer and risk exposing that he ain’t all that in the choreo department.
Yikes, I’m struggling to keep up with everything that’s going on what with the actually confirmed, to the likely-to-be-confirmed, to the wild-a$$ guesses.
I never thought I’d say this, but I actually feel for Artem (not a lot, but a little).
He went from being the go-to, hot stud, ringer-magnet on Strictly to Tony 2.0 on DWTS. My guess is that’s not what he had in mind when he signed his contract. Hope the increase in his paycheck makes up for the downgrade in his celeb partners.
As for Derek possibly getting Bindi, I’m not gonna lie, I’m with Raine in wanting to see Derek paired with someone his own age or a touch older rather than with a teenager.
When it’s appropriate Derek knows how to infuse his choreography with mature chemistry that isn’t creepy and/or sleazy. I love to see that when it’s done with class. So I’m crossing my fingers that the pairings will work out differently. However, if Bindi is Derek’s partner, he’ll make her look fabulous (lucky young lady), and I hope they won’t suffer the same fate as Willow and Mark.
Alexa and Carlos!!!!! 🙂 love it.
Showing my age here. Not familiar with Shay, Alexa, or Carlos. Personally, I had never heard of her until her name popped up in the Rumor roundup. To me, Shay and Alexa seem a bit similar. Hopefully, it’s one or the other.
Cids – I agree. Artem and Emma are falling into the Male and Female versions of Tony.
Between who is already confirmed, and if any of these guesses the mods make pan out, this almost seems like it should’ve been the Season 20/10th anniversary cast. ☺
So excited that Nick Carter is going to be on DWTS!!! And even more that he got Sharna!! Sharna said she would be on the winter tour so I really hope that they don’t pimp them. I feel like they won’t need the pimping that usually makes me dislike couples and I really really want to like them!
I know Derek will be amazing with anyone but I just cannot see him with any of the celebrities that have been announced. Crossing my fingers he gets an amazing partner especially if its his last season!
Can’t believe I may be correct on my prediction! And thanks for the mention!
Been hoping to see a real life couple on the show together for a while now. They’re cute together, always taking selfies on Instagram together. They also have an interesting situation with combining their last names as PenaVega I’ve seen them credit themselves by several times now. Very cool and exciting!
Paula Deen and Chaka Khan are great and fun choices too for the show. Can’t imagine this cast to get any better than it already is with such a diverse line-up. I hope we can be surprised by some names next week like last season we were with Patti LaBelle and Suzanne Somers.
I’ve looked all over and did I miss Shay being confirmed? Everyone seems to assume she’s doing it but is that still based on the info we already had? Just trying to prepare myself for the nausea inducing love fest between her and Val if true.
Not to continue the Shay Mitchell saga but her fans seem to think she’s in Atlanta right now…trying to figure out how they know that though.
@courtney, @princess @vougue
Do we have official confirmation that Henroid was fired? Or is it more word on the street?
As for them putting Emma in the troupe. That is beyond crap. She has had arguably some of the worst partners & done great work!! She’s been on two frickin tours!! Give Allison a spot before Emma?! If they would do that all of them deserve to have rectal itch permanently?! And no fingers to scratch with!!!
Oh I want Sasha to be a pro!!! I love him! Maybe they don’t just crap on him because of height. Maybe they hold his goofy/joker personality against him. But why? It’s fun!!
I’m starting to feel bad for Artem. Can he not get a celebrity without an AARP card?
He’s definitely not on this season, according to Kristyn, but I don’t know that we know for sure that he was fired or if he just got uppity and left.
You make a very good point, Cidra, about the appropriately chemical choreography. Hadn’t really thought of that, but I should have, after seeing Derek and Hayley rumba on MOVE.
Do we need to have the discussion yet again of how partnerships are determined??
1) Celeb asks for a particular pro;
2) Height
3) Personality/temperment/what makes a good match
4) Overall look.
NONE of these pros have “earned” a right or deserve to be on the show more than others. Start thinking that, and you’re one step away from thinking that someone “deserves” a MBT. They are there to teach celebrities how to dance. It seems that some pros have lost sight of that. They need to get that perspective back, because they are damn lucky to have jobs as dancers. On a major TV show where everyone knows their name. They get seen, but DWTS needs to put on a show. And if that means that Allison dances over Emma for ONE season (something that’s not even actually HAPPENING, BTW), then they have to suck it up and get through it. People who are too much trouble get fired from ANY job, not just as dancers. They should all keep that in mind.
I think Andy Grammar and Carlos Pena look too much alike (at least in their google photos). I had always felt that was a disadvantage in this competition.
@DLT That’s from her snapchat. She turned her location on and was using “Atlanta” filters and those typically only work if you’re actually at that place.
Has there been anymore on Kaitlyn as a possibility? Both she and Shawn have been radio silent on snapchat the last 24 hours since she snapped them on a plane. Not normal for either of them cause they’re constantly blowing up updates. (And this is the same girl who gave away her own bachelorette ending on there)
@DLT – Shay hasn’t been confirmed (either by the show or our source…yet), but she also hasn’t really been subtle about the whole thing. Honestly, I have a hard time believing that she’s not doing the show this season…too many coincidences with the Twitter follows, instagram posts, her name showing up EVERYWHERE, etc. Plus her fans tend to be a bit…excitable.
@Herbie – I suggest you reacquaint yourself with pro watch: https://www.puredwts.com/2015/08/05/dancing-with-the-stars-season-21-pro-watch-2/ As for “official confirmation” – do you mean DWTS making an official statement? Cause that ain’t gonna happen. But do you really need one? The dude acted like a total asshat last season, and then had a diva fit and refused to help a pro. Is it really any surprise that he ain’t around this season? As for Brittany – Deep Throat said that she “wasn’t the brightest bulb in the package”, and probably wouldn’t have worked out as pro in the future…hence, no need to keep her in the troupe.
Artem being with Paula is JUST A GUESS by us. If it ain’t bolded, it’s just us guessing.
Tell you what, if Andy Grammar, Shay Mitchell and Kaitlyn Bristowe actually all end up confirmed as on the show, I will have never seen a season like this one where their are so many potential contenders to win. Only three/four can make the final. We may be seeing some bruised egos if they all come off. No wonder Rob and Deena were excited about the cast.
I REALLY hope Andy’s partner is NOT Peta. I love Andy but can’t stand Peta …i hope Andy is paired up with Allison/Emma instead! Peta should get a Tommy Chong kind…
Yeah, PH, at the risk of letting my inner Cougar slip the leash, I think it’s ridiculous that TPTB would limit Derek to “sweet young thing” choreography all season by pairing him with Bindi. He’s unequivocally the best male pro at creating high-class sizzle. If he’s out of that game, there won’t be anything to counteract the nausea induced by the peep-show smut Val churns out.
If Andy is there wish he is with Emma and even tou if Bindi is paired with Derek I have no doubt he will bring the best in her but for some reason I am not convinced yet tat Bindi is with Derek. Really need to knw the Last male Pro to determine and the rest of the partner. Well for wo ever is with Val I feel sorry already.
I hope Bindi is NOT with Derek but Artem or Val! I want Derek to have Shay for his final season and (maybe win too!!). But it’ll be hard to beat NICK CARTER…just saw his Nae Nae video..he did a LOT better than some of our DWTS pros! 😛 He’s gonna be great!
M8, none of the celebs (confirmed or otherwise) have danced a step yet. So I think it’s too soon to say there will be tons of contenders. Sure fan base and popularity within the DWTS demo help, but some of these celebs might not turn out to be much good at ballroom/Latin dancing. I can see bruised egos, but at this point I’m not sure we’ll have more legitimate contenders than we have places for in the finals. That said, right now it’s shaping up to be a pretty interesting group of celebs.
@princessheidi
I know you are totally right about pros & pairings. I’m sorry if I was annoying. I just hate the way that it seems that TPTB type cast. I feel like they have a formula & it pigeon hole the pros. Like why does Mark nearly always get the young ones? Why does Emma always seem to get the lame horse? And Val the ringers?
Courtney – got it, thanks. Just wanted to make sure I didn’t miss a hard confirmation somewhere.
I know there have been seasons where we’ve gotten leaks before the announcement (and sometimes even pairings) but I can’t remember it being such a free for all. I partly blame this new format of releasing some of the names in advanced.
I think it’s interesting that Carrie Ann basically ensures Artem doesn’t get anyone he can romance. Physically he’s got the nicest body of all the male pros so I don’t see why else producers wouldn’t give him an attractive ringer who would look nice paired beside him, besides the risk of his ex-girlfriend judge throwing a fit? I’ve also always wondered why the same fans who bitch about the Hough advantage of Julianne being a judge have never mentioned that technically Carrie-Ann would give the fam advantage for Artem at least. It doesn’t seem like they hate each other or ended badly? Anywho… Regarding shay, she is in fact in Atlanta as confirmed by her & her friends’ snapchats. I also figured it worth mentioning for those who don’t follow PLL that they still have 3 episodes to film for the season that take about a week each, minimum. I don’t see how it’s possible for her to do the show, as then she has Book tour dates starting in October. I also saw many people mention that PLL accommodated the schedules of Brant and janel to do DWTS but I don’t know if people realize that they were both minor characters compared to Shay’s, and never in every episode. Shay is as main character as you can get, in every episode & on screen at least half the time. Of course I may be wrong but unless she gets killed off, i don’t see it happening this season. I think her shoot the other day on her snapchat was probably for one of the many modeling projects she’s always involved in… She wasn’t even wearing ballroom shoes, don’t the stars always wear them for promo shoots? May I also add that I think keo & Chaka are a great fit! As much as I’d like to see him in troupe, I think he may actually get lucky this season. I’m truly angry if Sasha doesn’t get his chance to shine. He’s got a better personality than half the pros if you ask me. And I’m curious to see if the Fam will act all pissy now that sharna got someone with as much dance experience as Nick has? My guess is suddenly the dance experience factor won’t bother them the way it did when it involved Riker 😉
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I promise I’m not Shay obsessed but it just came across my news feed she’s in Atlanta filming a movie right now. She just got there today so might be difficult for her to do both.
I guess I’m in the minority that actually WANTS Bindi with Derek. I just feel like their dances would be super fun. I don’t know if she’s gonna be a good dancer or not, but she reminds me of Shawn Johnson and Derek created some of his best work with Shawn. If Bindi ends up having some natural dance ability, I feel like she and Derek could be amazing. Though I do understand why some people wouldn’t like this pairing to happen.
I also really am rooting for Bindi already and if she ends up with Val… Ugh. No please..
I think Chaka Khan might take Keo past the third week. Regardless of how well or how badly she dances. Think Keo lucked out here.
I am very into the whole Carlos VS Alexa. That’s gonna be fun! I also am gonna enjoy hearing the name “Carlos” (my name) next to Witney’s (who I adore). Hehehehe. I’m gonna pretend it’s me out there dancing. Lol
Also hoping the Andy Grammer speculation comes reality. Love that guy, and he and Peta (if she is her partner) would look awesome together.
So far I haven’t had to Google a single celebrity announced/rumored… that’s a first! I normally like it when I don’t know a lot of the cast but so far this is shaping up to be a VERY nice bunch of people. 😉
I’m wondering if there may be another sports figure cast this season besides Victor? I’m afraid most viewers won’t even know who Victor is until they watch his opening package.
You’re not alone, CC NY! I would be OVER THE MOON with joy if Derek were paired with Bindi! They would be a cute and fun couple and I believe they would go far with Derek as her teacher. I don’t know, I have my doubts about it, we’ll see.
I’m having trouble keeping up with the comments. Is it better to view the posts on the desktop version? Sorry, I know it’s totally off topic.
@Mandi If you are on mobile then it could get confusing. I would personally suggest the desktop site 😛
I think you might be surprised, Sandy, at how many people know who Victor is. Triple Crown is no joke – I don’t follow horse racing at all, know very little about it, but I knew immediately who Victor Espinoza was. And I’m looking forward to getting to know him a little during this season with Karina. His joy is beautiful and contagious, he reminds me a lot of Helio in that regard. Here’s hoping he doesn’t have two left feet 🙂
Thanks. I just realized that I could use the desktop version on my phone. Should’ve known that.
Bindi and Derek? I know it’s just a guess…but please no. I just can’t imagine these two dancing together. I had no problem with Bethany and Derek and she was only a year older than Bindi, but…I just can’t. On the other hand, I would love to see Sasha (can someone PLEASE make him a pro again?!?) and Bindi. I think that they would be awesome together!
So… Is it confirmed that Sasha is only in the troupe? Does that mean that Tony is back (please no!)?
I know that we haven’t seen the first episode yet, hell, we don’t even have all the names yet… But I think that Sharna and Nick are gonna be hard to beat. I also wouldn’t write off Carlos and Witney.
I wouldn’t be surprised if Andy IS on this season – didn’t Derek say in that GMA interview (the pro dancers reveal thing) that he knew of one person who was on this season? That could very well be Andy that he was talking about.
Apparently Kaitlyn Bristow is a dancer….but we’re not really sure about that because she was one of the few Bachelorettes who really didn’t have a “story”.
I wish people wouldn’t write off Victor.. Horse racing actually requires a lot of athleticism and drive. And in the south particularly he’s quite well known. I think Karina’s personality might bring out a fun side of Victor that may surprise everyone. On another, more random note… Anyone find it weird that both Derek and Val were at the Taylor Swift concert together last night, though neither tweeted about being there? Not that derek necessarily uses social media non-stop but Val sure does… I was thinking (and I could be TOTALLY wrong on this) that maybe they both have younger partners (hopefully Derek has Bindi since so many are so excited about her and I think he’d have a ton of fun choreographing great routines with her, as long as she can dance) and that perhaps they hung out with their partners last night? Again I’m probably totally wrong but i do think it’s strange they of all people saw a Taylor swift concert together…Val especially isn’t likely to go to something like that if there wasn’t something in it for him… like he clearly only tagged along to Riker’s concert in an attempt to grab votes from R5 fans because he couldn’t shut up about being there. Anyone have any ideas? (Again random and silly, I know!)
THEY DO have a formula for many of the pairings, Herbie – and you know what? Most of the time they get it right. YOU might not like who Emma gets to dance with but there is usually a reason for it. Like, she’s good at it.
These people are being PAID very well to teach celebrities to dance. Many of them, I think (including Emma), enjoy doing that and know that’s why they’re there. The BEST pros know what it’s about and get their celeb to enjoy the journey. So, despite her partners, you can count Emma among the best.
CC NY, those of us who went to MOVE got to see some really grown up, hot dancing from Derek. I think we got used to it. I don’t think it’s about Bindi as much as it might be about that.
Also regarding Kaitlyn Bristowe…she was a hip-hop teacher back home in Canada. There was an article somewhere when the Bachelorette first started. I feel like if she is in fact on the show the producers are likely to give her to Val like they did the bachelor to the last winner (although look how well that worked out for poor Witney…eek). I’m sure Val or the producers would both twist it and pretend like Kaitlyn’s never danced before but she’s generally not well-liked so her and Val would be perfect together… both lying sarcastic unintelligent pigs 😉
Sari, if they were with their partners, it would be out by now. I saw literally dozens of “OMG, Derek Hough is here” on my twitter last night. If they had young, well known partners, everyone would know. I also think, since most of the pros have been to that show that Taylor must have given them a whole bunch of comps seats and Derek and Val just happened to go last night. There were just too many pros (and other celebs) there every night.
Oh, I like her just fine, Sari – and really, that was OTT commentary from someone who doesn’t spend a lot of time here.
Paula Deen and Derek OMG no! Certainly TPTB wouldn’t do that? Thought they wanted to get the younger demographic excited and wouldn’t that mean the hot guys with young girls or at least girls their age? I guess being almost 30 puts me out of any demo they care about but yuck!
And PH-just realized what you said about Nina D. and running with that crowd. God that must be incredibly awkward for Derek, poor guy, just like when she’s visiting Julianne on the tour and stuff. Know I’d hate running into my ex boyfriends every time I turned around at some event with MY friends. I just find the whole thing weird and what about her? she just doesn’t care about how Derek might feel? Any way REALLY hope she’s not on DWTS, its bad enough she hangs around the show and dancers. I feel bad for Derek but also her fans are nuts, frighteningly nuts.
Shay is just been added to the cast of Mother’s Day starring Julia Roberts, Jennifer Aniston & Shay Mitchell. The show started shooting Aug 19th and due in theatre in just before Mother’s Day according to Variety.
I thought Nina and Derek were on great terms. Just because you date someone and break-up it doesn’t mean it’s not friendly or cordial.
I could be wrong – but that’s what I gathered, anyway.
Sorry, guess I should have softened that by saying “ND younger fans are unbalanced”, and that is JMO.
You’re right, Fig, Derek was promoting her new movie the other day and referring to her as his “amazing girl.”
#271 Yes I’ve seen that comment somewhere but I’m on “good terms” with my ex but that doesn’t mean I’d be happy about it if I ran into him with the crowd I usually run in, every couple of weeks. Again, it just seems strange to me and also other than being JH’s friend I never saw things about her being around any of the rest of them before this past few months sooo anyway, weird vibes
I’m sure Derek’s not awkward at all. Fairly sure he’s the one who did the breaking, just from how everything went down. He never seems awkward with her at all. On the contrary.
I don’t think Derek is awkward AT ALL. As usual he is always extremely deferring and polite. I was just saying I feel bad that he has to deal with it so often. If their relationship was just beginning and casual I guess it wouldn’t be as uncomfortable, but I got the impression it way pretty serious before he decided to end it.
Anyway my point is mostly I hope she’s not on the show for alot of reasons, that just being one.
And yeh, those of us who saw Derek on the MOVE tour got spoiled seeing all his hot charm on full display. The show should be capitalizing on that . They certainly have used him in alot of the promos. If they put him with someone too young or older, it kind of feels like “bait and switch”! lol
I am loving the cast so far and it’s only 4 people! Nick Carter is making me so happy and if he is with Sharna that’d be perfect because I love them both.
I was hoping for Alexa Vega but seeing as it’s her husband, I’m still happy. Looks like this is the effect of James.
Siggghhh I knw its fun to wait to find out who got who but now I am really getting anxious to knw the rest of the cast like for Allison, Val and of course Derek. I hope I don’t start harassing Court soon. Patience is the key 🙂 and I agree Derek spoiled us with his rumba with Hayley and earned it with the( ladies) want to see that raw magnetism more. Derek’s fault actually 🙂
I wonder how all the teen fans are gonna vote with Nick, Andy and Carlos all on the show. I think Nick will probably pull ahead of the other two as I can imagine him appealing to the older demographic as well.
@M8 – Oldster here. And my vote goes to Nick. My daughter was a huge fan, which led me to love BSB as well. I even have my own collection of BSB
music. Count me in!
The only other exciting thing that could happen this season would be that Emma is paired with a great partner. Fingerscrossed on that one.
Could the code word “hot” means Sofia Vergara’s BF? Maybe Allison’s partner? He and Twitch were on Magic Mike together. Random thought 🙂
Sofia’s movie that just came out with Reese Witherspoon was Hot Pursuit.
Oh man, it just fits that much more by the second.
“Purple” could it be an NFL Ravens football player?
Nice one Sandy! I had a feeling backstreet boys appeals to everyone, even I know who they all are. I don’t know who Big Time Rush is though and didn’t have a clue about Andy Grammar until this year.
My first thought was surely Sofia V was too big a get for DWTS. But Shay seems to be less likely by the hour and Sofia rumours are really growing! Wouldn’t be surprised if we’ve finally found Val’s partner! I still think Derek has Bindi, I know it could be rubbish but Sadie following Alexa and Bindi a few days ago online makes me think Bindi has Derek especially with Alexa being with Mark.
Wow, if the Sofia rumor has any legs, that would be at least four Latin celebs – amazing! Very cool to see.
I wonder if Paula would request Derek? I remember they did that cooking segment on Oprah years ago – or was it Ellen?
I’m anxiously awaiting your bolded confirmation of his partner!
Hey guys! OMG DO YOU KNOW WHO DEREK’S PARTNER IS OMG I’M FREAKING OUT WHO IS IT DO YOU KNOW IT BETTER NOT BE WHO I THINK IT IS I WILL JUST DIE WHO IS IT OMG OMG OMG OMG DO YOU KNOW????!#!#!$!%@
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Ahh there go…I think you’re right Court. You predicted Chaka Khan correctly 🙂
William Shatner has a love for the color *purple* he seems to always be talking about it. He even says on twitter purple is the new color black.
He even commented on twitter about all of these DWTS rumors… hmmmm. Asking if Tom Bergeron started them.
LOL…you just never know what minor comment is going to send a total nutbar over the edge. Then again, if you take The Bachelorette seriously you already have a screw loose. And they don’t get the inside jokes either.
Day = made. 😉
Nick wins, IMO, M8. He’s not got just a teen fanbase but one that falls into the DWTS demographic.
I’m thinking “Purple” could possibly be Nigel Farage – former leader of the UK Independence Party in Britain (their colors are purple and yellow). I’ve seen him on Fox News quite a few times and he seems to be quite well known and popular among the more conservative Republicans.
While the latest social media (Twitter Instagram) has Witney and Allison as the top 2 in getting most recent new followers TPTB need to keep the Val versus Derek contest alive. I can only assume that both will have partners that will keep them around for awhile. Rumors are spreading like wild fire but I am confident there will be a big reveal at GMA. Do you think it is just coincidence that Derek and Val’s partner has not be verified?
I would like to know the dates of Dereks Nov photo vacation and actual end of season 21.
Nigel Farage well known and popular!!! I nearly spat my drink out. Actually he’d probably feel right at home with Paula Deen on DWTS.
Look on ET Tonight it’s all revealed now, Paula Dean Andy Grammar and Chaka Khan are all official
This long, drawn-out reveal is exhausting for me, I can only imagine how crazy it is for you here at Pure – as always, everything you guys do is appreciated!
In the meantime, have lots of booze handy and hope that the full announcement gets here quickly!
I’m wanting to get drunk and open a vein, Fig, if that’s any indication.
I think I’ll go watch Big Brother, so that when yet another person tells me something that we’ve already posted I don’t delete AND ban them all at the same time. 🙂
With great power comes great responsibility!
I have my wine – cheers to you guys!
I stumbled on this site this past season accidentally, and I’m beyond thrilled I did. The work you guys do is amazing and so thankful for all the spoilers you’ve given so far. Looking forward to even more.
Thanks, Mods! 🙂
PH, hang in there! When the going gets tough, the tough *keep* going, with a bottle of the good stuff in one hand and a big bat in the other. 😛
Thanks, Aly.
I know very little of Bindi but I’m really not feeling her with Derek. Of course that’s only me, but I wish Bindi would go with Artem. He has had Lea and Patti, will look forward to him being partnered with someone young this time. But if Bindi were to be with Derek, hopefully she’ll surprise me like Beth did.
I guess it’s not going to happen, but I still want Bindi with Sasha.
Bad sign…go on google to find an approximate height for Hayes and it says “Height in 2015”. Jesus.
My first let down of the celebs. I hope he can dance for Emma sakWatson bc I don’t think the general public luv who don’t frequent vine know who he is.
According to google, his brother Nash is 6’0. Hayes next to him is only a couple inches shorter so he might be around.. 5’7-5’8?
But yeah… He just came out of nowhere and I’m struggling to figure out why they would even choose him if they wanted a Vine star over the more popular Viners. Like Zack King or Brittany Furlan, for example. On top of the fact that he is 15 years old and will be dancing with the hotness that is Emma Slater. Raged hormones much? Sigh.
First cast let down. Still think he might be an early exit regardless of how many fand he has. Although if maybe he can dance he might stick around till Week 5 or so. More than thay, I just don’t see it.
Hayes Grier? WHO? Even looking him up on google it takes a few scrolls to find out who he is. This is embarrassing a Vine star? Even lower than Bethany. The good thing is, if the Emma rumor is true, then congrats to Emma for not getting the token old guy….or Redfoo.
The Sofia Vergara thing can’t be true at all. It’s just too much. She might not be the biggest celebrity out there, but she’s big enough to never even become a rumor. However, if it is true, then hopefully she (of all people) will open the door for bigger celebrities to join. It’s not that embarrassing and it takes a lot of work, it’s not like she’s joining a Real Housewives franchise. I’ve always wanted to make a list of real big celebrities who you just know are dying to do DWTS but their agents, managers, studios won’t let them: Cameron Diaz, Reese Witherspoon, Kate Hudson, Gwyneth Paltrow, those women would kill and for some reason I imagine them watching every week desperately wanting to be there and their agents are standing by going NO! JUST NO!.
Hayes is the first person of the cast that I’ve had to google, and even after doing so I’m still slightly confused as to who he is. I’m obviously not up to date with popular vine people!
Purple can mean so many different things lol…. Prince (doubt it), Ravyn Simone, A Minnesota Viking player, Ravens player, Someone who was in Purple Rain (other than Prince), A Lakers player, or a Laker’s player’s wife 😉
Or….someone who was in “The Color Purple”.
@Lex – I know it’s a longshot but William Shatner is always talking about the color “purple” on his twitter. I doubt it’s him but I’m just putting it out there.
@Lex – But checking back most of those comments were older. So now I’m not so sure. 🙂
@Sandy – He was bantering back and forth with the Berge not long ago about “rumors flying” that he was doing the show.
Okay thanks! 🙂
after looking up some of his vines on youtube this Hayes seems pretty immature but I’m sure Emma will whip him into shape and hopefully this show will make him mature a lot more
Well this is an interesting start to this DWTS season. Will be interesting to see how it all shakes out.
Just wanted to give a shout out to all the MODS working on this and PDH site. How you keep your cool I don’t know.
Also reading all the twitter questions/comments-Yikes. You all have such a great sense of humor.
For me these sites are the ones I come to before going elsewhere.
Well done all!!!
We often don’t keep our cool, Sharon1 – you should see some of our emails. 😉
Whoever gets Paula Deen is going to have a happy stomach !
Well MP that could be true, or maybe she will have an unhappy stomach because the pro will change her eating habits as a part of keeping up her energy…lol
From what I understand, Paula has actually lost quite a bit of weight over the past few years and has improved her diet and quit smoking – she got diagnosed with diabetes a few years back and I think it was a bit of a wake-up call for her. And her son has a show on the Food Network called Not My Mama’s Cooking where he takes Paula’s recipes and makes them healthier. She may not be the deep-friend, butter-drenched southern belle she once was 🙂
But damn, does her fried chicken recipe ROCK.
Lynne, I’m with you. Most dancers are pretty careful about what they eat and battered, deep-fried food that’s off the scale in animal fat and calories isn’t on their approved menu.
LOL, Court, I was typing my comment same time you were typing yours. Guess she won’t be serving up battered and deep-fried catfish to her pro after all.
Yeah, not too crazy about that Vine star, Hayes. Just like a lot of you, I also had to Google him. In the beginning when I heard his name, I actually thought of Nash Grier and must’ve thought they were somehow related. I know Nash because my boyfriend is a fan of him on Vine.
I would’ve preferred a Youtube star like Michelle Phan or Ingrid Nelsen instead of Hayes. Social media is such a random place to “pull” a “star” from, but maybe it’s their way to catch the younger demographic’s attention. On Twitter, I can already tell a lot of the youngins are excited for Hayes being on the show.
Up until Hayes, I was super happy with the cast. I know all of them except for Victor, but that’s because I’m not a big sports person.
Excited to see the rest of the cast and who the remainder of the pros will be paired with.
Btw, all these cast reveals being done with the different networks is just a mess. DWTS might as well throw their hands up and just reveal everyone today. We already know 3/4 of the cast anyway, lol.
There is a tumblr page with bio of vine stars including Hayes age and height. 15 years old and says 5’6″ but I’m thinking he grew an inch or two since it was last updated
Paula looks like the type to bring some goodies with her to practice for everyone…..what I would give to work on the show this season lol 🙂 . Funny story: she was at a local store by me (stew Leonard’s…..highly recommend it) and I remember the line to see her was really long and my family was there just to go grocery shopping so we had to pass it and when I was on line for ice cream, she was leaving and my dad screams out “it’s the butter lady” she laughed and waved like a good sport though.
So now they are announcing cast from Disneyland today? I am so confused!! Dwts needs to get it together!
I’m sorry but you mean to tell me that they’re are still going to fly to new York to appear on GMA after the entire cast is already well known. I just think its ridiculous!
Well based on the new reveal that Kim Zolciak joined the cast, I really think Tony is the last male spot and he’ll be her partner. If we assume Paula gets Artem that it does look like Bindi has either Derek or Val and my bet is Derek. I see DWTS continues to perpetuate a Derek v. C-brother rivalry though but keeping their partners secret until the end.
Only way Val gets someone like Kim is if the producers try and make a point that he isn’t favored.
Holy typos in my last post…sorry about that.
Also just realized my count was off for the male pros. For some reason I thought Tony was the seventh spot that was unknown. So we still need two female celebs then.
Alexa and Carlos are confirmed – Alexa just retweeted a tweet!
Don’t know if this has been mentioned, and if I am repeating, I apologize in advance. But Kaitlyn Bristowe is NOT going to be on DWTS this season. It is reported that she will do it another season, if asked. I read this on E! news website.
LOL at Kim Zolciak this show is too much work for her. That woman has zero commitment to anything other than her family. She will be the token “meh I don’t like to be talked like that I’m not a kid” contestant on the packages and Tony always gets this contestant and that particular argument.
On the Kim post somebody mentioned she would be either with Derek or Val (as a rumor) and that would be highly unusual for this show. This has Tony written all over it. Not even Artem. The last time I saw a mismatch as big as Kim with Derek/Tony was the Kirstie/Maks pairing and that was clearly at Kirstie’s request.
This website is way too pro-Derek and the hatred towards Val is extremely annoying. That same person had the balls to say Kim would THRIVE (all caps) with Derek but be insufferable with Val. Seriously why? First of all Kim doesn’t thrive at anything, she quits pretty much evertyhing and loses interest fast, you’d know if you’ve ever watched her. So why Derek and not Val? Just another silly opportunity to take and unnecessary shot at Val and keep praising Derek.
Meant to say “a mismatch as big as Kim with Derek/Val”.
Also, I’m ready to see her wig fly off. Please let it happen.
If this website is “extremely annoying” to you why do you come read and comment?
You don’t like the site, BD, don’t let the door hit ya where the good lord split ya. And if you keep up with the criticizing of other people’s opinions instead of sticking to your own, you won’t be posting here any more.
Could one of the last spots be filled with another athlete of some sort? Does being a jockey fall into the sport category? Sorry but I’m not sure.
BD, do you go to a house party where you don’t know anyone and bad mouth the host and the other guests before you’ve even had a chance to meet them?
Open mouth; insert foot!
Mods, thank you so much for all the work you do here to keep us updated! We are so lucky! 🙂
I love it when we get visits from The Fam’s minions. It’s always so enlightening and educational.
Sandy, I’d say a jockey falls into the sports category. I consider them athletes. That said, I wouldn’t mind having another sports person on this season to balance out the reality celebs and artists.
@Sandy I’m usually not all that of a fan of Football players but even I hope we get one this season.
Being a jockey pretty much makes Victor the athlete of the season if there’s no others. After all horseback riding is a sport 😛
I still wish they could get a Baseball player or even a male soccer player on the show. Blah..
And also, Carlos and Alexa are too stinking cute.
As did we read it on E!, Darlene.
At least this one can spell. 😉
I’m very curious to see how this couple handles competing against each other and how they relate to their pro partners. They’re young and recently married, “stinking cute” and apparently love to post selfies of themselves doing cute couple things. That’s all well and good, very romantic…but they won’t be dancing together, and if they want to stay in the game they need to develop develop dance chemistry with their pro partners. However, if they appear to be getting too chemical with their pro partners, they could start raising eyebrows and losing votes. DWTS viewers are pretty stupid when it comes to recognizing the difference between genuine dance chemistry, showmancing, and real-life relationships.
Ummm, in my previous comment, by “this couple” I mean the PenaVegas. Pretty obvious, but just in case, I thought I ought to clarify.
Okay, can spell but has reading comprehension problems.
We don’t talk about other people’s opinions – unless it’s a moderator telling you to quit being an ass.
#BD… It’s not hatred for Val. His attitude is just too cocky for some. Just like how Derek is considered favorited in some groups or how Tony is seen as a lackluster choreographer. Some people don’t like certain pros for different reasons, but to label it hatred is a bit much. Unless a pro did something completely out of line like physically attacking their celebrity or rig the votes (if they had such connections) then maybe it’s possible to actually hate a pro. But to hate a pro because their personality doesn’t appeal to you is shallow.
I’ll be interested to see if TPTB give Val another ringer as in the past what, 5 or 6 seasons? Since he’s a huge part of their tour now..lol. What bothers me with Val is that I had high hopes of him NOT being Maks 2.0 and that’s what he’s become, but worse in a way. Given ringer after ringer, in order to ‘win’ the coveted MBT. Mission accomplished last season! Still talking smack…people are like oh Val & Derek are good friends, they went to the T-swizzle concert the other night. So?? Derek is savvy enough to know NOT to alienate people by smack-talk. Val has yet to learn that lesson…nor has The Fam. and that is what bothers me about all of them, pretty much.
Val is an amazing dancer and had the potential to be a phenomenal choreographer…but he’s resting on his laurels, so to speak. He gave me the ick factor when he put on that HUGE showmance during All-Stars season with Kelly Monaco. ICK! Derek has never had to resort to that in order to gain votes.
Weirdest thing. Idk why I was posted as a Carla, but I digress. I just as much dislike when someone is bashing a pro, true they might not all be at the same caliber, but it’s no excuse for hating another. We should just enjoy all the pros for who they are. I enjoy every pro that’s been showcased with the exception of Allison. I like her better as a jazz dancer than a ballroom dancer, but I think a majority could agree with that statement.
Kelly, honest question: since Nicole, aren’t her, Jennifer, Shawn (all star season sure, but he could’ve gotten somebody not as good), Amber, Amy, Nastia all ringers for Derek too? Even Ricki Lake. Maria and Bethany might be his only non-ringers, and Kellie could’ve been a ringer we didn’t know about, since we were blinded by her (on purpose) dumb blonde personality. So it was all sort of surprising.
They all get ringers. Mark gets his ringers but he ruins them, Val gets his ringers but they’re never that popular (even Elizabeth didn’t work out) until Rumer had a great combo plus the producers pimping him throughout. But if Derek isn’t the ultimate ringer magnet + pimped pro, I don’t know who is. (This one will get me banned for sure).
I used to like Val. I really enjoyed his partnership with Zendaya despite the pimpage. However, the last few seasons he’s gotten too smug, too entitled and too thin skinned. His choreography has taken a back seat to showmances and subtle and not so subtle producer “help”.
Confidence speaks softly, arrogance hits you over the head with an anvil.
I’d actually like to see Val with Paula Deen. Let’s see what he can do with an older, non ringer with a tarnished public image.
@BD… You really think AMY PURDY -the girl with NO LEGS was a ”ringer”? REALLY?
BD, I agree with you that Derek, Val and Mark get the better partners or at least not the worst and in my opinion Val and Mark were actually partnered with the most ringers over the years. I don’t think that Amber, Amy & Ricki are ringers at all.
I’m curious to see how well Hayes Grier will do. Many people here seem to be upset about him being casted and paired with Emma, but I think Emma will have the chance to create much better dances with him than with the older guys she had. I mean Hayes is not physically limited like Billy Dee and who knows maybe he is athletic?
And I agree with Heidi that Emma is probably happy that she gets to be a pro on the show, even when she doesn’t get the best partners. And I’m glad to hear that the producers value her and Lindsay more than Jenna lol.
I’ve seen people saying they’re glad Sharna finally gets a shot at the MBT with Nick Carter, but she already had Charlie, so she had a huge ringer already…I would rather see Nick with Karina or Emma, but I’m ok with Sharna getting him 😉
* I don’t think that Jennifer, Amber, Amy & Ricki are ringers at all.
@Nick – Spare me the “we should all just enjoy the pros for who they are” bullshit. This is a blog; by definition, it is a work of OPINION, not a work of hugs, kisses, puppies, and rainbows. If I don’t like a pro, I’m gonna say it – not gonna bite my tongue because some of you are hypersensitive and label anything that isn’t lovey-dovey-happy-positive as “hate”. It’s immature and ignorant.
@BD – I ain’t gonna ban you for labeling Derek as the “ringer magnet/pimped pro” – but you are going on comment moderation due to the fact that you continue to attack other posters, rather than sticking to your own opinions. You love Val. Great. Awesome. Share. But what you DON’T get to do is waltz in, act like an asshat, and start criticizing the opinions of others. The day you are paying the bills for our server is the day you can do that, boo boo.
@Nick – Spare me the “we should all just enjoy the pros for who they are” bullshit. This is a blog; by definition, it is a work of OPINION, not a work of hugs, kisses, puppies, and rainbows. If I don’t like a pro, I’m gonna say it – not gonna bite my tongue because some of you are hypersensitive and label anything that isn’t lovey-dovey-happy-positive as “hate”. It’s immature and ignorant.
@BD – I ain’t gonna ban you for labeling Derek as the “ringer magnet/pimped pro” – but you are going on comment moderation due to the fact that you continue to attack other posters, rather than sticking to your own opinions. You love Val. Great. Awesome. Share. But what you DON’T get to do is waltz in, act like an asshat, and start criticizing the opinions of others. The day you are paying the bills for our server is the day you can do that, boo boo.
Guys, please ignore BD – clear troll looking to get a rise out of everyone. Court the bouncer has put him in timeout; if he decides not to be a jerk, we might let him back to play with us. Party on, kids. 🙂
Sure they all get ringers. But Val has had a ringer for every partner except ONE. The best average of any pro. If you think that Derek is the ultimate ringer magnet and pimped you’re totally delusional – but we’ve come to expect that from Val fans. Derek won with Brooke Burke and Kellie Pickler – not ringers. He also won with Amber Riley – a plus sized woman. He won with a woman with screws in her neck. He got to second place with a woman with no feet. Amy a ringer – you don’t understand the definition, clearly. And Val has to be pimped to win with a ringer after having all previous ringer except for Elizabetta. No logical person can look at the two men’s partners and claim that Derek has had it better. But then, you are a Val fan, so there you go. This argument is so old and tired and it never fails to make the person making it look stupid. Congrats.
Like I’ve said numerous times, you don’t get banned for having stupid, ill thought out opinions – you get banned for talking about the site and the other posters. Saying things about getting banned is one way to go for sure.
Chaka confirmed
In what universe was Jennifer not a ringer? Not that I think Derek always gets them (not at all!), but this particular one studied dance and had dance experience, her father is friggen JOEL GREY (if we’re going to talk family connections to dance/arts), was in amazing shape, and part of the key demo from a beloved dance film. She did have physical limitations because of her neck and she was 51 or something, and Derek showcased her in the best possible light – but she’s up there in ringer-dom for me and was the one to beat from the start.
That being said, I can’t reiterate enough that Derek does his best with ringers and non-ringers alike, so they all do well and the lines between them can seem blurry because of this.
Don’t lecture, Nick. Not your business. As for the posting as Carla – thanks for letting me know. We’ve been having this issue from time to time with the site.
Nina, you don’t like it, leave. We hear the same stupid shit season after season – you’d get sick of it too. We have few rules here – one of which is don’t discuss how we run this site and don’t discuss other posters opinions. We tell people these are the rules and then continue to break them and don’t understand why we delete you. Well, too bad.
Er, who said Jennifer wasn’t a ringer??
ETA: Never mind, I see her lumped in with actual non-ringers. She’s a ringer, but considering she had to have surgery after she danced, I wouldn’t call her an experience ringer for sure. The screws in the neck and her age kinda negate any past experience she had. However, she was a ringer from a fanbase standpoint. She was Jennifer freakin’ Dirty Dancing Grey!! That’s like Donny Osmond level ringer.
But Derek has actually had far less ringers than he’s had non-ringers and still has only finished 6th once, 5th once – every other time was 4th or better.
Yeah if it helps solve the problem it also gave me a random email address to post with, and yes Court we can all have our opinions, but we should just be happy these professionals are on the show period. They all make us happy and entertained (whether their well appreciated or not), even with a hidden agenda a la the past few seasons. I wouldn’t really want to participate as a pro if I knew someone else was being pimped more than the competiton was actually being played out naturally. Its different perspectives Court, I’m sorry if I offended anyone, but we should be enjoying the show and the pros as they are. Also thanks Heidi, I was very taken aback by Courtney’s reply, and I hope I didn’t cause to much trouble.
Heidi, I understand what you’re saying. No, I haven’t had to repeat myself ad nauseam to commenters who can’t read rules. I was originally intending to post a comment solely related to the topic in hand, but felt I wanted to say something after some responses to seemingly innocuous posts. Indeed, it wasn’t my place to do so, and I’m sure you have your job cut out for you dealing with troublemakers in comments.
Thanks for your swift response, and I hope you’ll enjoy the upcoming season as much as I’m sure I will.
If anyone wants to see “hatred” go on to ABC DWTS forum. Yes, the formal site for dancing abc. I was pretty much neutral on my views on all the pros. But thanks to that site (and others) who keep nitpicking Derek on every level, I realized how talented and a classy person Derek is. I also liked Zendaya and Val but I was turned off by Val’s (and his Fam bam) attitude when Kellie won. I didn’t blame Zendaya for it because she was a teenager. Val was the one who needed to be the bigger person but instead he threw shades after shades toward the winner. The thing is Derek could easily do the same thing with Bethany and the Motavators. He could’ve provoked Beth’s followers to act “crazy” but instead he and Bethany was calm mannered, making the Motavators amongst the most mild teenager followers. He and Bethany didn’t even asked her followers to vote for them on twitter or IG. Val, on the other hand, asked the “PLL army” (as he called them) persistently when he was with Janel. Loud doesn’t mean you are better than others. I don’t deny Val as a good dancer but I think he often acts childish. Derek, by no means, a god. He’s human and no humans are perfect. But he proved overtime that he has class and doesn’t bother or affected by other’s success. Sorry mods for the long comments 🙂
Chaka Khan was just confirmed by the DWTS Twitter account
Nick, what you and Nina both have to understand is that this site gets hammered at this time of year with people making the same arguments we’ve heard 500 times (and they would to if they would read the site for a long while before jumping in), complaining about the same things, trying to cause trouble, telling us things that they would know we already knew if they would do us the courtesy of reading the posts…the list goes one. We have a very low tolerance right now for lectures, complaints, rude people who don’t read the articles and any other “stuff” from people who’s names we don’t immediately recognize. The “we should all just be happy” train of thought is one that is going to piss us off every time because it sounds like you’re trying to shut down a discussion – and it’s not your business to do that.
Speaking of the site getting hammered – we’re not sure of the cause of the issue of you posting as someone else. We’ve had this off and on for about a month now. John’s still trying to figure it out. We’ve had huge traffic, it could be that. I appreciate the info. If anyone else experiences the same issue I hope they will contact us.
I missed the announcement on entertainment tonight but have a question: were they there or did they just show their pictures or something?
“They” as in Derek and Bindi?? They were photographed outside the rehearsal space at the same time.
I’d actually go as far as to say that Elisabetta was a ringer as well – she was a former showgirl, an occupation that involves dance.
Oh ok I thought they were going to announce more celebs lol. I tend to avoid that show but had a reminder in my phone but it was set to am by accident. Glad I didn’t miss anything though 🙂
I don’t think we knew that about Elisabetta at the time, Steve. And really, the only reason we talk about ringers (we actually like ringers) is because people who don’t know the definition of a ringer come in here and change the definition to suit their needs and like to claim that Derek has had all ringers while Val has had few or none. Its called hypocrisy. And people who continue to beat this overly dead horse while STILL talking about how the site is run look like trolls and get deleted. Looking at you BD. You don’t get to change the definition of any word you want just to suit your purposes. AND YES, we absolutely do expect new posters to read the site for a long time to get familiar with it before they wade in and start slinging shit. It’s called “netiquette” – look it up. You don’t define troll and you don’t define ringer. Both have actual definitions either in internet lexicon or in DWTS lexicon.
Now, if we continue down this ringer road which is a seriously old and over topic – when used in regard to Derek and Val and other pros past partners – I’m just going to start deleting people. We’ve had this discussion 5000 times. I suggest you newbies read this – https://www.puredwts.com/2014/09/14/dancing-with-the-stars-season-19-what-do-you-mean-im-a-ringer-update/#more-43643 And NO, this is not an invitation to have that discussion over again. If you want to use our criteria to discuss current contestants (I fully expect to hear the ridiculous “Bindi is a ringer!!” any time now), be my guest. But we are NOT rehashing this subject that we’ve been discussing for 7 years now. NOT my fault if you are new here, it’s yours.
I hate to ask this question, but I seriously don’t know, what is a “vine star”?
Don’t want to look stupid, but I have never heard the term.
I may be the only one who considers Elisabetta one of Val’s ringers…thin, pretty, actress, a showgirl in Italy. I know she didn’t shine on the show with her zero personality & deer in headlights look but I partly blame Val for his typical cheesy choreo – he was too focused on his own guido persona than to help bring out hers. I think this was also the issue with Danica, who would’ve gone further with anyone else. The one I consider his none-ringer was Sherri due to her size (sorry, don’t hate me) and even then I still say she had an advantage being an actress…emoting plays a huge part in how these dances play out and anyone who’s had 8 is at an advantage – especially when ALL but 1 are thin, in shape, & have 2 WORKING legs. Val’s fans are just delusional & blinded by his frequent nudity & tweets about how wonderful he thinks he is. Sad for him because he has potential but he needs to find himself & grow up. Personally the only time I found him enjoyable was S19 with Janel, I know many disagree but I thought she brought out a more mature attractive side to him and his choreo… Sad to see his true user colors come out now that he treats her like shit but then again he only maintains contact with partners who can do something for him famewise aka poor Zendaya. Another example of why I never have and never will vote for him, regardless of his partner. Also don’t remember Derek ever lying about his partners’ lack of dance experience… Sorry Rumer, everyone knows you were a dancer for years – the only ones in denial are the minions.
Theory:
Apparently Val has yet to rehearse with his partner (according to him). Bindi and Derek were both seen at the rehearsal studio. So is it safe to say that Val didn’t get Bindi? That leaves Bindi with either Derek or some other pro, say, Tony or Artem (doubtful). This also leaves Val with MAYBE Paula Deen, Kim Zolciak or, if the rumors are indeed true, Shay Mitchell (and I’m starting to feel a bit iffy about that rumor but who knows).
If I’m way off or if I’m missing something with my theory, my apologies in advanced. Hahaha.
@PJ Well Vine is this app where people make 6-second videos. Many of these videos are done for the purpose of comedy and such. So a lot of these people have become so famous for doing these “funny” 6-second videos that have now become “Vine Stars”. Of course there are the other “viners” that use it for better purposes such as to show off their musical skills and their “technology” skills (for example: Zack King).
Most of the “comedians” such as Hayes Grier pretty much gained their fame for making these silly 6-second videos and being “pretty boys” that 12 years old now idolize. *shrug*
PJ, according to wiki:
Vine is a short-form video sharing service where users can share six second-long looping video clips. The service was founded in June 2012, and American microblogging website Twitter acquired it in October 2012, just before its official launch.
CC NY (#378) that was excellent description. From now on I’m definitely leaving definitions to you! 😀
We call Sherri a ringer because she was taking lessons at DWM well before her season started.
Now, again, past ringer topic over. As for the rest of it about how Val treats his partners – I don’t have an opinion because I don’t actually pay attention to him and his partners once the season is over.
I will agree on something else – Val has/had tons of potential. But he seems intent on squandering it to go the showmance route. This past season with Rumer he just seemed to lack the creativity to go outside the Maks box. A real shame, because his AT with Meryl was a thing of beauty. Perhaps that was it.
Thanks guys, def feeling out of the loop, and showing my age a bit. I guess I am not as “cool” as I thought I was. lol Back to the drawing board.
I’m fairly new here but I’ve read fairly extensively through this site (including all 4 “what do you mean I’m a ringer” posts) and I’m wondering what level of ringer you would put Nastia as. I absolutely do not think that Derek gets all ringers (I agree with your assessments in the ringer posts). I’m only asking about her since she came after the most recent update to the discussion. Feel free to delete this if you don’t want to talk about it any more.
Karen,
Val actually keeps in contact with most of his partners. Hung out with Sherri when he was last in NY, recently choreographed something for elizabeth,kelly just last month said Val was a great guy & she still keeps in touch with him, is basically Zs big brother,rumer, etc..
Just because u are disappointed he & janel had a falling out doesn’t mean he doesn’t keep in contact with the rest
Sonic, I go back and forth on Nastia. You can’t call someone a ringer just because they end up being a good dancer. Like, would you call Shawn AND Ali ringers? Ali wasn’t that good and Shawn (moreso with Derek) was great – both gymnasts. Shawn was a ringer the first time because she as fresh off the Olympics – huge fanbase. But I don’t think she had serious dance training, like say, Evan Lysacek did. Or Meryl Davis. Nastia’s family said she never danced. She wasn’t fresh off the Olympics, so her fan base wasn’t as rabid. We don’t count dance lessons as a child – if we did, every female ever to do the show would qualify as a ringer.
So, I don’t really know about Nastia. The problem with gymnasts is that they have way more bad habits and issues to overcome than any other kind of ringer. So, does it balance out?? I tend to think it does. I don’t much care, really. It’s not like they set out to get Derek a ringer anyway. That was his second choice partner for that season when his original partner (a GMA anchor) chickened out at the last minute. So it’s kind of irrelevant.
Fair enough. Thanks for answering my question. I’d been curious about your take on her ever since I found the ringer posts a couple of weeks ago.
PH, (#382) I give you credit for paying attention to Val and his partners *during* the season. Guess as a blogger you’re somewhat obligated. Moi, not so much. Pretty much as soon as I see TPTB have given him the pick of the litter again, I know it will be a rerun of the previous season and largely tune out.
@princessheidi I apologize for adding to the ringer convo and thank you much for clarifying! 🙂
@eliza my point exactly…he treats his partners well if they can get him jobs. This isn’t coming from a place where I’m disappointed about him & Janel, because he also pays Danica dust. I don’t think highly of someone who was handed a MBT and announces that you wouldn’t want to have won with anyone but _____. Totally disrespectful to all the other partners who worked their asses off and tried to get him a MBT as well. Not their fault the TPTB chose otherwise or his choreo wasn’t good enough. Whereas Derek and Mark have never made such comments. Either way, we’ll all have our opinions and that’s fine.
Side note: is it possible Val really hasn’t met his partner yet or is he hyping fans up for a dramatic reveal? Seems derek and Bindi are most certainly together and I think they’ll make a great pair!
I think I would like Val more if he didn’t like himself quite so much and shove it down our throats how great he is. I like the pro’s who are a bit more humble and are excited when the fans are excited. To me Val is like a used car salesman..always trying to sell us something that isn’t what it appears to be.
What jobs are sherri, elizabeth,kelly,etc getting val and how is he paying Danica ‘dust’?
You know what nevermind…agree to disagree
Is Tony definitely in, and is there a 7th male pro?
If Bindi has Derek, I’ll be quite pleased. Just thinking of most memorable year week, which will most likely be about her dad, and Derek’s sensitivity and ability to capture raw emotion through dance…I can imagine one heck of a weepy uplifting beautiful performance. Yes, do want please. Derek would find her very inspiring. They’d be really cute.
No, Tony is not definitely in.
I see Val complaining about not knowing who is celeb is or even if has one. Then goes on to say others are practicing and he’s not. Is it possible we could have a Val free season. I know you said he’s “in” but a girl can dream right? lol
I think Nina Dobrev would be really good with anyone if she were on this season – can’t decide though if I’d rather see her with Artem, Keo, Tony, Mark, or Val lol
Seriously Lynne 395. He is whining up a storm on twitter and his fans are stroking his ego.
Nothing would make me happier than to see a C bro free season but it will never happen.
I just hope he gets Kim Z but it will probably be Tony.
Hope Derek gets Bindi (since Sasha won’t be 🙁 )…..unless there is someone even better for him we don’t know about yet!
*singing* “The hills are aliiiiiiive…with the sound of buttttttthurrrrrrtttt….” 😀
Was Val honestly trying to play the victim over showmance stuff on twitter last night? Wow is he insecure.
Val is unbearable on twitter these days. God I knw I would take Maks anyday instead of him. Tweeting rt any one who says his whip was good.. ..nd hw sexy. Now we all how tats going in terms of views. I am blocked by him yet I keep seeing his tweets tats the worst part :-(.
Yesterday was fun tou few ppl were really onto him for his showmancing every season and he was saying he hates its BS and ppl calling him out on it. I mean he was literally arguing with one dude lol.
Also, acc to him he is not worried abt not rehearsing coz she is going to be good …. I dnt belive i am saying this can we have maks back instead. i really feel maks was a teddybear compared to him now. Something is worng with me lol
Why is Val such a cry baby? You can blame the producers all you want, but booboo, they can’t play up what you don’t give them. Like, sorry your last showmance blew up in your face, but maybe trying learning from your mistakes rather than crying on social media. ?
Hell, I have VAL blocked (got tired of his minions tagging me in tweets where they “tattled” on me to Val) and somehow, I’m still seeing his tweets in my timeline from people RT’ing him. He’s like a bad rash that just won’t go the f*ck away.
Yeah I am 99% sure they are giving him someone good again so it won’t be a big deal he could be the last one to start rehearsing….ugh
My only solace to this is that I already think Nick & Sharna are going to be hard to beat….combo of looks, dance ability, fanbase in the right demo and a good choreographer…..watch out Val.
The definitely are holding out on announcing/leaking etc Val and Derek’s partners for a reason…gotta keep the ‘rivalry’ alive people!
@EPMusic – Or perhaps Val’s partner backed out in the 11th hour and now they’re not sure they’re going to have a partner for him at all. Stranger things have happened….
Val must think he’s the real life equivalent of the Dos Equis guy, aka “The Most Fascinating Man In The World”. Stay delusional my friend.
@court — Oh how much i wish tat be the case and the new partner has no dance experience at all.
Also, I wish few Derek fans would stop worrying about Bindi’s fan base just based on twitter (if she is his partner) She has Derek tat will make up for everything.
Oh Courtney from your lips to God’s ears….please let that be the case!
PH #386) Totally agree defining a ringer is difficult. I think celebs who have something involving musicality in their past are usually the ones who have an advantage. To me that was the diff btwn Shaun and Ali. Shaun had musicality and athleticism. Ali had no musicality at all it seemed.
Court #404) Sounds like more of a possibility each day, but others point out that Shay is elsewhere for a few more days so she is still an option.
Wonder what drama will be on todays sm?
Courtney 404 – One can dream….
With the way the producers seem to love to push Val though, if this actually happened, do you think at last resort they would have him replace Tony (if there are 13 couples and Tony was going to be that 13th pro)? I find it hard to believe if they couldn’t find a replacement celeb for Val they would have him sit out over Tony.
I’ve said it a million times, but I’ll say it again: For all of his many faults, at least Maks made me laugh – sometimes intentionally, often unintentionally. There’s an insecurity beneath all that ginormous ego that at least made him interesting to watch. I just find Val insufferable and privileged.
I think Val is martyring himself so he can get stroked by his mindless fans. Maks used to do that (to a much lesser degree) but then he grew up.
God, I wish we had Maks over Val. I can’t believe I would ever wish that, but there it is.
Oh Courtney, if only, can you imagine the reaction of Val’s fans if that were the case?
LOL Fig — we were posting at the same time. Maks could be funny. He also had a negative side, but it was from insecurity as you said. Val is the baby brother and he acts like the youngest child. Had everything handed to him, always doted on, arrogant and insufferable (great, appropriate word).
Plus, Maks is much better looking. 😉 Not my type, but him over Val any. day.
Court (#404), Oh boy, if that was the case, I bet TPTB are scrambling like crazy to develop a workaround because they absolutely must have last season’s champ and their tour star on this season, preferably with a good enough partner to keep him in for a while.
Court or PH, I’m curious, do you have a ballpark idea of how often celebs chicken out at the last minute?
Hayes unfollowed Emma and followed Sharna, I know you guys say not to read into twitter follows. But I was wondering is this DWTS way of trying to throw people off and to create more buzz?
Totally agree on everything, PH – especially the looks part, although Maks is definitely more my type than anyone else on the show right now (Tristan and Jonathan were my wheelhouse) except for Keo. I don’t find Val attractive at all, although I admit there was one dance he was in last season (can’t remember which) that I thought – this is the best he’s ever looked. But that was fleeting.
But yeah, Maks had charm and a goofiness that mister takes-himself-too-damn-serious never has. Plus Maks was very popular, and it happened because people liked him – women, obviously – but I know of guys that watch it and thought he was hysterical.It wasn’t until Maksyl that any of the Maks stuff felt forced. But we’ve been hit over the head with Val- VAL – VAAAAL and it’s just not the same.
Maybe if his partner did back out, they can find him someone unexpected to challenge him and make this season a little more fun for him, cause that’s something I never see out of that guy.
Amen Fig and PH! I’ve been feeling the same way. Of the two C-bros, Maks is far less objectionable, and I completely agree with you, PH, he’s much better looking. There was a time many seasons ago that I actually liked Maks and wanted him to win an MBT. That time came and went, but still… Let this be a lesson to me, another case of “be careful what you ask for”. I wanted Maks gone, and now I’d take him back if it meant we could be rid of his insufferable little brother.
PH Don’t you think these pics of Derek and Bindi and her Mom are way too obvious? TPTB prolly have such bruised egos from you guys always scooping them, they are trying to really throw everyone off? I think they are maybe trying to do that plus I am really hoping they come up with someone for Derek that he can really show all his capabilities with, after all, he’s the reason a huge amount of women watch the show. We want to see him be Hot, romantic and fun and since they use him for ratings wouldn’t they give him that?
Fig, I don’t think Val is capable of approaching a DWTS season as “fun”. I’m not sure he even desires that. DWTS is “work”, it’s a “competition” in that at the end of the season someone is given a trophy and called the winners. So he has to come out ahead of everyone else on the show because, I think, for him not “winning” is “failing”, and he can’t accept that. He’s got an all-or-nothing, black-or-white perspective on life which is a recipe for discontent and unhappiness.
I agree guys. I never EVER thought I would say this, but I would take Maks back over the Val of now any day. Maks did at least have a sense of humor and was more bark then bite. Val’s ego and attitude are insufferable these days as well as the way he acts about the mirrorball trophy.
Again, still liking the idea of a C bro free season though. I think they will do anything to prevent that from happening though
Even when Maks said he was “sex on a stick”, he said with a sort of knowing grin. He knew it was a ridiculous thing to say and was having fun with it.
If Val said it, he would actually believe it as the gospel truth. And if we don’t agree with him than we are ” haters”.
I’ve always found Maks much better looking and more charismatic than Val. If I could be a bit of an armchair therapist, I think Val was way too babied and told he was the most special snowflake ever by his parents. The result being that any criticism or disagreement with his ways is met with pissy immaturity.
So, thus far, is it just me or does it seem like the producers are struggling to get a cast this season? Not sure if it’s always like this, but I’m getting the impression that they are having a hard time filling the holes in.
Maks’ popularity came about the same way as Derek’s did – organically. It just happened because both have special/interesting/intriguing qualities.
Val has been shoved down our throats for quite a while now. Nothing organic about it. And it shows, really. Interestingly, I think he had more potential than Maks to be a good choreographer, but he’s following in Maks’ footsteps instead.
They might be too obvious. But Bindi is apparently parked behind Derek’s car – and that’s how they do it at the studio. Who knows?
You know the thing that makes me sad about Val turning so many of us against him is that he really is a talented musician too. The violin is a beautiful instrument and I think I heard him play last year and he is really good. But insufferable he sure is. Goodness!
Eww I wanted derek to be sexy derek with his partner 🙁 oh well. I’m actually not that excited for this season’s castings so far. 🙁 I have never heard of chakha kahn before, nick carter was way past popularity by the time I was in grammar school, and hayes has never come across my radar either. I was around the age of spy kids when it came out, but I was annoyed by alexa vega lol same with big time rush, although I think alexa is beautiful and her husband seems sweet.
I would LOVE for someone from modern family to come on the show! Not really sofia vergara, although I really like her. I would actually prefer another cast member to go on the show, I would LOVE that.
Completely agree PH 423.
Just want to know the pairings already so we can move on to the show!
Well it seems that Kristyn and her source are confirming Derek/Bindi and Emma/Hayes as pairs.
DWTS360 account “confirmed” Derek and Bindi are partners… any way to know if this actually true?
Well, like I said, Bindi is parked behind Derek, so that’s usually a sign. Emma/Hayes we confirmed yesterday, I believe. Or earlier. I don’t keep track. 🙂
Someone told me that Louis was a possibility – can’t remember who. But it grosses me out. So whiney.
I’m very surprised the show would let them be seen outside the studios together before the pairings are announced. I am also surprised that at least 3 pros still don’t know who their partners are when we have less than 3 weeks till the show premiers… or maybe I’m not considering this shows’ usually a mess LOL.
Louis could be a possibility. DWTS360 says there are 7 male pros this season.
Maybe a celebrity asked for Louis… I know it sounds impossible.
Louis, PH! Why would the show take Louis over Sasha?? 🙁
Sandy, I think we posted at the same time. Who would ask for Louis???
I don’t know. What other reason would it be?
Amanda, I can’t believe they would allow it to happen either. With Derek being the top pro and Bindi being internationally adored, I don’t understand why they played up some lesser-known partnerships over this one. Well anyway, I am ECSTATIC that Bindi has the BEST dancer, choreographer, and all-around good guy, Derek Hough, as her partner!! Whooohoooo!!
Kenya, it surprised because the show has done a pretty good job of hiding the pairings before the show stars when they’re at the studios in the past seasons.
I’m interested to see how Bindi does. I know she is one of the more popular celebrities on this season but she isn’t an athlete or entertainer with previous dance experience. Heck I’m not even not even sure she knows how to walk properly in heels lol. I’m sure Derek will train her well though. 🙂
If you are new here I will tell you my experience. I used to go from site to site to look at rumors. Once I found this site, I don’t do it anymore because the best and most factual information is always here. Just my opinion.
I keep hoping they will give Bindi to Sasha and have someone else great in store for Derek. A girl can dream (on both counts!)
I know, right! Amanda, they really did a lousy job on revealing the celebrities this season. It could have been done so much better and with much more fanfare. And considering, it’s one of their best seasons ever, you would think they would have been especially careful. I’m excited to see how Bindi does on the dance floor too. I enjoy having ringers on the show, but I really love to see those with no dance experience blowing everybody away… Kellie Pickler and Sadie Robertson are examples. There’s no one who can teach someone how to dance like Derek, NO ONE. I expect good things from them and I have a feeling we’ll see tears from Bindi’s mom, Terri, I sure wish Bindi’s dad, Steve, could be there.
Kenya this seems like the first season in a long time where there are no real ringers (yet). I think Nick Carter may have a little bit of dance experience but not much. I like the idea of having all celebrities with little or no dance experience but I must admit it might mean a rather boring season dance wise. I guess we’ll wait and see 🙂
Lynne (#438), I’m like you and don’t believe any other source. When Pure posts it in bold, then it’s confirmed for me and I roll with it. Until then, it’s background noise. That said, I take heart when I hear Bindi’s been seen parking behind Derek.
Meggie (#439) Considering the other possibility on the board that Derek could get saddled with Kim, the (Un)Real Housewife, I’m done hoping for a “better” partner for Derek; it’s “Bindi or Bust” for me. Of course I’d still love to get Sasha on as a teaching pro, but at this point I’m over wishing for that. If it happens, I’ll gratefully take it for the lovely miracle it is.
Kenya (#440), All the celebrities’ parents have tears in their eyes when they see their precious children stepping out of their comfort zone to dance. It’s only natural. So of course Bindi’s mom is going to tear-up at some point.
I sincerely hope the show doesn’t give Bindi the “poor sweet child who lost her daddy and is bravely struggling through her life” tear-jerker storyline. I don’t know the young woman, but I’m sure there’s a whole lot more to her than that.
Louis…………well that stinks. No secret that I really dislike him so whoever would request him better be worth it.
Thinking with Louis coming up as a rumored professional partner, and I know I brought this up last season but could they possibly be having a same sex couple? Not sure the show is ready for that yet, but it did make me wonder if that could be a reason for Louis to want to come back to the show.
Cidra, I’m with you on Kim (and Derek), although I’m sure the dancing would be hot all right! I am just hoping that there is another interesting celeb who hasn’t been identified yet who might dance with the Hough Man. That’s not to take anything away from Bindi. If she and Derek are really together, then great. I’m sure she’s sweet, and as others have said, Derek will make her shine and give her a wonderful experience. I’m just so hoping that Sasha will be a 7th pro and Bindi is the right height for him.
@Jordan – Same sex couple… I hope not!
@Meggie – I’d much rather Derek have Bindi than trashy Kim. Just my opinion though.
And someone stated how popular Bindi is. Is she? Maybe in Australia but just how popular is she in the U.S. Either way, she’s cute as button and I’m glad that she is paired with Derek.
I agree, Amanda. We don’t know how any of them will be at dancing. It’s sure going to be fun finding out though!
Yes Cidra, most parents get emotional about things like this and I think it’s very sweet. I have no problem with it whatsoever, I was just making a passing comment about Terri. Like you, I’m not big on the entire journey being a sob story either, but some authentic emotion in the journey is heartwarming and keeps it real.
Last season, if memory serves me correctly not only was Val and Rumer pictured together but they were actually pictured practicing and this was the week before the announcement. It sticks out in my mind because I never recall that happening before. I think Rumer tried to throw off the fans too by following Derek before the announcement. 🙂
This has to have been one tough week for the Mods here with all the announcements, leaks and fans because my head is hurting and I only comment.
Your hard work is appreciated.
Just wanted to say I always love the pre-season discussions here 🙂
Nick & Sharna is kind of a dream team! Hardcore BSB fan so the 90s baby in me is flailing! BSB still have passionate fans and nostalgia fares well. Was expecting him with Karina since she danced with his bro, yet I’m equally thrilled with Sharna getting a contender as I’m still salty for her about S18. They’ll be the pair to beat!
The cast is pretty freakin amazing this season, so great that I feel like THIS should’ve been the S20 cast. So much star power and ability to create really cool narratives.
Beats the hell out of me. But then, we heard he was going to be on last season as well and we all know how that turned out. I can’t believe hey would chose Louis over Sasha unless it’s someone older and short.
Hard time believing anyone asks for someone who’s been off the show for a while over someone who had a rather prominent role last season.
I think Bindi will do really well with the DWTS audience, regardless of who she has as a a partner, but especially if she has Derek. Her story, and her as a person, seems the type to do well with the DWTS audience. If she’s with Derek, I have no doubt he will teach her to dance and they will be sweet as pie together. And on results show we hopefully get Derek and Hayley being hotter than hell together. I saw it from the second row. I think I started sweating. 🙂
You have no idea, Dee. I thought I was having a nervous breakdown yesterday when Vogue and Court were both away. And there both away right now, lord help me.
The kind words are appreciated. 🙂
I want Sasha as a pro this season too but wouldn’t be surprised if is was Louis. He apparently was signed on as a pro until last minute last season when Derek came back. He said Derek made the right decision to come back and didn’t seem mad about it on Twitter. He did however favorite a bunch of Tweets of people saying they wanted to see him as a pro on season 21.
Ugh! Louis. That’s a blast from the past I don’t need. Hope it’ll all come to nothing as it did last season.
PH, I like the picture you paint of “boy next door” Derek with Bindi and “passionate” Derek doing a pro number (or 10) with Hayley on the results show. Did someone turn the AC off? It’s getting a little warm in here. 😛
#452 – Well there you go! The best of both worlds!
Hang in PH! We feel your pain!
I agree that Nick Carter is gonna be hard to beat. He’s got the fanbase, the nostalgia factor, he can dance and his pro is going on tour in the winter. I don’t think he’s as clear cut a winner as Alfonso was when the cast was announced but he’s not far off. Looking at the cast without the seeing them perform yet the only serious competition I’d say he has for the title is Alexa. Bindi will do well with Derek and Carlos should make it to the latter stages as well, plus we don’t know Val or Allison’s partners yet. But right now my money would be going all on Nick.
oh I am all up for Derek doing hot and passionate pro numbers with that leggy brunette during the result show. U were in the second row Heidi, I was way back and I still hard time focusing it was too hot. I hope they do coz the contrast will be amazing to watch. Derek dancing with cute sweet Bindi to Hayley.
Looking at the cast right now I would not change Derek with any one. Bindi, seems perfect for Derek and he mainly comes with the attitude to teach some one to dance and not win and I think with Bindi we have just tat.
I wish it meant something that the only DWTS person that Alexa Vega is following is Sasha. I love Mark but want Sasha to be a pro!!
@M8 – I also think Nick will be hard to beat. If your going to cast one of the BSB then Nick was the one to get. Arguably Nick is the most popular of the BSB.
@Heidi – Your doing a fantastic job. We all care about you, please don’t have a nervous breakdown. Take care of yourself.
I don’t know if you’ve see photos or video, but damn, Cidra!! Steamy.
Thanks Sandy!
Oh no Heidi! Please don’t have a meltdown! Nothing in life is worth risking your sanity. Have a drink..or 4! That’s what I’m doing right now 😉
I say it all the time. I greatly appreciate all the work you, Courtney, Vogue, Lori and John do here. It’s the BEST site on the internets for DWTS info 😀 THANK YOU!!!
Yes, Heidi I saw so many videos of Derek and Hayley. By the time they got to Vegas the heat and steam was felt through my computer screen. So much chemistry 🙂
Man he is fine. That is for sure.
PH (#461) – Oh yeah, I’ve seen ’em. More sizzle there than on a plate fajitas right off the grill and just as delicious! That’s why I want seconds, and thirds and… 😛
((((Miss Heidi and Court))))) Hugsss Thanks for covering me these last few days. You are the best!
And poor Heidi from yesterday too. I’m reading the trashed comments and just shaking my head.
Also, question in getting caught up for the comments I’m seeing here and at twitter from C Bro fans: how can someone be a “ringer” who has never danced before in their life and is only 17? Really now. Unreal.
@ Vogue I don’t have twitter, but I was thinking that if Bindi is Derek’s partner, that the fam would not like the fact that she was the first celeb announced and interviewed on GMA in person.
Favoritism for sure. lol
Fingers crossed that Vanessa Williams or Ciara are the last female stars cast.
Pj it’s not the first, it’s the last that’s the primo spot don’t you know. Or at least you could spin it that way also
I’m still hoping for Shay Mitchell and it would fit if she’s with Val why he still hasn’t started rehersing with her cause she’s in Atlanta until September 9th shooting a movie
I think the only person who would request Louis at this point who be Sharon Osbourne lol.
Actually, they want to make a bang with the first and the last two.
Really, if they were at all organized or cared, Nick Carter would have been last. He’s the biggest get so far and I’ll be shocked if they have someone better.
If Shay is actually on and can’t start rehearsing until the 9th, that gives her literally less than 4 days to rehearse before the premiere. But if she has a TV show and a movie, does she need DWTS? And why isn’t Val in Atlanta with her if she is signed?? Derek didn’t show up in LA until the day before the premiere? Why isn’t Val traveling?? Probably because Shay isn’t his partner.
Val just tweeted he met his partner!
@lex: that would be the one time I’d actually consider voting for him.
@Lex – your right. The Osbourne’s love Louis. Kelly credited Louis with saving her life. Louis is everything to the Osbournes.
Heidi’s right. The pros travel all over the country in to adhere to their partners schedule.
#C – Vanessa Williams or Ciara? Did I miss something?
I may be the minority, but I’d actually like Val paired with a sweet teenager again to mellow him out some. Someone to help him realize the joy of growth and thrill of a journey. No showmances, no making his partner feel awkward, just dancing. Loved him with Zendaya, mostly because her effervescent presence brought out a lighter side to him I haven’t seen since. I’m wondering if Bindi could do it for him, though I much prefer her with Derek.
I don’t think Bindi would do well with Val, so I much prefer her with Derek too. Even though she was only 16, Zendaya had some attitude and edginess about her, which meshed with Val. I think Bindi, who is upbeat and childlike, would be miserable working with someone who is so serious and strict most of the time like Val. And for Bindi to come all the way to the States and live for three months to do something she’s never done with someone she’s never worked with before, I suspect she had requested Derek to be her partner.
The only reason I think Shay might have signed on is she appears to have a book coming out in just over a month — but if so why couldn’t she and Val have met already since she was recently in LA?
We’ve never seen Derek with a young girl like Bindi so I’m looking forward to it. I think it will bring out his fun side. I’m also looking forward to Alexa and Mark. I’m glad tptb switched things up this time.
PHeidi….I would like to thank you for all the time and effort you put into to posting especially this close to a new season. Although I don’t recognize the celebs revealed so far, it’s nice to know them ahead of time so I can research them and be familiar with who they are before premier night. You are so good at what you do from all the different things you put together like throughout the show. (like the ratings, etc) And, also I have enjoy your posting which I find quite articulate as I read down through everyone’s posts. After reading down through, I glad you that you keep things under control. And, also the other moderators who help keep this great site under control. I may not post a lot, but it picks up during the show. I’m slow at keeping up due to some some health issues, but I do enjoy coming here and love this site and all the nice members.
It’s always nice to see your name on a post, KreativeKat! You are so right! PH, Court, Vogue, Lori and John do a wonderful job with this site providing up-to-date information (sometimes through Deep Throat!) and monitoring the posts for trolls. I love reading all the opinions here. It makes the show a hundred times more interesting when you know some of the back story on the pros and celebs.
Vanessa Williams or Ciara? I’m like you, Sandy; I think I missed something although I read every post here! This is kind of random, I guess.
Ciara and Vanessa Williams are on my wish list lol.
It’s so nice to see your post, KreativeKat, I hope you feel better soon.
My phone gives me updates whenever there’s dwts related articles newly posted online, and there was one where supposedly Rob wade and Deena Katz were saying that most likely nick viall over Kaitlyn would be cast. Do you mods know the update on that? I know you guys pointed out a while ago that there were rumors about Nick or Kaitlyn joining. Not a big fan of either, but I’m excited to find out who the rest of the contestants are!!! Ahhhhh
Kreative Kat…Sorry to hear about your health issues. I hope you get to feeling better. I spent much of Season 19 in the hospital and couldn’t get to a computer. It was so frustrating. I think that this site adds so much to the whole experience of watching DWTS. I am like an addict during the off-season just checking in all the time to see if anything can give me that fix…lol. So glad it is almost time for a new season. Now if the TPTB could just refrain from naming “a pro who deserves to win” and not pimp anyone…this could be a great season.
I don’t know that Val ever had that joy of growth and thrill of a journey with Zendaya – that describes Derek every time, but I don’t think it’s ever described Val. With Zendaya, I think the thrill was knowing (or thinking he knew) he had it in the bag. I think he relaxed with her because of that – and because it’s gross to showmance a 16 year old…or however old she was at the time.
Even after winning, the producers were talking about Val calling up casting saying he wanted it again. There’s nothing wrong with wanting to win, but Val takes it to an extreme and I’m not so sure he has another setting.
Thanks, KKat – hope you feel better soon. 🙂
They are really reaching this year, inviting Kim Koziac on the show. I feel so sorry for Tony. Don’t think she will break any sweat trying to learn anything. Too busy worrying about her face and selfies. I think I might miss watching this season. If they wanted a housewife, why not that Melissa girl from New Jersey. At least she can walk and chew gum at the same time. Doubt Kim can.
After winning, Val called casting and told them he wanted to win again? Oh, HELL no.
See, he was always a little cockier than Maks, who really is a sweetheart and super funny, but Val in his competition days was a pretty quiet, intense competitor and no BS teacher. I remember seeing him soon after his first season as a teaching pro on DWTS and thinking he looked so “Hollywood”. It has really gotten to him.
I didn’t want to think this way about Val (even though I thought it was screwed up when Dasha told me that he came out of nowhere and said “I want to do DWTS” and gave her virtually zero notice when he decided to end his competitive career), but I’ve seen it time after time that his “growth” not only as a dancer, but as a man is just the opposite: regression. Such a shame.
Wow Heidi. Val is a piece of work. Now let’s see if the producers have given into his wishes (or demands). Let’s see how much pull he really has.
@Margaret Don’t feel too sorry for Tony yet. We don’t even know if he is actually her partner. Much less if he is actually as pro this season. The Kim & Tony pairing is a prediction/guess.
I’m actually thinking Val may be stuck with Kim. But who knows. I hope she’s as terrible as a lot of people make her out to be. Might be good for Val to get a reality check (if he indeed ends up with her)
I would guess that if Tony is on the show this year, he would be paired with Paula Deen, not Kim Z.
@PH He for sure thought he would win with Zendaya, but aside from that he thoroughly enjoyed her presence. He’s closest to her among all his partners. In their backstage confessionals he was pretty relaxed and when he wasn’t expressing how proud he was of her performance, he was joking around (or as close to joking as you can get with Val). Plus Zendaya actually made him *gasp* smile spontaneously in their packages and after their dances 😮 I know I would be able to enjoy him more if he weren’t so intense, and I think another sibling like relationship would be good to take off some edge.
I don’t remember where I read it, but I recall Derek saying that when Amy Purdy was casted, some pros were quite negative about it, saying it would make people uncomfortable to watch her. Which made him want to partner her even more. OT But it’s an example of what I appreciate very much about Derek; he definitely comes back every season for the journey, not simply the end goal.
@Kay, your Derek comment made me think about Sharna’s periscope from the other day where she said something similar about Noah and how much more fun last season was for her because she expected to go home every week and wasn’t focused on winning at all and how it changed the whole perspective of the show for her.
Maybe Val needs a partner that will change perspective for him since winning clearly hasn’t.
He said it to someone in a Meet and Greet, as I recall. He said he got a lot of negativity about Amy from other pros, who thought she shouldn’t have been cast.
Gee, wonder who.
I have so much respect for Derek’s abilities with his partners on the show and how he reads them so well and adapts to show them so well.
Since it looks now like he probably has Bindi, it makes me wonder once again this season, why he is (almost?) always cast in the role of “brother”, “friend” and never with anyone who is single enough that we might possibly get to see the hot, sexy Derek we know he can be. I’m sure it’s great for the show that they can count on Derek but do you have any idea why this seems like a consistant pattern. I would also think it wouldn’t be his idea because of all different choreography he could experiment with and the challenge of always doing different things.
Anyway just wondering out loud today. After seeing him in Move I’d really hoped for a steamy season from him especially if its his last…
It’s a relatively recent pattern IMO – and it coincides with another need to make Val happen.
It’s just too bad that the show has so little confidence in Val but I’m sure they already know if they put he and Derek on equal footing with equal partners in popularity that Derek would blow him away in genuine stunning romantic and sensual ballroom dancing that looks authentic and believable .
So instead we get to miss that whole aspect of Derek’s ability because they are too scared to take that chance and instead we can watch Val’s manufactured attempts to be appealing or over the top grossness.
I just wonder how many people showed up at the DWTS tour and asked where Derek was
PH, I’m so glad you feel safe enough to lock in the Bindi/Derek pairing (the Kim rumor had me in a quandary). Of course, I would have liked to see Bindi with Sasha, but we knew that wasn’t in the cards. So as much as I would have enjoyed seeing Derek turn up the heat this season with a partner his age, I want Bindi to have a positive and enjoyable journey. Derek will make sure that happens for her.
Kristyn Burtt just asked Derek at the Emmy Choreographers Reception and he fessed up. Apparently said she’s the most positive person he’s ever worked with. So, while I was confident based on that photo, that pretty much seals the deal. 🙂
There really wasn’t anyone else so far in this crop of stars I wanted to see Derek with but I just feel Bindi will have the same fate as Willow or worse just based on who else is dancing and the fact with no experience dancing there will be only so much Derek can do with teaching her and to control her nerves and to wow the judges/audience enough to get her past the mid point. I just hope I’m wrong.
You need to relax. Derek took Joanna Krupa to fourth place. And Maria and her broken feet.
I really can’t handle a whole season of Derek fans fretting. He’s won FIVE times. Can’t we relax and enjoy what he does with Bindi?? PLEASE??
I’ll be surprised if Bindi is another Willow. Bindi is much more well known and people loved her father. Man, if they get to most memorable week and it’s about her dad…I can’t even imagine it! Plus she has Derek which will work in her favor in a lot of ways. I think she also has that bubbly fully of life personality viewers tend to like.
Thank you once again PH, for speaking logically to the Derek worry. Who cares if he wins again, or if he doesn’t, or if he only goes six weeks instead of ten? Every season is special in its own right, and even Bethany – who could NOT dance well compared to many – was able to make it to the finals and had a few memorable routines.
The only thing I’d hate is if Bindi became fodder for the producer puppet-mastery like Nastia did – but hopefully that won’t happen.
I REALLY wanted to see Bindi partnered with Sasha…hell…I just really want Sasha as a pro, but I think Derek will do amazing with Bindi. We haven’t even seen anything, yet, so why are people worried? This is DEREK y’all are talking about. I’m confident he’ll bring out Bindi’s full potential. She seems like she’s having such a great time already!
I can’t wait to see who Alli and Val have this season. I’d love to see both with a challenge. I want to see how much Alli’s choreo and ability to teach has actually improved. For Val, I just want to see Val push himself to be a better choreographer because he has the potential; he just tends to fall back on “chemistry” too much.
Derek is the best teacher on this show and if anyone can help Bindi become a fabulous dancer, it is him. However, I’m sure if she makes it to the finale, or even semi-finals, fans of the fam will be claiming she’s a ringer and saying ‘well of course Derek got a young, capable dancer,’ rather than admiring that he was able to get someone with zero dance experience to become a great dancer. I’m really excited for her journey.
Wow, I can’t believe some pros were not only against Amy being cast but actually let that be known to Derek.
First off, if any pro has a problem with who is cast, they should talk to the people that actually cast the show and not the pro. Second, there’s a long list of contestants on the show who have inspiring, overcoming the odds stories and life challenges. Yes, it’s a sometimes silly TV dance show, but it also has moments that move and inspire us.
So going by that, Amy was a perfect casting decision, as well as Noah, Valerie Harper,etc.
I too think Bindi would have been perfect for Sasha, however I am pleased that she is with Derek. I think Derek respects women a lot. He’ll be a patient, kind teacher who will still push Bindi to do more than she dreamed possible.
Just throwing this out there to affirm what Heidi just said: I’m just about out of patience for hand-wringing Derek fans. For real – those of you engaging in it are giving the obnoxious Val fans a run for their money for the title of “most annoying fans”. He’s cranked out 5 MBT’s and numerous appearances in the finals, multiple Emmy nominations, an Emmy win, a book, two runs of a sold-out live show, Broadway, movies, music, and lord knows what else he has up his sleeve in the future. Please tell me what reason you have to be “worried” about him or how he handles his partners – that’s just about asinine. If you are a TRUE fan – which many of you claim to be – I’m a little taken aback that you have so little confidence in his abilities.
Courtney, absolutely correct! Derek will be great with Bindi and he is a consumate pro which is why he has gone so far in his career. Imo, the only thing that would be sad if they went out early was not seeing what he did with her and their routines. But that is it. She will have an amazing journey regardless of the outcome. That is what Derek does.
We try to ignore total morons around here, Aly. 🙂
Does anybody know who those pros are who were against Amy being cast on the show? If yes, can you reveal who it was??
You know, Susan2, when I heard that – which sounds like a bunch of bullies in High School – I wondered what else Derek puts up with but never says anything about. I mean, geez – telling Derek that they should never have cast Amy?? Who DOES that??
Hell, if that made Derek work even harder with Amy, I wonder if that drive is part of the reason he’s still on the show. Someone bitched that he should quit already. That wouldn’t surprise me either. Maks already hinted at it in an article, it’s no stretch to think that it’s been said to his face. If they’ll say that about Amy…
Derek would never say, Susan1. I’m shocked that he mentioned it at all. But he often is MUCH more candid in person to fans than he is to a camera or a reporter.
True. Even if he goes out first with Bindi or anyone else, which I don’t see happening, he’ll still be a legend. Every single other multi season (say, 5 or more) pro has had at least one terrible season, even Julianne with Adam Carolla. Derek is currently the cheese that stands alone having never finished below 6th place, and besides nothing can take away his 5 wins, in fact I doubt anyone will ever break that record without some serious help. I wouldn’t say I’m a Derek fan, I actually prefer Mark, but Derek’s work speaks for itself.
It was just posted that a celebrity will be revealed tonight on Jimmy Kimmel.
Listed on tonight’s show… Roseanne Barr and Demi Levato. hmmmm.
Aww, sucks to hear that Peta might have to bow out due to her injury (according to DWTSGossip – I’m sure you guys are on top of it). Does that mean Jenna or Lindsay will get their shot?
I really like Peta I’m sorry to hear that.
@Sandy – Roseanne has been a rumor before: https://www.puredwts.com/2015/01/28/dwts-season-20-casting-rumor-roseanne-barr/
@Fig – Did she say that? And here everyone was poo-pooing me when I suggested a few weeks back that her injury might be bad enough to have her sit this season out. 😛 If she does – good lord, I hope it’s Lindsay that gets a shot. Judging from other things that Kristyn has said, it seems like Lindsay was kinda the next in line, anyway. Jenna was at serious risk of getting booted from the show completely, from what I’ve heard.
I would love for her to do the show.
And I believe Rosanne and Sharon talked about the show when she appeared on an episode of The Talk. Could she be the root of the rumblings of Louis’ return?
I really love watching Peta dance. I’ll be bummed if she needs to sit a season out, but I’d definitely love to see Lindsay as a pro again. I try really hard to like Jenna, but I just can’t. I’d much prefer Britt back, honestly.
Also, I’m not sure if I’ve said it before, but thank you to all the mods for giving us a wonderful place to discuss the show. Keep up the great work!
Court, I think Andy may have alluded to it this morning on the show where he was interviewed about his reveal – but I’m just guessing that’s where DWTSGossip heard it from and I could be wrong.
Peta looked BAD in that Nae Nae video, but only in the “barely moving because she’s obviously hurt” way, so I’m not at all surprised it’s possible she’s going to be on the bench. I also hope it’s Lindsay and not Jenna.
If anyone was “uncomfortable” watching Amy on the show, it was the insecure pros seeing just how much talent Derek was able to pull out of her. What a disgusting thing to say – wonder if they had the same “concerns” when Noah was cast? Or was that totes ok, since Sharna was part of The Fam?
Seriously tired of some of the whiny bullsh*t I’m seeing some of the pros on this show pull. You guys are paid extremely well and have become household names in an industry where you would have otherwise toiled in relative obscurity for the duration of your career. I don’t care if you get sent home the first week of every season – you still HAVE IT MADE. But please, do continue to whine, bitch, moan, and indulge in self-pity about how “unfair” the show is, or how [insert name here] should have never been cast, or how you didn’t get credit for some routine that you voluntarily ghost-choreographed on, or how you (boo hoo) haven’t met your partner yet, or how those Pure girls are “soooo cruel” to you…we’re all listening with sympathetic ears. :::roll::: I didn’t realize how wicked it was of me to call entitled little twatwaffles out on their entitlement complex. God forbid anyone *gasp!* point out the truth.
These are some exciting updates. Thanks to the mods and the regulars who comment. It’s good to know that Andy is in this season. He looked fun during his “Honey, I’m Good” performance with Derek, Nastia and Sasha. Wonder what he’d be like on the dance floor.
I did wonder about Peta and her foot. I think she had not fully recovered yet when she did Sway and the DWTS tour. And now it sounds her injury is back and bad enough for her to sit out the first few weeks, if not the entire season. I feel for her because dancing is what she does and her injury is keeping her from doing it. But, better rest so that she can recover fully. Wonder how fast/slow she heals? I was amazed at how fast Derek healed from his two injuries last season. And I’m with you, Courtney. I prefer Lindsay over Jenna. I feel like Lindsay has learned much from her troupe experience. For some reason, I’ve never warmed up to Jenna.
Thanks again and I look forward to more updates. Like someone said up-thread, this is the best site for all things DWTS.
I for one am excited to see what Derek will do with Bindi. We all knows he works the magic with all of his partners, no matter what. Ready to vote!
Looks like we have an interesting start to the week.
Yay Andy! I’m now completely on the Grammer train so I’m disappointed at the news that Peta’s injury is looking severe enough to sideline her. I think they would have been an excellent match both physically and in terms of personality, and I was looking forward to that pairing.
Sounds like Peta’s ankle is a mess in which case she needs to bow out of the season both for her sake and for Andy’s (or whichever celeb she was going to be paired with). Having a gimpy pro all season is not a recipe for a fun experience.
If Peta has to withddraw, I hope TPTB give Lindsay her spot (not sure Jenna has what it takes).
Apparently Andy Grammer was a last minute replacement when Jodie Sweetin had to drop out. Now this. I really like Peta, Lindsay not so much.
And to add to Jimmy Kimmels guest list.. Tonight shows, Rosanne Barr and Demi Levato. Tomorrow night’s show is Salma Hayek, Rami Malek, Atlas Genius. Not really sure if it’s tonight’s show or tomorrow nights. But one of these celebrities must be doing the show this season. My guess is it’s Rosanne.
That really does suck for Peta as I think Andy has a shot to be pretty decent — she could have had a lot of fun with him. I had a feeling her injury wasn’t going to heal by the start of the new season though. It’s why the DWTS tour should really only be once a year also. The pros are majorly going to burn out.
It seems like the possibility of Jenna being a pro just won’t go away. I’m sure Peta/Val are going to push for her since she is their lapdog but hoping it’s Lindsay instead. Rob really didn’t seem that gung-ho about her in that Glamour interview earlier this summer. I really wish someone could explain the obsession some people have with her. She might have good technique but she’s always off time and is a constant camera hog. I also think she’s incredibly immature and needy.
Court — if you can say, did you hear something from your source about Jenna as well not making the season or are you just going off of what Kristyn Burtt tweeted? Jenna made a point of saying that wasn’t true when Kristyn tweeted it so a part of me is curious how much rumblings there were about it.
For Kimmel, it doesn’t necessarily have to be one of the announced guests that’s doing DWTS. It could easily just be an announcement he makes and the person pre-filmed a segment. I wouldn’t take the guest list so seriously.
Roseanne Barr wouldn’t be my choice for a cast member, but I’ll take a wait-and-see approach. If she brings a good attitude, it’ll be OK. If she just brings “attitude” — bleah!
@DLT – And then Jenna deleted the tweet. 🙂 I will say this: the pros will always have an obligation to try and “spin” information to make themselves look better. And since Kristyn usually tries to remain relatively copacetic (she needs guest commentators on Afterbuzz, after all) – she’s actually probably better off keeping things like this to herself, lest it upset certain pros. So she took a risk by even reporting it – which makes me think it’s actually true. On top of that, I’m hearing murmurings from Deep Throat that there are a lot of very unhappy crew members this season, who are more than willing to sing like a canary about all the sh*t that’s been going down…if they can find the right outlet to spill to. Then there’s the fact that Jenna (and Val) felt the need to comment on it at all…clearly something hit a nerve. Long story short: I believe Kristyn over Jenna ANY day.
When Courtney posted some of the code names for this season on twitter “Egypt” was one of them and I immediately thought of Rami Malek. But as I said to Courtney at the time, I’m sure it’s too obvious a code name for him.
I just think it’s a funny coincidence that he is on Jimmy Kimmel on the day of the reveal (if it’s not tonight of course).
@DLT – Yeah your right. Since Jimmy Kimmel is ABC then maybe it’s Nick V.
I’ll just wait and see until Pure posts any other updates. 🙂
Yeah I love how Andy straight up said to Ryan Seacrest that his partner is Peta but she got injured so he might have to get a new partner. Wonder how TPTB feels about all the info Andy just spilled. Lol
I do hope Peta heals and is somehow able to dance this season. I like her a lot and her dancing is electric. That being said, if she does have to sit this season out I would hope they replace her with Lindsay. She’s earned it after a not-so-good first season. I’m sure she’d be better a second time around. Some may argue that Jenna deserves a chance to prove herself as a pro, so if she gets it, oh well, so be it. Not all crazy about her but don’t dislike her either (though it only makes sense to replace one of our blonde bombshells with another one :P)
Courtney #508 – Ditto to what you said. I am and have been a fan of Derek’s for years. I too get so upset with some of his fans worrying about who he’s partnered with. Sure we’d all like to see the hot, sexy Derek partner with a hot, sexy celeb but he will do wonders with Bindi and they will both enjoy the experience.
I just appreciate the dancing/choreography/fun experience he gives and shares with each of his partners. He learns from them and they from him. Sure there’s been issues from TPTB but so what we get to see this talented young man on our screens and I for one enjoy this, as I feel (and hope) that this is his last season and we see him on Broadway/movies – whatever Derek decides, I support.
Go get ’em Derek & Bindi.
@Gitte – Rami’s employed by another network – highly doubt they’d snap him up with those kinds of ties. Plus, the code names are never THAT obvious – they’re usually a play on the celebs name, or a distant reference. In this case, Egypt is Victor – because he rode American Pharaoh in the Triple Crown. Not Rami, who is actually of Egyptian descent.
I know that Courtney. 🙂
As I said, I just thought it was a funny coincidence.
Do you really think they would put the “reveal” in the episode description? What would be the point of a “reveal” then? It could very well be someone not listed.
And, Courtney, depending on who Kristyn’s source is, they may know more than the pros themselves do. Do you think that pros at Jenna’s level are privy to the upper level discussions of who’s in and who’s out? I would bet not. And I bet that’s why she deleted. It occurred to her that perhaps she doesn’t know everything. She might not have known how close to the edge she was. Why else would her and Val get their Knickers in a twist??
@Heidi – Given how haphazard the announcements have been so far…it would totally not surprise me if they accidentally leaked the revealed celeb in the episode description. 😀
I believe Kristyn over Jenna too. I hope Peta is going to be ok to dance!! Love her!!
LOL – good point, Court. Thought of that after I hit “reply”. 🙂
@Heidi – Very true. She & Val may have overestimated just how privy they are to info like that.
Fingers crossed that jimmy surprises us all and says he is going to compete (probably not going to happen but just imagine the interaction w the judges 🙂 ).
Well Kristyn just tweeted that IF Peta sits out that Lindsay is the replacement. So this definitely does add to the validity of her statement about Jenna from before. Maybe I’ll give Rob some credit and say that he may not be fooled by all the smoke and mirrors and hair flipping Jenna does.
Whether it’s Lindsay or Jenna, either way we’ll see if they have what it takes to be a pro. On paper, Andy has a lot going for him so I expect his pro to create some fun and exciting routines for him.
@DLT – I’ll say this about Rob: if he’s anything like my boss (and pretty much every other boss on the face of this planet, save for a few weirdos), he probably much prefers to deal with employees who do what they’re told without complaint, and are willing to be flexible and step up to the plate when they’re needed; he probably much LESS prefers to deal with difficult employees who complain, argue, and generally create a big stink instead of just quietly complying with orders. And I feel the latter category unfortunately describes the members of The Fam to a T these days…
I saw last night that people knew that Andy was going to be on Ryan’s program today. I would not be surprised if the known guest on Jimmy tonight might be one of the ones competing on dwts this season.
Derek and Bindi will be fine. I’m more of a Mark fan but I agree 100% that Derek can take anyone to the finals. I can’t imagine that they would manipulate the packages to show Bindi in a bad light..she’s just too sweet and nice.
On a likely hood scale of slim to none, what are the chances that it’s Salma (Jimmy Kimmel)? Now that would be a GET…probably not tho
Roseanne is definitely a good guess – she’s ABC (I think?) and could be the comedy-relief of the season – or the bad attitude, but who knows? That would also open the door for someone like Corky or Louis – but Louis has been AWFUL quiet on Twitter lately – maybe he learned his lesson from last season.
I’m THRILLED that Derek got Bindi! I actually knew who she was 😉 Hayes Grier is??? But I digress. I KNOW Derek can teach anyone…I’d have been disappointed if he’d gotten Kim Z. but woulda gotten over it. Derek has the largest fan base of any Pro on the show. I like Andy Grammar too but I’m not gonna vote for him over Bindi & Derek.
Wonder if Peta will be making a trek out my way again 😉 😉 😉 as she did this past summer when her ankle first bothered her? I won’t dare ask my friend (their Ortho Doc’s wife and a former coworker of mine) because every body deserves some privacy I think.
Honestly, if we are even having this conversation about Peta, in my opinion she needs to take a season off. These are pros used to dancing thru pain so if she is considering bowing out it must be bad and I hope she does step back. She is too young to destroy that ankle or do permanent damage.
Also her star needs a healthy pro. The show is so hard physically mentally emotionally that they need a pro at full strength. Man I hope it’s Lindsay. I have wanted them to give her another shot ever since Victor. She seems to have such a good attitude. And she & Keo are stunning when they dance together. Just wow!!
@princessheidi & @court
Does it ‘hurt’ Lindsey being married? As far as her being a pro? I was thinking if they asked Keo a million times If he was single, it must be a big deal to them. Tony is the only male married pro & Allison was probably hired on her SYTYCD cred & they overlooked her being married. Just a thought. I want Lindsey as a pro! I just hope they don’t give it to Jenna because she’s single
@Herbie – From what Kristyn has tweeted, if Peta is out = Lindsay is in, period. As for the married thing – I don’t think it matters terribly, particularly for female pros, because their relationship availability typically isn’t much of a deterrent or attractant when it comes to being lusted after by male fans…in my experience, men tend to think a female celeb is hot, period; her marital status really doesn’t seem to factor into the equation the same way it does for females with male celebs. And even for male pros – I don’t think it’s terribly necessary that they maintain the “single” image, though it’s likely more important for them than it is for the female pros. As for Keo – and I may regret saying this – I think TPTB thought they needed a hot, single black man to cater to a certain demographic within the viewing population. I doubt it would have been a deal-breaker if he was in a relationship, but it probably made him that much more appealing that female fans could fantasize about being with him.
Does anyone know where the dancers will be for the GMA announcement? Will the gang travel to NYC or will GMA go to LA?
But you do make a really good point about dancers and injuries, Herbie – and it’s unfortunately something I see across the board with professional dancers: if they can’t dance, they don’t get paid, and so many of them dance through some pretty serious injuries that they would be much better off resting in the long run, and end up causing even more serious (and possibly career-ending) damage. A lot of them don’t have insurance, either – so any trips to the doctor tend to be out of the question from the get-go, because not only can they not afford the medical bills, but time out from dancing = lost money. And it’s not just with injuries, either – dancers that get diagnosed with serious illnesses (i.e. cancer) tend to get diagnosed much later, and have to do fundraising to pay their medical bills. It’s a very ugly side of the dance industry that I don’t think a lot of people see – and while my bf and I aren’t all that keen on the idea of getting married, the one argument I would make in favor of it would be putting him on my insurance, which is much more affordable and comprehensive then the minimal coverage he gets at an exorbitant price through his employer.
All that said – Peta, please sit this one out. It is not worth doing long-term damage to your body.
My only “worry” about Derek is whether or not each season will be his last. I feel kind of guilty about crossing my fingers and toes each season when I know his “star” is shining brighter and brighter each day of his career. It is like a guilty pleasure. I agree he could do other things…but secretly I am jumping up and down like a teenager cause he is going to be back. I think there are some people in this world who simply have a “special gift” to take other people along for their ride. That is what he does for me and I think for many others. He is always full of life, so kind, kind of mischievous, and so intense. He is one of those people you just want to be around, I think.
Hi guys! Why the automatic assumption that it was Val that complained about Amy? Did someone say it was him for sure? I remember she was cast in Sway for a while before she had to back out for scheduling reasons. Plus he had nothing but nice things to say about her during the season on Twitter as well…I get that it could also be a front, but if he wasn’t a fan of hers I don’t think he’d go that far out of his way
@Alexandra – I’ll answer your question with a question: where did anyone say it was Val that complained? I haven’t seen anyone mention his name specifically.
Isn’t Roseanne on Last Comic Standing? I believe she is and it’s an NBC show – that makes her rather unlikely.
@Courtney I guess I must have read wrong, but it seems like the fingers were pointed at him (ie the comment about people being OK with Sharna dancing with a double amputee because she’s part of the “fam”, but not ok with Derek because he’s, y’know, Derek) – either way they were both wonderful dancers and I don’t quite understand why anyone would have had any complaints. And I realized the conversation has moved far past that topic by now haha, thanks!
So we’re sure Paula & Kim are definitely on , Heidi & Courtney? That leaves us 1 male celeb & 2(?) female celebs still to figure out right. I’m starting to think that the last 2 celebs aren’t people we’ve been speculating about. Hmm if Nick V. is still in LA , I don’t think he’s on this season because Allison traveled to meet her partner. Do you guys have ideas of who else they could have gotten? And I think people are reading too much into the guests for JKL tomorrow night. That would be too obvious IMO.
@Krista – No confirmation yet on Paula & Kim, but given that E! leaked them and they’ve also been correct about Chaka, Hayes, and Andy (prior to them being officially announced), I’d venture a guess that they’re probably in as well. And as for the Jimmy Kimmel guests – as I said before, these announcements have been a colossal sh*tshow, so I would absolutely NOT be surprised if they were dumb enough to accidentally leak the celeb doing DWTS in the episode description. I don’t think anyone is “reading too far into the guests”.
I too have thought about the married thing especially among the male pros because of how persistent they were about Keo being single. Am I forgetting anyone but with the exception of Tony is Mark really the only male pro in a serious public relationship? I do think the whole single hot dancer has the appeal to the audience like imagine if Val had a wife and children would he get the same crazy pushing to be a “heartthrob”(yes I put that in quotes) that dwts gives him? Ah I maybe overthinking this and the pros are just to busy and focused on the careers to worry about settling down.
I thnk that TPTB want Val to be Derek 2.0 and so far, “I” think it’s been an epic fail. I mean look at how much pimpage had to occur for him to finally win a MBT? I don’t recall Derek EVER being pimped as much as Val has been in the past. So with Derek’s departure soon on the horizon, Rob Wade et al have to get the throngs of female fans excited about a new male Pro and they’ve decided to go with Val. At least that’s how I see it.
Lynne, there is absolutely nothing no reason for you to feel guilty over loving and wanting Derek to be on this show, because HE loves and wants to be on the show. Whenever he is ready to move on, he will, and until then just enjoy him. As Derek would tell you, “Live in the moment.” As for those who wonder how far Derek can take Bindi, just look at the man’s track record. Besides, Bindi has the kind of personality and inexperience the public likes for a journey.
I agree completely Courtney #523 and I shared your tired-ness. After Henry, makes me wonder if the fact that they rather take Hayley over Brittany and are ready to let Jenna go any day has to do with BTS behaviour or unprofessional social media attitude or something happened during tour.
We all know which group of dancers more often than not use their social media to shade, fav passive agressive tweets, subtweet or rant about dwts related things. I dont understand why they feel the need to “stirr the pot” or feed the rabid fans. They are paid to to their job to the best of their ability and unless they had horrible working conditions they should be grateful.
@Angela – I will say this about ballroom dancers (well, really dancers in general): they are less likely to settle down than the average person, and something to the tune of 43% of marriages end in divorce (that’s an actual statistic – just can’t find the article). So it’s entirely possible that many of them just opt not to settle down.
But as for the “single = more appealing to fans” theory, I find that it really only works on the naive/emotionally immature, who just think “He’s single? AWESOME! If I could just meet him, we’d totally fall in love and date!!!” But once those same fans start to get a bit older and wiser, it becomes a question of “Ok, so he’s single…what’s he hiding? Or why is he not settled down? What’s WRONG with him?” So for me, it’s a bit of a catch-22 – it can create appeal in the short run, but if you play “single and available” for too long, it starts to look suspicious.
And then part of me just laughs when I think about how guys act in similar circumstances…relationship status never seems to be a deterrent for them. “You’ve got a boyfriend? So what? You’re hot, I want you, let’s bone.” 😛
@Lotus – Glad to hear I’m not alone in being tired of the complaining 🙂 As for Brittany – Deep Throat seemed to imply that it wasn’t so much a problem of her being difficult to work with, but that TPTB just didn’t feel she was mature enough to handle being a pro. And since the troupe is the training ground for new pros, they just didn’t see her working out in the long run and decided to cut her loose sooner rather than later.
Is anyone else suspicious that Sasha is a pro? I’m basing that on his latest tweets.
Any rumors on who’s the last pro?
I don’t think pros being single is vital for fans to love them – but for the opportunity to push a showmance or for a real romance to develop because they know how much fans eat that up. That applies for both female and male dancers, but it’s true that the male dancers have more weight/fan appeal because of the demo.
If Tony isn’t on this season, I wonder if it’s because of the insulting comments he’s made about his partners. He’s made several comments about getting the awful partners who are psycho. It doesn’t reflect well on the show for a pro to be openly dissing his partners like that.
It’s so true that guys don’t give a crap whether or not a female celebrity is attached – they just want to appreciate her visually. Women tend to want the whole story to match up to their fantasy/idolizing – male sex-symbol celebs are often told to downplay their girlfriends/wives – until their publicists and agents think they need to shed a bad boy/player image and then suddenly they’re hitched.
I do not envy famous people and their relationships whatsoever. Money and access? Gimme. But I wouldn’t want all the other baggage that goes along with celebrity nowadays.
@Fig – Ain’t it the truth? It’s just like porn: as long as there’s a p in a v and it’d generally nice to look it? Men are good. Women need the narrative – set the story, give it some flowery language, flesh out (no pun intended) the male lead as sensitive and caring, put it in a beautiful locale, etc. etc. etc. We need to be able to set the scene in our heads 😛
And the other justification for pulling the plug on the single guy act and suddenly revealing he’s hitched? The gay rumors start to fly. I remember Lance Bass’ publicist really laying the Danielle Fishel story on THICK for the longest time before Lance finally said “enough” and came out.
True, the gay rumors will always send publicists into a distraction/debunking fury with some sort of woman – whether or not their relationship is real or for show. That makes me so sad, but glad that it’s becoming slightly less common. The Matt Bomers, Ricky Martins, and Neil Patrick Harris’s of the world are still too rare though.
And then sometimes, the whole “he has a girlfriend” can also get women going on the whole romance angle. Kristyn tweeted a photo of Derek (looking peeved) with Hayley Erbert recently that set off a tidal wave of shippiness. Along with the implication that the departure of Brittany and the addition of Hayley was somehow due to the all powerful Derek dating her. As if.
Of course, the shipping started due to their dance during MOVE being very realistic. Very. 🙂
Didn’t we determine that Hayley is Alan’s ex??? That seems a little too familiar and closely connected for D’s tastes. Not that I’d believe this one, anyway…just sayin’.
All this pro drama is outshining the celeb reveals imo. And I def agree that a married val would lose half his fans or more. If any mods can email me, I am tracking down a video link I think you will find interesting.
Courtney…this has nothing to do with DWTS, but I think I know you know some of these dancers. With the new ACA law, if they get insurance as a benefit while working for say DWTS but then lose it when they don’t, they can then get on ACA. If they have a change in employment it is a reason to get ACA. If they have to leave due to an injury and no longer get insurance…they can still get it through ACA…as pre-existing doesn’t exist. This is kind of my area of expertise. So, regardless who they dance for or where they are in their career if you know someone having difficulty hit me up. I just help people with it to keep me busy..lol. You all are experts here, and that is expertise. I used to be a social worker if that explains it and I had a “junk” plan for several years due to a pre-existing illness. Sorry guys for dropping this in here.
Ummmm, I’m not “fretting” over the fact that Derek might not win again and I already said I’ve supported Derek since he first came to the show and TOTALLY believe he can work and do wonders with anyone.
I was saying what I thought might happen with Bindi because of the demo of this show , voting and so forth and that once again, there are things we won’t get to enjoy seeing Derek create because of the “type” of partner he keeps getting. And that is what mainly disappoints me because I like to see Derek stretch and do as much variety as possible
I vaguely knew a little about Bindi, and goggled to fill in some blanks, and I don’t dislike her at all and certainly prefer her over some other choices this season. I thought Sasha would be a great partner for her if she didn’t get Derek but the minute I heard about her I thought they might tap Derek for her. But I don’t wring my hands over Derek and this show. He loves it, I love watching him on it (or anywhere) and he has nothing to prove. His work and recognition for his work stands for itself.
“You’ve got a boyfriend? So what? You’re hot, I want you, let’s bone.” LMAO it’s funny because like at least 4 out of the 6 female pros are in a serious relationship and it really is irrelevant and barely comes up.
@Angela – LOL…Lindsay gets married? Nobody bats an eye. Derek casts a possibly-amorous glance in the direction of a troupe member? Everyone loses their minds. 😛
I feel like PH #575 and Courtney #576 are telling me two different things! I thought PH was giving a sly little nod to something and then Court shot it down. I’m so confused! I’m excited ….. and then I’m not! lol!
Jenna as a pro will be a female version of Val on TV and social media. Hayley also dated Jake Kodish based on her IG, but who knows 🙂
Anyway, I seriously thought “why did DWTS announced Andy twice?” Then I realized I knew he’s joining the show from this site last week 😀 Bravo to you ladies!
Actually, from what I’ve seen Derek isn’t that concerned with that. I pooh poohed the idea that he might date Hayley solely because of her (young) age. But that photo of them out to eat made me question that, simply because it was just the two of them. As for the implication of Brittany versus Hayley in the troupe and Derek – pretty sure that came from Kristyn. I believe it was her that implied that to one of her followers. ETA: I do think she’s wrong about that. Derek has know Brittany far longer and wouldn’t involve himself in that sort of thing, regardless.
This used to be the exact breakdown of celeb conversations between me and the boyfriend:
Boyfriend: Wow, (insert name here…let’s say Karina) is really hot. Those legs!
Me: Yeah, and she’s really the best dancer on the show, by far. But she has a boyfriend/fiance/whatever
Boyfriend: So?
Repeat that ad nauseum for every other good-looking woman on television. I don’t even bother to say it anymore.
@Courtney Okay I’ve been trying to figure this out for a few days…what did Jenna’s tweet say? I saw where Kristyn re-tweeted it but by the time I saw it, the original Tweet was deleted. 🙁
Looks like Peta is out for this season. They just released a statement through people which I am sure you guys are already on because you guys are incredible, just wanted to say I will miss her and would rather Lindsay instead of Jenna! Hopefully Andy still has an incredible season since he specifically requested her!
If Lindsay does good (which I hope she does), this could be one of my fav pairings on the show ever. They have similar personalities.
People just posted an interview with Peta where she confirms that Andy was her partner but she had to bow out bc of her injury.
Have to feel sorry for Peta. She must be gutted, not only does she miss out on a potentially great partner and the pay she gets for doing the season, she faces that horrible wait of whether or not she’ll be back on the pro list next season. It must be so nervewracking wondering if you’ll be asked back after being out for a season. I hope DWTS is paying her medical bills and compensation considering they had her dance for them on tour for them all summer. She should have pulled out of it and had it properly checked out in the summer and now she’s paid the price.
New post up: https://www.puredwts.com/2015/08/31/dwts-21-people-confirms-peta-murgatroyd-out-for-the-season/
I think her spot in the next season (spring season) should be good becuase she is one of the more popular pros but at the same time I can’t help but wonder if we might see her in some other capacity on the show (guest judge or even with Lacey in live stream).
I wish that Karina could have been paired with Andy if Peta could not be his partner. Oh well, it was already decided before PETA knew she was out. I am looking forward to seeing everyone dance though. Does anyone have an idea who Val’s partner is now?
I low-key actually hope Anna comes back on the show (if she was to replace Peta if she’s injured) but if not, do you guys think Lindsey is ready to a be a pro yet?
I don’t think Peta has to worry about her spot – she’s fairly well established right now.
Yeah, Peta’s been around long enough now that she could leave and come back and not be any worse for it, a la Kym or Karina.
Not sure why my above post came out as Michaele.
@renee – We’re currently battling with some sort of WordPress bug that is switching around names and emails. Sorry about that 😛 we’re working on it…
So what will happen with the troupe now that Lindsay’s a pro? I’m THRILLED she’s getting another shot, but that will mess up the troupe numbers, unless they take out the new guy and take it back to four, or put Brittany back in.
Or maybe Tanisha?
Not sure why they needed three girls in the troupe to begin with. They might just leave it as is.
To quote Tim Gunn they’ll “Make it Work”.
Maybe they’ll stick to 12 couples and leave the troupe as it is, unless they already hired a new pro and celeb. If they did, sure theyll bring a new girl for the troupe and if its Brittany is gonna be a little awkward, but I hope it really is Lindsay replacing Peta and not Jenna. We’ll see on wednesday
Curious now, with Peta out and Lindsay almost definitely in as pro – will they open a troupe spot back up for Brittany? I agree with Jenna being all smoke & mirrors… She tries too hard to be sexy with the hairwhips & whenever troupe does synchronized flips she’s always last to finish. She may have dance title after title but I find her to be a little too cocky & her choreo weak/juvenile…like Rumer’s jazz piece that she supposedly helped choreo. It could just be that she’s getting to be more like Val by the minute but I’m surprised TPTB felt Britt was too immature and not Jenna. If anything I feel it’s the opposite. I wonder if Val had enough pull on the show to get them to keep her? He seems to use her only when convenient – like when he needs a choreographer or a Sway gf to help sell tickets…her fanbase seems to mostly consist of those who ship her with him anyway, so I would’ve preferred Britt get the second chance. Nevertheless I’m excited for Linds, when the troupe is on she’s always the one I can’t keep my eyes off of! And let me add, AWESOME job PH and Courtney – what you’re doing here is fantastic & appreciated! 🙂
Hm. One of Rumer’s sisters is now following Kim Z. and one of her daughters. May not mean anything, but I so hope it means Val has Kim. ??
While I’m sad for Peta, I’m happy for Lindsay. She got another chance, now she has to prove she’s up to it. Hope it works out for her. If she was smart, she spent her time productively in the Troupe watching and learning from the *right* pros.
Don’t know if Andy has any more natural dance talent than Victor, but he certainly has alot of other things going for him–maturity, musicality,a and great performance skills. He’ll definitely be a better student than Victor. So I hope Lindsay has become a better teacher.
Did anyone else see Anna’s Instagram post about an opportunity and being a working mom? PLEASE tell me there’s a chance she’s Peta’s replacement??????
Peta’sinjury sounds awful! Yikes! I hope they can get her fixed up!!glad she is taking care of herself. I’m excited for Lindsey!! Bring it girl!!
Wondering if they will replace her in the troupe. I personally hope they don’t bring back Brittany. But I would love Tanisha.
oh there goes val saying his partner is hot. That all he got that she is hot :-(. I so hope he goes the showmance romance again this season and it backfire on him like hell. I would think they will keep the troupe as it is. I am so over the way they did the reveal this season. I am already tired I don’t want to begin to imagine how the Mods are feeling here. U ladies r rockstars 🙂
eww I hope val doesn’t get another hot young thing 🙁 no more showmancey stuff. I love anna as a dancer, but as for her personality, ehh, she seems kind of like bitter or mean sometimes on afterbuzz 🙁
The thing Anna posted is definately interesting. Don’t want to get my hopes up though.
@Anita Word!!! Agree with everything you say about Jenna. Here’s hoping that Linds gets another chance at pro.
I must say I can’t be bothered with the inevitable Lindsay v Jenna fandom war that’s going to explode over the next 24 hours. Personally I hope Rob dodges them both and throws an old pro like Anna back in. I think the general audience who casually watch at home would like that and so would I to be honest.
I’ll eat my words if Anna does end up being on the show this season, but I think she has burned a few too many bridges with DWTS and it would take divine intervention in order to get Rob to extend an invite to her. She, like Chelsie, has been a bit too vocally critical of DWTS on Afterbuzz – and Kristyn mentioned that Lindsay was already in line to get a partner this season, and was put back in the troupe when one didn’t materialize. I just don’t see Rob & Co. bringing back a rather bitter former pro who hasn’t been on the show in 2.5 years instead of moving someone up from the troupe that’s already ready, willing, and able to partner someone this season.
Ok, I def. think Val got Kim Z from the real housewifes of Atlanta. Just because he just tweeted ATL had it up for like 30 seconds and deleted it. Guessing to drop a hint. Between that, Rumors sister following both her and one of her daughters on IG and deep throat thinking Kim either got Derek or Val and we already know she didnt get Derek.
With that said im not sure why he would be so excited over her. Even if she is a good dancer I cant see her lasting long, I have a hard time seeing the dwts demo audience getting behind her. Who knows, we will know soon enough.
Hmmmm…and yet everybody poo-poohed Court when she said that either Val or Derek got Kim…
Is. This. For. Real? :-/
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/8068100
honestly, this happens at the beginning of every season. I feel like “the fam” feel too entitled when it comes to DWTS. You see people like Mark, Derek, Karina, and even Cheryl when she was on, who are veterans to the show and probably deserve more entitlement show more class than people like Val or even Jenna. Tony is either or for me because he has his moments.
Like you guys said, they should be grateful they’re even on the show and get paid what they do for something they love because most people don’t ever get that in their lives. Even the troupe members should be happy, I mean, you don’t see Sasha ever complain (which is why I love him) or even Lindsey (from what I remember) but Jenna or people associated with the fam… yikes
I found this site just a few seasons ago, during past seasons have you guys predicted this many partnerships before the official gma anouncements? I mean you guys have almost the whole cast, not just the clebs but the pairs. I know dwts did a shi**y job at daily reveal but even before you guys had it.
This is when I laugh so hard at Val’s rant about “the bloggers” with the “unreliable source and exaggerated/ manipulated info”
@Lotus – We had the whole cast of season 19 (except Tavis & Sharna) about 4 days prior to the cast announcement…and I spoiled them from my aunt’s house in Texas, while on vacay 🙂 One of my proudest moments here at Pure.
Funny thing is, Val’s rage-filled tweets about the “bloggers” were actually directed at Kristyn and her intel about Jenna almost getting booted from the show. But everyone automatically assumes it’s us, cause we’re the big meanies that are “so cruel” to poor widdle Val. Whatevs – I love my little coven 🙂
I’m not so sure Val is all that excited. I feel like he’s dropped his #backtoback chant, but he might just be happy he’s paired with someone he won’t be accused of showmancing. S19 is still haunting him, lol. I’m looking forward to what he’ll do with Kim, though. Thanks again for all the hard work that goes into this blog; haven’t felt well all day, but this blog has been a wonderful source of entertainment.
Ouch Peta’s injury does not sound good. This is exactly what I thought would start happening as soon as they announced the tour during S19, because I remember Val being hurt during the finale. Everyone starts getting greedy and nobody cares about the physical and mental repercussions of not taking a break. Don’t hate me for this, but I did kind of get the vibe that Peta wasn’t that into the show last season. I think Tommy turned out to be a pleasant surprise for her (and everyone) but S20 not so much? It could’ve been her injury, or her partner, but I feel like lately she’s been more focused on Maks than anything, which surprises me because as PH said, as dancers they should thank their lucky stars they get the platform and paychecks they get compared to their peers. Even during tour she didn’t seem that into it. Either way, I do see why some people would like to see a more seasoned pro cover for Peta over Lindsay but I think she has the ability to be just as good as Wit if given the chance. She seems light years ahead of Jenna maturity-wise, who if made pro I’m almost positive would take the showmance route considering she idolizes Maks and Val like no other.
I wouldn’t write Kim off as being a miserable partner for Val. As much as I’d like to see him actually struggle for a season, they gave him a ringer in terms of fan-bases. And while she may be surgically enhanced (I mean, who are we kidding if we say Rumer wasn’t as well) she’s quite attractive for her age. And fit. So once again, his main challenge will only be if she can dance or not. She’s certainly an acquired taste but at 1.4 million IG followers she’s got the biggest social media fanbase of everyone so far, including Nick Carter. Even if she’s awful, people like to watch trainwrecks. I’m also thinking that with their personalities in TPTB’s eyes, they’re either going to clash or be really compatible, either of which makes good TV for them. Plus I wouldn’t put it past Val to play a Mrs. Robinson type card, at least for the cameras…. not a true older women showmance Kelly-style, but Kim’s husband is Val’s age and I wouldn’t put it past him to play with that card a bit. My question is will they be flying back and forth to Atlanta since that’s where her kids are? THAT should be an interesting challenge for Val to come up with choreo on his own with nobody around to help.
@Courtney
I know this has probably been asked before but since your bf is friends with Tony, does he know who you are? and that you are part of the team at Pure? LOL
I think Steve Harvey should be a contestant on DWTS this year. He is a ‘stitch’ and I think he would do well. Thanks!
About Val..Shay Mitchell is also in Atlanta at the moment so I’m going with her as his new partner
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Do you really think S19 haunts him due to the showmance? I don’t know…insight doesn’t really seem to be a word in his vocabulary…lol. However, it would make me giggle and please Lord…let me watch the Val shippers head’s pop off…lol.
Yess!! Lindsay will be a pro this season and pair up with Andy. This couple is gonna be so much fun to watch!!?
But Tony will be too!? Just NO.
So I guess that both Rosanne and Demi are both NO. I would assume the Jimmy Kimmel announcement is on tonights show.
Shay? Another name I have never heard before. Hopefully tomorrows cast announcement has a surprise or two. Things started out great but then things kind of flatlined. For me anyways. But we all know once the show starts everything can change easily.
I like Lindsay and all. She is ok, but, I wish for someone with more personality and passion…and someone totally new.
PS: and the same goes for Jenna. She lacks something. Then again, the only person I really like on the troupe is Sasha. All the others are week and kinda blah imo.
I thought the announcing a cast member a day would be cool but it’s been sloppy – it should all come the same way. Either all GMA or all twitter, etc. Different sources has made it hectic. I’m ready to just know everyone and their partner.
Sad to hear about Peta. I’m not that thrilled at Lindsay replacing her – I’d prefer for Jenna to get a chance at pro or Kym somehow come back, but good for her.
One more thing: I’d rather have Anna T replace Peta versus Lindsay or Jenna.
Lindsay will have to shine as a teacher for my mind to erase the moment she called Victor *stupid* in one of their packages. My mouth dropped I couldn’t believe she said that.
Val met his partner in LA this past weekend (or maybe it was Friday?) so unless Shay flew to LA and then back to ATL (or they are really trying to pull the wool over our eyes) I think it’s safe to assume Val has Kim. Really the only reason people assumed Shay was even doing the show was because of that one photoshoot on snapchat and knowing she WANTS to do the show.
What I don’t understand is why Val is going to ATL for a day when the announcement is on Wednesday in NYC. They couldn’t have just stayed in LA for one more day? We’ll see though.
I would pick Chelsie over Jenna or Anna, but I like Lindsay well enough.
From watching her live streams last season, she seems to have grown up a bit. Not sure how that will translate to teaching a non dancer again since that seemed to be her biggest struggle her last go round as a pro, but we shall see how much she’s learned the last 2 years while observing from troupe.
If she’s as funny as someone like say Leah Remini for example then I’d be surprised if combined with Val’s fanbase that Kim doesn’t get to at least the halfway stage (if partnered with Val).
Speaking of Roseanne Barr,…. https://www.puredwts.com/2015/09/01/roseanne-barr-to-dance-on-dancing-with-the-stars-season-21/
Yeah, Lynne – it’s all the fans fault, never Val’s. He will never take responsibility for his role in the crap he gets from shippers now.
Heh – so Kim has 1.4 mil IG followers and she’s a celeb?? Derek has *1.2* – that’s not much of a spread between a celeb and a pro on the show.
As we’ve said dozens of times – twitter and instagram followers is certainly an indication of popularity (or NOTORIETY), but it rarely is an indication of how people will vote on DWTS.
Actually, us getting half or more of the cast didn’t used to be that rare at all. It’s only in the last couple seasons that they’ve really clamped down – until this one when all hell once again broke loose. Remember the time that someone sent John the entire cast list the night before the reveal and we discussed and vetted for like an hour before posting it?? That was fun. That was from a major People Magazine screw up as I recall. What season was that?
The author is a self-described comedienne, Kristi. I think she’s making fun of the crap ass reveal (combined with some of the “who?” factor of someone like Hayes).
Heidi, I think that was Season 14 (with Katherine, William etc.). I remember the list being posted and nobody really believing it, before we ended up seeing an entire article with pics and all. Especially since we hadn’t really had many rumours before that. I think the only name it didn’t include was Gladys Knight who hadn’t been confirmed at that point.
As for Kim… I’m not a fan, but overall I quite like this cast so I’ll take her I guess. I watched a few clips of her yesterday and she’s definitely quite the character, but I’ll give her a shot. I’ve kinda got to the point now where I don’t like to judge people until they step on the floor. I wasn’t a fan of Sadie’s casting originally but she ended up wowing me and ever since then I’ve tried my best to give everyone a shot, haha!
I don’t know why everyone is so adamant on not listening to Courtney about Kim being Val’s partner. Shay still has 2 to 3 new episodes of PLL to film after she finishes this movie, then she starts a book tour in October. Not only would she not have time for DWTS, but she doesn’t need it. She’s fast on her way to 10 million followers and is in a movie with Jennifer Aniston, which was obv her big announcement. There’s also no way her character is getting killed off PLL like Janel’s did. Her movie will probably wrap this week (the whole PLL cast is on vaca) and her role in Mother’s Day is small hence why she has the time to film it during this time – it’s the same guy who directed Valentine’s day – so it’s an ensemble cast with small storylines throughout. Val knows that him tweeting then deleting ATL would get his fans riled up about Shay (there were better hints he could’ve dropped about Kim) but he likes the fact that they’re ready to ship him with his dream girl/partner. I very highly doubt she would ever do DWTS no matter how many times she answers yes when asked if she’d like to…it would be a downgrade for her. I also doubt they would be allowed to announce their partnership on her YouTune channel of all places when GMA is Wednesday – there’d be nothing in it for ABC. Considering Kim’s kids are apparently in ATL I could see them stopping there first before traveling up to NYC. And @lynne, while I was 100% sure Val was faking season 19 like his brother, the animosity between him and Janel to this day makes me think maybe he didn’t fake it after all? I can’t see why they’d hate each other so much and why he’d refuse to acknowledge the season where I personally think he finally had his best choreo? He and Kim should be interesting. I’m very excited Derek got Bindi. Good job ladies on all the accurate reporting, you rock!
I really don’t know much about Kim other than she was on RHOA and has her own show. Is she well liked by the fans among the Housewives ladies? I know she’s one of the more well known ones. Thing is, she has a lot of kids and some very young ones so she won’t be able to give her full attention to the show like Val is used to from his partners (assuming he’s her partner). I could see him having a hissy fit at some point. He’s only a decent teacher if you already come in with dance training and idolize him.
@Jessica – He knows 🙂 Doesn’t really seem to bother him. But it’s not like he follows me on social media or anything. Apparently Derek is also aware of who I am now – also doesn’t really give a rip. He & the bf were drinkin’ and horsin’ around buddies in Boca Raton 😛
@PH – I think it was TV guide, in season 14. The only one they didn’t have was Gladys – and I think Gladys was a very last-minute signing.
@DLT – Kim is kinda one of those love-her-or-hate-her housewives: the big NeNe fans tend not to be fans of Kim (they had a major falling out a few years back, right before Kim left RHOA), while those who hate NeNe tend to like Kim. But yeah, she does have a LOT of kids, and she’s pretty devoted to her family – that’s one thing her partner will have to contend with, and if it’s Val, I think he could struggle…he’s never really had a partner with a ton of kids to care for. And as far as I know, Kim also has no dance experience. He may have his work cut out for him this season.
@Nicole – Deep Throat confirms that there was 100% NOTHING going on between Janel & Val romantically in season 19 – all for show, and they really didn’t even have much chemistry. Now Henry, on the other hand…I’ve gotten a few interesting pictures of Janel looking awfully cozy with him behind-the-scenes of season 19…
Courtney… Janel…Henry… What?!? I know there was video of them dancing at Wit’s birthday… Were the pics from that or some other time?
@Nicole – I think with Val and Janel part of the problem was Val knew that it was a showmance but Janel didn’t. Based on their tweets post season I think it’s safe to assume Janel wanted something legit from Val and he quickly put a stop to that. He tried to play nice but she quickly took it to another level. Val is definitely to blame for some it but Janel is also a bit of a nut job (hate saying that about another female). She went from having a BF at the start of the season, breaking up mid-way through, going after Val, going back to ex-BF after Val turned her down, breaking up with him again, and then having a new boyfriend…all in the span of about 6 months.
So I think Val ignoring that season has nothing to do with hurt romantic feelings but wanting to not engage the crazy. Also, as Court said, there was nothing going on there during the season.
@Miss J – From some other time. Backstage on various show nights – awfully cozy.
People really are holding on to this Shay rumor. I just think it’s funny considering that besides one questionable snapchat well over a week ago there really has been nothing behind the rumor. I agree with the poster that said Shay doesn’t need the show. My other thing is she has been all over snapchat for the last several days and she’s seemingly been doing nothing but eating and shopping with her friends. Yesterday she posted about 20 snaps from the aquarium followed by snaps from various restaurants and stores. She’s also not remotely acting like she has a secret.
Sorry, Court, got a little ahead of myself and missed that you said behind the scenes. I would have never thought Henry… Interesting. Thanks for that tidbit!
For any who may not be familiar with KimZ, here are a few things I’ve learned. She has had an abundance of plastic surgery so part of her hotness is plastic hotness. She is prone to malapropisms and struggles with word pronunciations (e.g. etiquette is ”
For the first few years of the show she wasn’t actually a housewife, but lived well with a little help from her friend “Big Poppa” who gave her Escalades and diamonds. It was her relationship with BP that evoked the oft-quoted Nene remark, “Close your legs to married men.”
Big Poppa got her a record deal and she went into the recording studio unaware that she is actually tone deaf. Her song was sung by auto tune and I think it was hit with a certain niche audience.
Yikes! I accidentally clicked send on that post which I was in the process of rewriting and editing. Please forgive all offenses therein. Guess I’ll just leave it as is but meant to finish the first sentence with: etiquette is “eddaqwhat”
DLT, you forgot seemingly aiming for Val again between the second break up and new boyfriend. ??? She just seems impulsive along with boy crazy and insecure. I’m pretty sure she hasn’t been single for more than a few months in her adult life. I think she just needs a relationship…any relationship…to make her feel some sort of validation. I don’t think she’s a bad person, just EXtREMELY needy.
@Amy – I’m not a huge Kim fan…but man, you just threw a lot of shade. I don’t care if she (or any other woman) had a ton of plastic surgery – her body, her choices, and I’m not sure why everyone automatically assumes natural beauty is somehow an indicator of moral superiority and virtue, while plastic surgery is somehow an indicator that someone is evil. I don’t see it as any different than changing one’s haircolor or nail polish – and best of all: her plastic surgery does not affect you in any way. Mispronunciations and malapropisms? Guess what – nobody’s perfect. Plus it’s not exactly a prerequisite to be super well-versed in the English language to be on reality tv – in fact, it’s often more entertaining when they’re not.
“Close your legs to married men” was NeNe’s attempt at asserting some sort of moral high ground over Kim, and it was nothing but shade. If Poppa didn’t respect his marriage – why should Kim? Poppa’s money, Poppa’s choices – if that includes diamonds and Escalades for Kim, so be it.
So Kim is “tone deaf” – so are half the people I hear on the radio today, but thanks to autotune you wouldn’t know the difference. Besides, Kim seems to have abandoned the singing career in favor of being a mom now…so why rehash all of that?
Sorry, honey, but your whole post just read as judge-y, catty, petty, and I didn’t care for it. It’s hard enough being a woman in today’s society, with all the misogyny from both men and fellow women to contend with at every angle…women really don’t need to turn on each other like this.
I didn’t mind Val paired with Janel but his behavior and antics with Kelly were bizarre and creepy. Yikes!
I want to add to my previous comments about KimZ that she does have a certain kind of charm and sweetness that will appeal to some viewers and she’ll make people laugh whether she intends to or not. She has a very devoted fan following.
I saw a tweet by Val several days ago in which he actually referred to Big Poppa but the link in the tweet has been deleted. I had a hunch when I saw it that she might be his partner.
I knew I made a mistake when I clicked send. Please accept my apology. I don’t like being catty and judgy but clearly see that is exactly how it sounds.
I think we talked about the Janel/Henry thing. What I think is interesting to is maybe the mods know…but I haven’t even heard any gossip about who Allison’s partner could be. She seems very quiet on Twitter and I don’t know….it’s interesting. Maybe she is really busy supporting tWitch on his show. Seems odd though.
If a celeb is going to be announced on Kimmel tonight, fingers crossed that it’s Rami Malek. I would love to see him on the show. But he’s probably too big for it?
A Jimmy Kimmel commercial was just on.. they did say a DWTS announcement will be tonight. Not sure if it’s one of his scheduled guests or not.
just wanted to say thanks to all the mods. Haven’t belonged here long enough to know your full track record – but wow. Thats impressive. As for the Jenna/Linds debate – if they really bring in Anna, doesn’t that settle it that TPTB don’t think Jenna is ready? And since I am late this wonderful site – what else did Anna do to upset TPTB. Was it somethingbefore the baby or just her comments on AfterBuzz?
Adding to sarina’s comment (665), what did Chelsie do to upset TPTB? I know someone already mentioned that she kinda got axed for the sake of being axed but why are her chances of ever returning slim to none?
As much as I appreciate knowing the celebs before the big reveal. Part of me is like “Why bother” when it comes to the Jimmy Kimmel late-night announcement (when I’m in bed). When the actual cast/pro annoucement is tomorrow.
I’ll just check here in the morning for the newest update.
@Sarina – I’m sure someone else could give you specifics about Anna and the show, but from what I’ve seen of her on AfterBuzz she just comes across as very bitter about her time on the show. Whether it be about the lack of talent of her parents or nothing getting enough support from the producers. It seems to come up at least once a season that the only real shot she ever had was with Evan. Not saying she doesn’t have some validity to her statements but you aren’t on the show anymore…time to move on.
I remember her saying to Sharna that Charlie was the sacrificial lamb for Meryl at one point. Basically she says the things most of the panel are thinking.
*partners, not parents.
@ Sandy, can you explain when lindsay called victor stupid? I don’t remember that at all. I agree though with Vogue, I have always felt that lindsay seemed that she didn’t have any personality even with victor, although she is a wonderful dancer.
@Nicole, I totally agree with you. I thought val’s choreo was pretty good with janel, and I was totally confused at how much they hate each other now. It seemed like nothing had really happened to me, you know? Ohmygosh really courtney, i had no idea about the janel and henry thing. :O EWWWWW. Lol. 😀 Aww man, I liked janel on the show. But I could also imagine her secretly being very needy with guys. :/
This is just my observation, but it seems like the pros the show got rid of were the ones that were more about perfect technique than they were about making the dances entertaining for the audience/easier for the celeb.
Of course, there was more emphasis on perfect technique in the early seasons, so there’s that.
I’m not sure if it was in their package or a clip of the all of the couples rehearsing during the week. (It may have been featured on a results show). Lindsay was talking on camera about how rehearsals were going (with Victor standing in the background) and saying that Victor was just stupid (I assume he was not getting the steps). I don’t remember exact specifics only that from that moment on I wanted her OFF of my TV.
As the mother of a mentally challenged son the word *stupid* coming from the mouth of a teacher is horrifying. And it makes my blood boil.
oh sandy, that is a very immature statement on her part. 🙁 i can only hope she didn’t say it maliciously and instead said it carelessly. You are right though, she should have been more careful with her choice of words. Not everyone catches on to choreography easily.
I don’t agree, CM. I think that only applies to Anna. Chelsie, Lacey and the like were no better technicians (as I recall) than anyone on the show now. Especially not Lacey, who I seem to recall we complained about as not a trained ballroom dancer once upon a time. Oh, the old days. 🙂
@PH – Lol…Lacey was the opposite of a technician. She’d often deliberately chuck technique out the window in favor of creativity.
I’m hoping they get another sports person for this season. Don’t get me wrong I like victor butid hope they get one more.
I’m surprise none of the ladies from the US Soccer team wasn’t added to the cast. Maybe Hope was enough for them lol.
Lacey’s technique – yikes /shudder. But I enjoyed many of her routines in spite of it, so I just tried not to look too closely lol.
@PH @Courtney Ha! I had legitimately forgotten about Lacey. I was thinking mostly of Anna and Louis.
I kind of think the doghouse thing did Chelsie in. I remember when I saw that “hound dog” routine with him coming out of the dog house….”yikes”. Again though she was young.
Chelsie wasn’t always the sharpest tool in the shed…remember when she didn’t know that they speak Portuguese in Brazil, not Spanish?
So Courtney…are you holding out on us? Do you know who Allison’s partner is? I mean it is like no guesses, no leaks…who the heck could it be? Come on, we won’t tell…lol!
Sasha … dancing … in Florida according to one of his tweets??? Any intel Court on this one? Dismiss altogether or not sure?
@Lynne – Honest to god, haven’t heard a peep about Allison, Artem, or Tony’s partners – and those three pros seem to be keeping pretty mum themselves. You best believe with the “scoop” wars going on on Twitter these days that if I had any info, I would have already spilled it by now 😛
@Meggie – I think someone sent me a link to a tweet where someone said he was doing some independent teaching down in Pensacola for some studio – nothing DWTS-related. I guess he also responded to a tweet last night from a fan asking if he was a pro – he said no, but thanked them for their support…then allegedly deleted the tweet. *shrug* At this point, I have no reason to believe he’s hiding anything. Plus there ain’t sh*t in Pensacola…let alone anyone famous 😛
Lol! Thanks, Court!
And then there’s the mystery pro too – should be an interesting reveal tomorrow!
Hmm, Sasha did delete that tweet. I won’t get my hopes up, though. Okay maybe a little 😀 😀 😀
Hey, Hey now…the Navy is there…my son trained there AND he is the same age as Taylor Swift and he met her there twice when they were like 15…lol.
I went away for a few days, and the comments section blows up! Awesome comments on the few I’ve read. I was looking forward to the show, but this ‘reveal a day’ is crap.
Are they trying to prolong the media attention? Just trying something new to see if it works? Does ABC owe all these other shows favors to have the celebs announced somewhere other than ABC? Is ABC paying these other shows to announce? I am over the ‘not knowing’ and ready to start the season.
(I’m sorry if this has already been covered. But dang, y’all been busy up in here!! Too many to read)
Kinda unrelated but I hope they have the announcement outside….perfect weather for it.
@Fig – As for why he would delete the tweet – maybe he thought it was too much confirmation that he would be in the troupe, and didn’t want to piss off the management. But it piqued my interest for sure 🙂
@K Ryan – We’re all wondering the same things that you are 🙂 My best guess is that they’re (trying to) take a page out of SCD’s book and do the announcement one name at a time in order to prolong the excitement. Problem is, it’s been such a sloppy, haphazard mess that it’s just leaving people confused and ready to give up on the whole “one name announced per day” mess and just wait for the complete announcement. Thank the lord that all will be revealed tomorrow – this business has been EXHAUSTING for me and the other Angels. 😛
I guess that ABC is winning this round. Because we’re all talking about it and reading about it. Unfortunately it shows drama equates to better ratings. Just dance already!! ;-P
Courtney, to you and your Angels, thank you.
You can say that again, Court! I’ll be so thankful when everyone is finally announced tomorrow!!x
I’m confused by some of these terms you guys are using. Who is in the “fam” and what’s TPTB??
I wonder if the people overseas who watch Strictly get as flustered as we do with the day-to-day cast reveal. They pretty much have announced the cast in different TV shows and radio shows as well. Thinking about it though, they probably are already used to it and we’re just not. 😛
Hope you ladies get to take a little breather after the cast is finally announced. At least a small, tiny breather before Sept. 14. Hahaha.
The only reason to announce stars on different shows is the hope of attracting viewers who aren’t already planning to watch dwts. So if Jimmy Kimmel is interviewing someone (like Rami Malek) and his fans tune in to see him on Kimmel, then they might become interested in watching him on dwts. Presumably that’s why Victor was announced on ESPN – to attract sports fans.
Is this breaking some kind of record for amount of comments? I am number 697, I think.
Are all pros and Their partners going to be on ham tomorrow? I noticed Derek & Emma were still in L.A. when the celebs were all on the private jet.
Sorry, gma not ham…..thanks autocorrect
They have to be going to NY, esp since all the celebs are already there? I don’t see how they’re gonna have a full cast announcement with only the celebs and a certain amount of pros..
Thanks Tina. That would make sense but with the way the reveal has been going so far “sense” is not something the producers have.
@Carolyn Yeah it seems like a hot mess this year, ngl. Looks like Emma is gonna be periscoping with Brittany later tonight so unless she takes a red eye to NY I’m not sure if she’s gonna go..
Allison is already saying that she is going to be in the finals and win the mirror ball trophy this season. It will be interesting to see who her partner is.
The producers on this show rarely do anything that makes sense, so I’m really not surprised. Great concept, poor execution.
As usual.
We’re starting a new post first thing in the morning. We don’t want to break the site while John is in some far off place. 🙂
I was wondering about the pros being in NY as well. Witney was snap chatting at the beach today while Carlos was on a plane to NY with fellow celebs.
#ashley (705) Where do you see Allison posting about being in the finals and winning? I haven’t seen anything on Twitter or Instagram from her that would even made me think she met her partner. The only thing that could be taken that way is her ‘best day ever’ tweet, and she posted that a week or two ago as well.
Nevermind, just saw the Pure post. I hadn’t followed @DWTSGossip until now 🙂
@Kaitlyn – If I had to guess (and this is a total guess, because I really and truly have no idea how tomorrow is gonna go down), they might have all the celebs live in NY, and all the pros via satellite in LA. Because why the hell not? Let’s just throw more random sh*t against the wall and see if it sticks 😛 Or who knows – if the über-exciting, pre-taped “pro announcement” a few weeks back was any indicator, maybe they’ll show clips of the celebs meeting their pros for the first time, and that’s how each pair will be introduced 😛 However it goes – I’m preparing for a complete, utter, and total sh*tshow.
So this confused me but maybe someone else can make heads or tails out of this: Andy has a concert in Minnesota today and someone told me that Allison is at an r5 concert in the same state….could they have given him Allison after pets had to bow out?
hahah yup. Totally expect it to be a complete sh*tshow tomorrow. Some pros in LA, Val appears to be in NY, Allison’s in MN (which makes me think she actually has Andy cause he’s at the same festival right now). They’ve already created a total mess when it comes to revealing celebs via the where’s waldo method, they might as well keep it up for partner reveal. It will be the actual where’s waldo though…”where is bindi’s partner today!”
@kaitlyn: oh it’s the same festival. That makes more sense now a little bit considering how close Allison and riker got last season…..I wonder if Lindsay is there too?
But then why are some pros actually in NY like Val and Lindsay was on the plane? Come on either they have all the pros or none.
@Angela – I don’t think there’s a hard and fast rule that says all or none of the pros have to be there. They’ve done ones where some were absent and joined via satellite. And the way this season has gone so far – all bets are off.
This has been such a clusterfuck/shitshow that I half expect them to be like everything you thought you knew was a lie, so partner switcheroo on all of you! I don’t know… I’m just expecting something really dumb, but still excited for it all. ?
I’m not buying into the new theory that Allison has Andy now – because I was told that everyone except Emma had either met their partners or at least knew who their partners were as of last Monday. If Allison met her partner and then sh*t got switched? D*ck move. The best thing they can do with situations like these is make everything as minimally disruptive as possible for the celebs – no point in turning the tables on 2 celebs when they can just replace the pro for one.
I definitely trust your logic over anything else. Pure speculation on my part. God, if Allison did know her partner and then it switched for 2 celebs, that would just be disastrous.
I’m hoping that they didn’t mess up everything and that Andy and Allison aren’t paired up and just happen to be on the same flight to ny later but tptb are always so unpredicable sometimes. I really hope they don’t announce the cast like this again without some organization next time. This is just a mess.
holy shit – Gary Busey. Wow – getting myself ready for the crazy!
It’s not coincidental that Lindsay is already on her way to NY with some of the cast from earlier and Allison is in MN where Andy happened to be performing? Hmm…
Gary busey?! God I love this show!
Mmmh… Andy tweeted he was going to dance rehearsal this morning (he still has a concert tonight in MN) and Lindsay flew to NYC from LA today, could be Allison… Maybe they knew Peta was out right after she met Andy and Allison hadnt met her partner yet.. Or her partner is from MN? Im glad tomorrow is the announcement, this is so confusing.
Fingers cross we get all the celebs and all the pros announced.
Please elaborate, Fig!
If the Gary Busey thing is for real – wow. That’s going to be an absolute shitshow the likes DWTS has never seen. He’s certifiable.
Nope, Lindsay is on the jet to NYC.
I have a headache from this whole mess, and I can’t even imagine how the mods feel. You guys have been so wonderful, and I hope after everything is announced tomorrow you get a small breather before the season begins.
DWTSGossip tweeted a covert video of Jimmy Kimmel announcing Gary Busey – however it’s not completely in context, or verified, so take it with a grain of salt until confirmed.
Gary Busey??!!! That might be just sad! Can’t be Allison’s partner, if she thinks she has a chance of winning!
Oh man. The poor girl that ends up with Gary.
Yup, Gary would be pretty hard for Lindsay to deal with. How about Anna? I can see the sparks flying now?! Where did you hear this rumour about Gary anyway?
@Meggie DWTSGossip tweeted a video from what looks like Kimmel’s audience with the hastag DWTS and Gary came out in the video.
Gary Busey? Is this serious? He was hard to watch on celebrity apprentice and a bit of a temper. Oh boy the cast list just took another hit. Not interested.
I highly expect a buddy holly performance from him. And whoever gets him….. Good luck becuase he has more personality than most people and energy to boost (that impression is based on the celeb apprentice and celebrity big brother….he won cbb…no joke).
Thanks Fig and Krista! I wonder if it’s a hoax. Time will tell I guess.
If Val has Kim, I wonder if Tony is out for this season.
I’d like to see Anna come back. When was the last season she was on?
Gary Busey???? For reals??? Wow that came out of left, left field!! Let the Cray-Cray begin!! I’m flabbergasted!!
Beyond upset that poor Lindsay is stuck with Gary. Here I was thinking this might be her time to shine. Way to screw Lindsay (and me), DWTS.
Ugh. That man gives me the creeps.
@Meggie (736), I don’t think so because even with Kim in that’s only 5 female celebs & we need at least more even if this season only has 12 couples.
Gary Busey??? TPTB, y’all f’n with us, right?! ??? I wouldn’t wish him on anyone, not even Jenna. If this is for real, bless their partner’s soul.
Ok, time the f*ck out. Cranky Courtney rant time. If what I’m hearing is true, and Allison somehow snatched up the plum gig of replacing Peta as Andy’s partner and poor Lindsay has gotten relegated to Loosey Goosey Busey duty, that is straight up FOUL. Way to set that poor girl up for failure, and give Allison a free pass yet again. If Allison’s as talented and awesome and creative as some seem to think she is, I wanna see her shine a turd like Busey. Very easy to make yourself look good when you’ve got someone that’s a) sane, b) still young and able-bodied, and c) with a reputation not marred by controversy. The real test is somebody like Gary, who is the perfect storm of cray-cray.
PH (#707) OK who let Charlie slip his leash?!? I’m going to have a private word with that man when he gets back. 😀
Fingers crossed that somehow Anna is back as a pro and gets gary. Saying that if it is Lindsay this could be fun too. I remember Emma’s first season (bill) and going “trainwreck” but ended up liking the pairing. Only question I have is this: how old is Gary?
I was like, dude, seriously?? Cast reveal day?? One of the highest traffic days of the freakin’ year?? Who said you could go to Dubai??
Hit submit too quickly: I am slightly annoyed that if this big switch is indeed the case that Allison has a singer for two seasons in a row. I know it’s a little thing in the grand scheme of it all but it annoys me. Probably the only one who thinks that way though lol.
If Allison was originally supposed to have Gary Busey – that’s a weird pairing, really. I mean, as much as I hate to think of what Lindsay will have to go through, I *do* think she is probably a better fit for Gary, overall. Can you imagine Gary and Allison’s energy combined? We could use it to replace fossil fuels!
@Vin – You’re not the only one that’s irked. Allison for me is quickly becoming like the early Peta – somehow always ending up with young, able-bodied, skilled partners. Except Allison hasn’t even had to pay her dues with a Metta yet.
Court (#742) +1 If they gave Andy to Allison and stuck Lindsay with this lunatic old man, then I know I was right in thinking that TPTB have decided to make Allison their pet MBT project (like they did with Val). Poor Lindsay! If this is true, I hope she has the good luck to be 1st out.
@Vin, Really? I never envisioned Bill E. as a trainwreck. I was thinking the season before that when Sharna was thrown into the fire with Andy Dick.
TPTB really really want Alison to get them more Emmy cred, don’t they? Ugh
They should have kept the Gary Busey reveal until tomorrow. Now I’m scared of what tomorrow will bring. Eek!
PH — Dubai??? Who the heck *wants* to go to Dubai?
DWTSGossip is also hinting that Bethany Hamilton is possibly on their way to NYC for the reveal, as they are on a plane – and she was a rumored celeb. Possible Tony partner?
Cidra – I DO! Dubai is supposed to be pretty amazing! John make sure you take me with next trip that way! 🙂
The Emmy part doesn’t really make sense – if they wanted to do that they’d be giving Derek ringers too. After all, Allison has never been nominated with out him. But Derek manages nominations without ringer partners as much as with.
Besides that, it’s a fool’s errand to assume that Andy is Riker reincarnated. He might not be able to dance at all. But he is young and handsome and her odds are better than whoever gets Gary.
Eh, I’m done for the night, Fig. If Court or Vogue want to continue the guessing game, they can. But I’m over it. Until tomorrow.
@Vin, I’m with CM, I never thought of Bill as a trainwreck. I knew he wouldn’t have much natural dance talent, but I knew he was a gentleman. So I didn’t worry about Emma. I did worry about Sharna, but Andy turned out to be a lovely (albeit fragile) man. Side note: Wish he’d been able to stay with sobriety after DWTS. anyway, I guess for Lindsay’s sake, I’ll hope Busey turns out better than advertised *and* that they’re eliminated early so she can go back to the safety of pro numbers with the Troupe. Poor woman. ***shakes head***
I think that they view Jonathan as her “bad” partner…..which kinda makes me laugh. Yeah he wasn’t great but he was far from meta world peace bad. @cm: its weird cuz I ended up liking both of those pairings a lot too but thought the worst when they were announced. But than again pairings I have high hopes for often fall flat (ex: redfoo and Emma, Ashley Hamilton, David hasslehoff, Wayne Newton, etc).
Totally understand, PH – it’s been a long, long reveal – I really hope they don’t do it like this again, for your guys’s sake. I’m just trying to keep myself distracted after a terrible day at work with a yummy glass of red wine and some DWTS gossip. I also know you guys are on top of things, so sorry if posting what’s being said on Twitter is annoying!
Tony and Bethany?! Wow. I oddly want to see that considering he never really has had that big of a challenge before. Plus she might bring out fun tony.
Kinda does make one wonder who Bethany got, though, if she is in – by POE, I would think it would have to be Artem or Tony. Isn’t she pretty tall?
True #729 In the video I cant hear any mention of dwts. if tonight was the Jimmy Kimmel reveal I suppose they will confirm via twitter or something after. God I hope is not him.
What if Lindsay ends up being a great partner for Gary? She seems pretty strict, which would help reign someone like that in. I also have a feeling that the article about how they pair people up was well timed, and maybe the personality thing was the main cause of the switch. I hope that things go better once we get into he season after we see what’s happening with the pairs when the season starts.
@Courtney, Google says she’s 5’11. Wouldn’t that be taller than Artem already without heels?
Aviva, I totally agree – maybe it serves some agenda to have Allison with Andy – but I think in terms of who could handle Gary better? Definitely Lindsay. Taking Peta out changed their options, so maybe they’re just trying to do what’s best for all involved.
I’m with you PH. I’m done for the night. I’m also going to miss the reveal tomorrow because of a damn weekly team meeting. Once that’s done, I can’t wait to see what disasterous stars TPTB have saddled us with. I’m beginning to believe they lead with their best cards instead of holding them back. *sigh* Oh well, there are some celebs to root for, and I can ignore the losers.
Fig, go for it girl! Dubai always struck me as something of a leech state, full of rich guys with entitlement mentalities, but I’m probably just being prejudiced. I’m sure the landscape is interesting, and I guess the city is kind of like Vegas — totally artifical, carved out of the middle of a desert.
Fig, that’s why I’m trying to reserve judgement on everything involved with pairings until we see things play out. That’s why I agreed with whoever was saying that two big balls of energy would cause chaos in rehearsal. (Not to mention that I’ve never heard of Gary Busey. so I don’t know much about him.)
Kim with Val, so maybe Paula with Tony, and Bethany with Artem? What keeps throwing me off is the unknown pro… I’m so confused since this has been such a messy release of info. I don’tknow how you guys are still sane.
Hopefully by morning I’ll realize that Gary Busey was all part of a bad dream and once I wake up it will be all gone.
Bethany Hamilton is a fierce competitor I enjoyed her and her husband on the Amazing Race so I would actually be quite excited for her to be part of the cast. That girl can do ANYTHING.
@CM – Hell, who even cares? We’ve got 5’2″ Victor with 5’5″ Karina, who really gives a sh*t about height? Or good casting? Or treating loyal pros well? *nervous laugher turning into tears* *insert nihilistic overture music*
Bethany is rather tall for Artem. She might be taller than him in flats.
And that’s it. I’m really out. 🙂
Never been to Dubai, but I always chuckle when I remember Russell Peters’ stand-up bit about Dubai: http://youtu.be/D_HUWIvVeSs
Cidra – I’m just an architecture junkie, so Dubai is high on my wish-list. 🙂
As far as the shitshow that has been this season before it’s even started, I’m trying to remain positive that there will be a few couples that make it all worthwhile for me, which is what keeps me coming back in spite of the massive manipulation.
@Aviva (#767) Gary is 71, and was in a motorcycle accident several years ago. Almost died, and suffered a traumatic brain injury (he wasn’t wearing a helmet at the time). Before the injury, he struck me as a bit odd, with something of a temper. After the motorcycle accident, IMO, he’s completely, certifiably, bat-s*it crazy. 😯 Like I said on twitter – at least when Cheryl Burke danced in Depends underwear, she didn’t NEED to… 😉 This’ll be mega-strange for as long as it lasts (Gary is my HOPE for the week 1 elim).
Seeing as we didn’t see Gary walking out, I’ve got a feeling this might be a joke. It is Jimmy Kimmel after all.
My friend lived in Dubai for a year (study abroad) and said its gorgeous. Have fun!
If they were going to do a switch for anyone (if this in fact happened, we’ll see soon), I so wish that they would have given Andy to Emma and had Lindsay go with Hayes instead. She’s such a great dancer, I wish she had her turn to really shine with a partner who could do a little more intricate choreography. Don’t think that will be Hayes.
Well let’s go ahead and crown Nick Carter as this season’s champ. With the lineup so far I don’t see anyone beating him.
My son went there when he was in the Navy. He said it was spectacular. Now do you know what he brought home from Dubai, to remember the experience, a pair of underwear that cost him $250.00. I was like are you nuts? It wasn’t even designer underwear..it was just plain old underwear…lol! But, if John likes excitement…he should ride the roller coaster…it is unbelievable according to my son. Oh and beef schwarma…lol. Dear Lord he loved to visit there.
Now back to the DWTS crazy. Gary Busey and Lindsay…somehow that is wrong. And Allison has been radio silent on her partner..so given the fact the Peta injury wasn’t decided until just the last week or so…then what happens to Allison’s partner. Something smells in Denmark y’all.
Oh and finally, doesn’t the Troupe usually go to the reveal? They do the bumpers for GMA as they try to get the crowd whipped up for the big reveal.
Gary is a nut job. I don’t get the hype of Andy at all around here.Saw some of his moves on his instagram not impressed. There are better male celebs on the roaster also females. We shall see who all are tomorrow. I’m interested to see who the last male pro is and who he will get paired with. Agree, glad finally we get to see all of the celebs and pros on GMA. Thanks so much to everyone here on Pure DWTS for putting hard work into putting who we might get and matched with who esp with this messy reveal this yr.Props to you all.
Was hoping that while watching Kimmel it would turn out to be a joke. Sadly, that wasn’t the case. *sigh*
The man sounded like a loon in the few 5 words he spoke. Here’s hoping for an early exit from him. Love you Lindsay… but yeah :/
Gary Busey. Sure. Why not? *rolls eyes*
All I can say is that anyone on the staff who suggested “Hey Sharna did well with Andy Dick, so give her Gary Busey” should be forced to wear a Cone of Shame for a week.
That was just beyond bizarre. Bless Lindsey’s heart if she got him.
Before I go to bed just wanted to post that riker and andy were tweeting at each other…andy said he’s excited going to dwts feeling like he has friends like riker supporting him. It sure does sound like he got allison! I’m guessing they’re giving poor lindsay the scary gary guy. 🙁 he makes me nervous. What a terrible idea!
According DWTS360 Lindsay does NOT have Gary. A returning pro has Gary and they hinted at RED hair. Lindsay has someone else. I guess we will find out Lindsay’s partner tomorrow.
This sounds like maybe Anna has Gary. I can really only see her dealing with Gary as I feel the other pros would be overwhelmed with the task lol.
A returning pro with red hair? No doubt that is Anna! Curious how this all plays out in the end! Does anyone know if there is an option to vote outside of the US? Because I am from the Netherlands.
Getting Nick Carter that MBT 😉
Leandra- I am from Europe as well and I always vote via Facebook on the Official DWTS Facebook page.
Thanks Susan. I never knew that. Will be voting for sure this season!
Here is what I now know…I am way too curious…picture of where the reveal is at on GMA…tried to make picture big enough to count celeb chairs…dear Lord…there must be something else I can do…lol. And no, I couldn’t quite tell.
Well Lindsay’s partner must be Nick from the Bachelor then if Anna has Gary. He’s been rumoured and there’s no way it’s someone who hasn’t been at least talked about here.
I agree with what Mark Ballas said earlier. This is definitely going to be an interesting season! There don’t seem to be any ringers at all (first time that’s ever happened?) I don’t even know who I think is gonna win. Also, Gary Busey? Ugh. Why?
Didn’t Gary Busey play Buddy Holly in a movie years ago and get nominated for an Oscar. That’s all I remember about him
And I don’t get why the “hype” around here (hyperbole much?) would matter in the least to you, maddie.
I would say the ringer of the season is Nick, fanbase-wise. But he’s surely not as big ringers as many others on prior seasons
@496 Sure Derek with someone he can make hot routines with would be exciting, but maybe it hasn’t happened because the producers like the showmance angle when 2 young attractive people dance together, and Derek doesn’t particularly care for that?
He can create steamy routines with anyone of age, really. I don’t think their relationship status affects his choreography much. I think he’s done quite a few sensual sexy dances in the past, but never does it verge on raunchy.
@Alexandra 557 I’m think by process of elimination: we can count Mark out. Maks….maybe…but he was often enthusiastically clapping for her after every dance so I think he genuinely enjoyed her. Val was very friendly with Amy (Amy seemed closest to Danica among all the cast) so I doubt he would lack so much social awareness to say something so boneheaded about her to Derek. I’m guessing Tony because he seemed bitter towards Derek and he said something somewhat condescending/patronizing about the possibility of getting her for Switch Up week. I could be completely wrong though, lol 😛
I think Nick is this season’s ringer for sure. Though not the best dancer of BSB, he’s arguably the most popular. Plus BSB have done a lot of choreography in music vids & tours over the past 20years. I think he’ll excell in all the high energy dances.
I think you’re wrong, Kay. I think Val absolutely would say something so boneheaded to Derek because he often speaks without thinking and this was well before he KNEW her. I actually don’t see Tony or any of the women saying anything like that.
I would call Nick a ringer, although not a high level one. I’m also starting to think that Tamar might be a low level ringer as well, since she apparently has “dance” videos out there.
Tamar has no formal dance training. All the videos I’ve seen are either her messing around with her sisters or doing an 8 count of twerking at her show. She’s got rhythm though, she can bust a move or two at the club.
I do remember 1 time on her show when she hired a belly dance instructor to choreograph a routine for her (for some special celebration for her husband) and like 2 seconds into the lesson, Tamar told the woman her and her choreography was whack and she proceeded to make up her own dance…so it will be very interesting to see how her & val get on, bc she’s got a mouth on her…lol
Pretty sure it was likely Maks, perhaps even Sharna (comments about Amy before they met her).
Also I’m pretty positive Val wouldnt/didnt say those things about amy. I remember when it was first announced there would be a switch up that season, pre week 1, and someone asked him who he would want for switch up week, and he said he would love the opportunity to dance with Amy.
He actually tweeted 2 or 3 times that he wanted Amy for switch up during the season, but once Maks decided on ‘I want meryl with my brother’ shtick, val just let it go.
There are 2 of Dereks partners that val has practically been in love with….Amy purdy being one and amber riley being the other.
Well, Eliza, since the C-bros fans called Amber a ringer (no formal dance training and very little actual dancing on Glee) and are now trying to make Bindi a ringer, I think Tamar just might qualify for one as well. 🙂
Good for you, Lex. Not sure why you think Sharna. But if Maks was in it, I think it even MORE likely that Val was as well.
Nope, still not buying it Eliza – Val says a lot of stuff that is just for show. Again – what happened during and after the season doesn’t count. This happened very early before any shows aired.