Dancing with the Stars – The Cast of Season 12!!!
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Most of our readers know that TMZ provided a list of six celebrities and their partners earlier today.
This is your DWTS Season 12 Cast:
The Women:
Kirsti Alley (Actress)
Kendra Wilkinson (Reality Star/Playboy Bunny)
Wendy Williams (Talk Show Host)
Chelsea Kane (Disney Kid)
Petra Nemcova (Model)
The Men:
Chris Jericho (Wrestler/Rocker)
Lil’ Romeo (Rapper)
Sugar Ray Leonard (Retired boxer)
Hines Ward (Pitsburgh Steeler Football Player)
Ralph Macchio (Actor)
Mike Catherwood (HOT dude)
I dunno about this cast. Mike is the only one not rumored previously and he’s hot. That’s about all I know about him though.
Bachelor Brad though?? He’s got issues. But Africa is pretty. Pretty sure that was a female lion he was eyeing though. 🙂
Snark update:
Condoms are good. Malaria ain’t the only disease in Africa. Emily sure is pretty, though. That is all. Wait, not quite. I wonder if they showed monkeys playing on purpose….
Snark Update 2:
I’m falling in love with you. I mean. No, I mean, I really mean it. Seriously. Honestly falling in love with you…..
Vodka anyone???
Snark Update 3:
Ashly, I really have a lot of uncertainty about you, we are very awkard…but please come with me to the Fantasy Suite. The Producers are making me ask you, even though I’m sending you home.
COMPLETELY NON-SNARK Update:
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Self Congratulatory Update:
Why yes, I DID call a Steeler on the cast 3 or 4 weeks ago based on some random tweets and a subsequent investigation. Ask Courtney and Vogue – I emailed them proof. 🙂
TMZ is reporting:
Sugar Ray Leonard will be paired up with Anna Trebunskaya.
Meanwhile, Pittsburgh Steelers superstar Hines Ward will dance with Kym Johnson.
As for Ralph Macchio — he’s set to tango with Karina Smirnoff.
I just told my bf yesterday that Sugar Ray Leonard should do DWTS (when we watched The Fighter)
OMGGGG SO EXCITED!!!!!!!
Also, DWTS gossip is saying Petra Nemcova is Dmitry’s partner. She is a famous model, and for those that don’t remember she hung for life on a tree during the Thailand tsunamis – her fiancee was killed. Sad story. I think she was terribly injured or something (broken pelvis or something).
DWTS Gossiip claims that Dmitry will be paired with Petra Nemcova. Does anyone know who she is? With the producers deciding to bring Dmitry back who really has no TV personality and with a person I’ve never heard of, they will have their work cut out for them.
Wow, Petra. She would be so perfect with MAKS too;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petra_N%C4%9Bmcov%C3%A1
Sugar Ray…wow, what a coo that would be as well.
Well, maybe they could put Kirstie with Dmitry, she has enough personality for both of them. And then Maks could dance with this Petra gal – but then again, maybe he’s had enough of eastern European women for the time being. 😉
I thought Petra ever since I heard her tragic story. Would be great to see her dance, especially with Dmitry!
How many couples are there, 11 or 12
I like your thinking Evaine. Kristie would have brought some comic relief for Dmitry. I just googled about Petra. Petra and Maks would have been a good looking pair.
Maks & Petra would have been stun-ning. I’m still holding out hope for those 2…why the hell would they waste a beauty like Petra on a pro with such a dull personality like Dmitry??? Only thing I can think of is maybe Maks’ girl from Bachelor UK would be jealous if he was paired with such a pretty girl. IDK…grasping at straws here. This Bachelor show turns my brain to mush.
Yeah, I’m with Evaine. If the pairs I’m hearing are correct, I think they’ve made a mistake.
I agree that the pairings seem odd. I wonder if Lorenzo is going to be on – if so, looks like he will be paired with Lacey?? I would think that a better pairing would be Lorenzo and Kym, and Hines Ward with Lacey, but what do I know… 😉
all we heard is Kristi with Maks from TMZ.com
Think that this season is the 2nd where I know who people is without googling…. I know 3 of them. LOL
first is season 9, when I knew seven stars!!! ahhahahah
I only had to google Chelsea Kane, which is pretty typical – I almost never know the Disney stars that they have, or the soap actors. Otherwise I’m quite familiar with everyone (not sure what that says about how I spend my time).
what about Nicole Murphy. she needs the money.
I am really liking this cast so far if true!! However some of the rumors who they are paired with are weird for me.
So we are doing it at 9 oclock??
I’m still holding out hope that Maks got paired with the beautiful Petra. Who cares if she can’t dance or doesn’t have much of a personality, those two would be beautiful together for sure!
Wohoo Chelsey Kane!!! Sorry I’m a major disney kid love that girl. Anyways, all of those announced so far were rumored before, but still a good cast so far and we’ve got more stars to go 🙂
Missing from the TMZ et.al. rumors are Lorenzo Lamas & Lee Merriweather (IMHP) – I had a gut feeling that these two were locked in. Maybe I’ve got flu 🙂
sugar ry, chelsea kane, romeo, ralph, petra have been called out so far….i only know lil romeo lol
PETRA IS SO HOT!!! LOL!!!! Wow they kept alot under the lid!! Awesome cast so far!!! EXCITWD 😀
Excitwd = EXCITED!!
Not to take shine away from the stars already announced, but do they name the ones first who are the biggest viewer draws?
Are they dragging this out all the way til ten?? Sheesh
Let’s try this again. Do they name the ones first that they think are lesser stars?
I was just thinking the same thing Jay and if those ARE the lesser stars. Im excited :).
I’m surprised that I have heard of most of them, especially after the Petra bio. Agree that dullish Dimitry could use a live-wire. I want Maks with the hot girl since Derek isn’t around. Boy, I am sad cause I won’t be seeing him dance. Hope the new cast can give me a reason to watch.
As for bachelor Brad, what a bore.
SNARK UPDATES!!!! GENIUS!!! LOL thats epic. 😀
I think those are the lesser stars. I mean why would they announce them at like 9:08 and then wait for everybody else ALL the way til close to 10??
Why are you guys being so mean to Dmitry? Give him a chance atleast. He’s only been on 2 seasons and I really like him. Him and Petra are gonna look sizzling 🙂
ROTFLLLL to the snark updates!!!!!! LOLL
Aw, lay off Dmitry. I love him. I like that he’s low-key. I’ll be SO EXCITED for him to be on this season!
Maybe there are only 5 women because Christine O’Donnell didn’t take the offer.
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Im excited about the cast. Maybe a little bit more excited about the possiblity of seeing Travolta in the audience supporting Kirsti.
What happened to Olympian and Mya-Nicole-Mel B type slot. Seems like a lot of TV “personalities?” I thought folks were begging to get on the show?
This is the first year I’ve been disappointed. I am looking forward to Kirstie, but paired with Maks????
I also think Wendy will be fun.
– Hides from Heidi – 🙂 Well I dont see the ringer in this cast…
Well, I hope Romeo learned from his mistake last time and won’t get injured. If he does, well….you know what happened last time 😉
I am not sure what to make of this cast. A few of these people are complete unknowns to me.
I know I will feel better about it when they start showing rehearsal footage.
Wow! An insane mix of people. Okay, I’m saying it: You know they ran out of options by getting a local radio host on DWTS but can I just say for everyone THANK GOODNESS CHRISTINE O’DONNELL IS NOT ON!!!!!
Wendy williams and kendra will be fun to watch. I think that a male star will win.
I agree, Nathan. When I saw the radio host, I thought – what? Ran out of guys…. 😉
Thank goodness for no political figures or reality stars. Ok, Kendra is kind of a reality star, but she’s also a Playboy bunny, ex-girlfriend of Hugh (which still creeps me out a bit) and married to an NFL player. That’s more than a reality star in my book.
Sorry everyone (especially Vogue, Heidi and Courtney) for the slow site tonight. I’ll keep working to make it faster.
Article about Michael Carthwood and DWTS: http://923now.radio.com/2011/02/28/michael-catherwood-dancing-with-the-stars/
Apparently he realizes he’s “THAT GUY” on DWTS – the relatively unknown on the show. His being chosen is almost in direct response to winning a guest spot on Regis and Kelly. Maybe they have him pegged as a possible replacement for Regis. Frankly, I don’t mind when they choose more obscure celebs for the show – look at Gilles and Ty. Probably two of the biggest who they heck guys and they were a delight. I’m betting this guy has a good deal of personality. DWTS certainly has the clout to get many people on the show (every season we hear about more people wanting to do it that are somewhat well known names) but DWTS capitalizes on stuff they see.
Looking at this cast list, it’s hard to see a front runner or obvious early-exits. They seemed to have really leveled the playing field this season. I feel like Kirsti and Ralph may suffer the fate of David Hasslehoff or Shannen Doherty – decently well known names that may not last long because people THINK their fanbases are strong – unless they really impress, that is. Petra will have the sympathy vote and she, like other models, will probably either be really stiff or move quite well and look good doing it – Michael Carthwood might have some human interest votes as well (former addict). I would say Chelsea is also not very well known in the mainstream but we’ve seen the power of good personalities from the Disney brand and how well they do if they are funny or good dancers. Sugar Ray and Hines will have large voting blocks, as will Chris Jericho. Wendy Williams will probably be outrageous enough to stick around, not so sure about Romeo. But maybe he and Chelsie kick butt – who knows?! Maybe Kendra is the closest thing to a front-runner? Wow, people have been complaining about ringers and I think those folks got their wish! I hope the quality of dancing is at least reasonable 🙂
@Carlos, you’re lucky, Kirstie is the only one I didn’t have to google on this season (whereas I did usually know 4 of them)
Do not underestimate Ralph Macchio – I believe he was the only one who trended last night on DWTS. Maybe Kirstie too, for a bit. But I saw lots of comments about him trending. That’s HUGE. I had to close the DWTS and Dancing with the stars search columns on my tweetdeck because they exploded in a huge way.
Ralph may be older, but he’s cute and he fits in perfectly with the DWTS demographic that would have seen Karate Kid when it originally aired. I will be shocked if he doesn’t go to the end. Of course, I said that about Hasselhoff as well – but his fanbase is german, I think.
No Ringers? I’m tempted to say that’s because Derek isn’t around. If he was on and got Petra or Kendra, they would immediately ascend to Ringer status. 🙂 I did see a lot of complaining about a Derek free season last night – and all from people who clearly weren’t following PDH. 🙂 I will investigate to see if there is any dance experience in this group – but usually the guys like Romeo would definitely get that label. See Mel B, Sabrina, Nicole….
If they brought back Romeo, they should’ve brought back Misty, Nancy, Jewel, Tom and Sara as well.
Made a whole season of people who’ve pulled out and came back.
I agree with you Heidi, I wouldn’t underestimate Ralph. I was glad to see he trended last night. In regards to him suffering the same fate as the Hasselhoff or Shannon. Ralph is known for being a likable guy and charming. I think the voters will like him especially if he dances well. When Shannon got booted early, not only did the running order hurt her, but having a bad reputation from her past did as well. I guess Hasselhoff’s fan base is in Germany.
Cameron, I would LOVE for Sara Evans to return but I think the difference between Romeo and the other withdrawals is that the others actually got to compete where as Romeo never did. But, come to think of it, Jewel and Nancy didn’t compete either. So there goes my comment. LOL