Maureen McCormick Confirmed To Dance, Beverley Mitchell In Talks, And More
Entertainment Tonight is reporting Maureen McCormick is indeed dancing like we guessed on earlier today. Beverley Mitchell is also in talks. More below on everyone confirmed so far. What a season this is going to be.
Dancing With the Stars’ upcoming season is shaping up to be one of its most star-studded yet.
Brady Bunch actress Maureen McCormick, Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte, and singer-songwriter Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds will all be competing for the coveted mirror ball trophy next season, a source tells ET. 7th Heaven star Beverley Mitchell is reportedly still in talks to join the competition.
Derek and Julianne Hough will also be returning to DWTS next season, another source confirms to ET. Derek will be back as a pro, and Julianne will once again serve as a judge.
More DWTS season 23 contestants ET previously confirmed include Little Women star Terra Jole, model Amber Rose, Wizards of Waverly Place actor Jake T. Austin, and General Hospital actress Emma Samms. Popular pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy will also return next season after last appearing in 2014 — when he won the season 18 trophy with his partner, Olympic ice dancer Meryl Davis.
As for McCormick, DWTS’ Instagram account posted a hint on Thursday about who pro Artem Chigvintsev’s partner is this season, and judging by the clues, all signs point to the 60-year-old actress.
To read the full article, see Entertainment Tonight.
I’m so excited. BTW, George Pennacchio retweeted this article saying how happy he was with this choice. He also said Ryan Lochte will NOT be the only Olympian this season. I’m guessing either Mark or Derek have one of the Olympian girls again.
Damn it no. Artem does not need his 3rd out of 4 partners to be over 50. Leah was a rare case of success and Patti was scored generously. But I’ll be damned if they turn Artem into the next Tony. Artem deserves better. -_-
This cast is fantastic so far. all that we are missing is a few more olypians and we will have an unbelieveable cast this season.
This cast gets better and better! Beverley is a great choice (and they could play up the child star thing for Maureen and Beverley).
Just how do you know Maureen isn’t going to be good? She’s legendary too and will have a big fan base voting for her.
We don’t need a lot of those Olympians on the Dance Floor!..Artem will be fine,he needs to be a little tougher on his partner this time…
Val already has a partner for this season…
Maks isn’t going to for the Mirror Ball this time, he just wants to be there..Peta will be sitting out and watch…
Natalie you seem to have forgotten that Artem’s earliest exit from this show was with a 30 year old Mischa Barton. Really annoys me how older contestants sign up for the show and get insulted by fans because they supposedly have no chance of doing well. Tell that to Bill E, Tommy Chong, Patti etc. Age is just a number, and like Vogue said her nostalgia value and demographic appeal should keep her safe for a few weeks.
@Natalie: age ain’t nothing but a number…..look at Tommy Chong.
What Vin said! Look at Bill Engvall too and how far he got. Jennifer Grey was considered old by some and had neck issues and she won.
M8, well said too.
Maureen is my favorite so far. And I don’t care if she just stands there and twirls. She still my favorite so far.
I didn’t know who this was and had to look it and said “MARCIA!!” This season is going to be fun. I am thinking that all the pros are going to have a great time together and I am sooooo happy that Derek is back and that Sasha and Emma and Lindsay can be in the fun with such a great pro group.
I’m pleased to see Maureen! I’m old enough to have seen The Brady Bunch in its original run when I was young. They were always a pretty close knit group, post show, so I’m hoping to see a good show of support for her from her TV family.
Marcia! Marcia! Marcia! And “My nose!” Love she’s on. My childhood reruns relived. now bring on The Partridge Family. David Cassidy?
Oh my God, if this is really true and we actually get the Derek/Mark vs Maks/Val showdown, what fun and the fans will be insane. I just hope somehow, and I know how hard this would be, that all their partners are somewhat equal.If not all we will hear is “foul” he was given a ringer, so it isn’t fair to compare. I hope TPTB can pull this off and make it as even as possible (Derek/Mark already put them in the ground) so I would let the better celebs go towards Maks & Val, but try to be somewhere close. What a fall this will be! Wonder if Maks knew Derek was back before he signed??
Just getting back into the swing of things. Really excited about this! I hope she enjoys her experience. She is one of my all time favorites. I just can’t believe she is 60.(Where has the time gone?) I will always think of her as Marcia.
Good question, PJC! Court, do you know if Maks signed before Monday night when Derek came on board?? 🙂
Crack is wack, Dawn. Of course Maks will go for the MBT – he’s a competitor. He just won’t be as desperate this time.
Geez, the entitlement of these Artem fans is unreal.
Be grateful that he’s still on the show, he had a contender last year and royally messed up. He doesn’t even hold a candle to Derek and Mark in terms of choreography and attitude.
I don’t think the producers are making it Maks/Val versus Mark/Derek, PJC – the fans do that (and so do Maks and Val). It seems to me that the producers were not very happy with their metrics last season and took steps to rectify the situation – hence Maks and Derek.
I don’t believe ANYONE knew Derek was back except perhaps his good buddy Mark.
i think artem does better when his partner has a fun personality and Maureen kinda reminds me of Marie osmond so this could be a really fun pairing.
So excited to see Maureen! If you get a chance youtube her videos from I’m a celebrity in australia she was hilarious. Whoever gets her is going to have a ball!
I see Entertainment Tonight is still claiming Emma Samms is competing this season despite her saying on Twitter just the other day that she’s not. Unless she is actually doing the show after all but felt like she had to keep her involvement a secret until the cast announcement on Tuesday.
But then she could have easily just ignored the person’s tweet asking her if she was doing the show, no? That way she wouldn’t have to lie.
I hope she is doing the show as, out of the names that have been rumored so far, she’s the only one I’m excited about. Loved her on Dynasty.
@Meggie. Regarding Maks. Pure has a FB chat Peta did (yesterday?) and in first 5 minutes she said and I’m paraphrasing that Maks is back on show, it wasn’t what they were expecting and it just came up the other day. I think the mods would have more info but that’s what she said so it sounded last minute to me.
do you guys actually think Beverly Mitchell is in talks? bc it appears her name only popped after ppl thought she might have fit the clues for artem’s partner
Thanks, Liz. So I wonder how Maks is feeling about Derek being back? Do you think he still thinks his brother is the star of the show???? 😉
While I loved Beverley as a child in 7th Heaven I’ve haven’t really paid much attention to her as an adult. This will be a perfect opportunity to see her in the present.
I’ve watched Maureen in some other projects and I absolutely love her. She may turn out to be my number 1 or 2 this season. Right along side Lindsay and her partner.
Would love to have Beverly Mitchell on DWTS. I liked her on 7th Heaven. She’s not very tall, so I think she and Sasha would be a good pair.
Lol, star-studded? Anyway would love to see Beverly Mitchell and Laurie Hernandez on the dance floor. As for a pro coming back, wish it was Dmitry Chaplin or Jonathan Roberts, just loved their professionalism and attittude.