DWTS Season 12 Cast Rumors – Are These 6 Of the 11 Pairs To Dance?
TMZ is reporting they have confirmed 6 of the 11 pairs to be dancing on Dancing With The Stars and here they are. Wow, we haven’t heard the names Lil’ Romeo and Chelsea Kane yet? 😯
— Chris Jericho & Cheryl Burke
— Kirstie Alley & Maksim Chmerkovskiy
— Lil’ Romeo & Chelsie Hightower
— Kendra Wilkinson & Louis van Amstel
— Wendy Williams & Tony Dovolani
— Disney star Chelsea Kane & Mark Ballas
Heidi’s note: TMZ got it right last year, so I’m assuming the celebs, at least, are correct. We called/found 4 of 6 – not bad!!
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If this is true, I was hoping Maks would get Kendra (or Jody Sweetin). But, Kirstie will be fun too! I think she will give it her all while being a lot of fun!!!
If this is true, then will Nastia be on? Who could she be paired with if it’s not Mark? Still, can’t count Chelsea out because she’s young and she’ll have the Disney fanbase, especially if she comes across well and her dancing is pretty good. So Mark may be in the finals again…
Hmmm. Parts of this seem to have some merit, parts sound downright ridiculous to me 🙂 Chris said in an interview recently that his “big announcement” coming up has nothing to do with the show, and more to do with his band, Fozzy. Did they really, FINALLY get Lil Romeo back after he had to bow out in season 2 (and left us with his dad, Master P? *shudder*). I guess Kendra & Louis seem like a fun pair. No idea who Chelsea Kane is. Tony & Wendy? Eh. Maks & Kirstie? Little disappointing, as I doubt she is going to be able to help him take the trophy. Feeling kinda blah about this list, unfortunately.
The only one I had NO KNOWLEDGE OF was Chelsie Kane, the others on this list I’d heard of, either through THIS SITE and the wonderful rumors and gossip/etc stuff that is found, or from my general knowledge.
I did some googling and found out I DO know who Chelsie Kane is, I just didn’t know I know her….
I’ve got teenagers and preteens, and they LOVE Disney Channel…. Chelsie Kane just changed her professional name, if anyone has ever seen the Jonas Brothers show, she USED to be Chelsie Staub, who played the female blond friend/Joe Love Interest/stylist for the boys.
And I hate to say it, but my first thought was that “at least she’s not Nastia.”
Hey, DWTSGossip just tweeted two more pairings:
Ralph Macchio & Karina Smirnoff
Michael Cole & Anna Trebunskaya
I love Ralph Macchio, but I have no clue who Michael Cole is…
Mark gets another Disney star.
According to what I just found on google, Michael Cole is either an actor who was on Mod Squad, or a professional wrestling commentator???
I would hope it’d be the commentator just based on age (the actor is 65 while the commentator is 42) because I want Anna to be in for a while.
Another thing, DWTSGossip said Dmitry is in. I hope this isn’t true because I wanted Jonathan to be on the show.
Would they really have two people from wrestling (Chris Jericho and Michael Cole?). That’d be weird. Last time I saw a pic of Ralph Macchio he still looked great!
I hope to GOD that Maks didn’t get Kirstie Alley.
I’m with you, Sarah, that would be disappointing. Not that Kirstie isn’t great, but man… I want Maks to do well! *g*
Interesting cast rumors. Thank you, staff, for your plan of live tweeting, although you’ll have to suffer through “The Bachelor” to do so.
I’m disappointed in these pairings as well, if they’re true. Maks has had contenders before, but sans Derek I would prefer he get the contender this season – not Louis. Although Kirstie could surprise us.
Curious to see who/what Louis will blame for not winning this season, as there doesn’t yet appear to be a ringer. Although, if Nastia is on and paired with Dmitry – that will also be disappointing.
I think if she’s in shape, Kirstie could do surprisingly well. I think she’s interesting and can be funny. I am actually really looking forward to seeing Kendra on the show – but that’s because I always hear people talking about how great she is and I’ve never really seen the appeal. Granted, I only watched her show very briefly but what I did see, I wasn’t impressed at all. But I hear she’s funny and goofy so I’m hoping to see that side of her and dash all the preconceived notions I have of Kendra and figure out why everyone loves her so much.
I really hope Lil Romeo isn’t a dud. I’m not her biggest fan by any means, but I feel like Chelsie has gotten the short end of the stick every year (either talent or personality wise).
Wasn’t Lil Romeo suppose to do a season ? He didn’t want to anymore so his dad step in Master P. If I recall!!Oh if Louis and Kendra are coupled together they be the ones to watch.
Interesting cast if true. Kristie Alley & Wendy Williams will probably be a hoot for sure! I actually like Lil Roemo and hope he does great with Chelsie, would like to see with dance possibility and younger. Well,we will find out for sure tonight.
I really hope the Chelsea Kane/Staub rumor is true! She has so much personality and would be alot of fun to watch. Plus her Fish Hooks co-star Kyle Massey just finished 2nd last season, so hopefully we’ll get to see more of him!
Kendra and Louis could beat the funniness that was Nicey and Louis!
Did anyone hear/see the DWTS teasers during the Oscars?
Chelsie Staub is so HOT. :O
Nastia won’t be on. It was a rumor made up only because she followed Mark on twitter. It wasn’t based on anything, and not reported anywhere but here. It seems a lot of rumors were started solely because of twitter follows, which is not reliable at all. Just like people believing Dane Cook and Channing Tatum would do the show, when they have active movie careers.
Have to say, I’m disappointed in this list so far. I think Kirstie, Wendy and Kendra will be hilarious so that will be fun at least, but none of them will win. Chelsea Staub (Kane) is popular and cute, and voters and judges always like the cute, young kids so I think she and Mark can make the finals. Especially against this competition so far. Lil Romeo should be able to dance, but I’m not sure about his fanbase. I hope he can work it and he and Chelsea are good together. I would love to see Karina have a good season. I think she’s been stuck with more than her fair share of duds lately, and she deserves a good season. Really hope Ralph Macchio still has some of those Karate Kid moves!!!
http://www.celebitchy.com/136585/still_heavy_kirstie_alley_does_zumba_in_kansas_video/
Kristie recently in a Zumba Class
Howard, I did see them…. Sort of…. I know there were two, but I wasn’t expecting them, and mentally “tuned out” on the commercials, so I didn’t REALLY hear the ads well… I was coming back here to mention them.
And *I THINK* that they said 12 celebrities?
Actually, DJ, the Nastia thing was all over twitter – that’s how we found out about it. As for it not being reliable – it has worked in the past and I’m sure it will work again in the future. To say it was a “made up” rumor is rather insulting and uncalled for. We report everything we find of interest on DWTS – period. While I never believed the Dane Cook and Channing Tatum rumors, there is no reason to think that it is *impossible* that Nastia would do the show.
As for Mark making the final? Julianne didn’t with Cody and she’s way more popular than Mark – and the competition that season wasn’t THAT strong. We’ll see, I guess.
Have to say I am a little disappointed on the list. Kristie and Kendra will definitely be entertaining. Chances for Maks winning are slim and Louis might have a shot which I am not too thrilled about. Wonder who Dmitry will be paired with. Fay or Lee? Mark and another Disney Star. I expect since she is young and cute that they have a decent shot and she should be able to pick up whatever Mark gives her. I hope Lil Romeo and Cheslie are a good pair. She deserves to go far. I like Ralph Macchio and Karina. Have to agree with DJ that hope he remembers some of his Karate Kid moves.
Just a comment on one of the newer announcements – Michael Cole is probably the actor from “Mod Squad” as WWE’s Michael COle is their lead RAW announcer and would be working live opposite DWTS most of the time. I can’t see them letting him out of his duties on RAW to compete with his own show…
Just a thought, keep up the great work!
Lori, I did the same as you. I was hoping someone actually paid attention to the ads. LOL.
Why didn’t they just announce the cast during the actual Oscar broadcast? It has to get bigger ratings than The Bachelor and maybe they can bring some new fans over too!
Cause everyone will be watching the Oscars anyway – and they want to DRAW new viewership over to the Bachelor. At least that’s what I’d think. Plus, if there are real stars amongst the cast they sure wouldn’t want to be subjected to a live reveal during the Oscars – they want to be partying with the rest of Hollywood 🙂
Cause everyone will be watching the Oscars anyway – and they want to DRAW new viewership over to the Bachelor. At least that’s what I’d think. Plus, if there are real stars amongst the cast they sure wouldn’t want to be subjected to a live reveal during the Oscars – they want to be partying with the rest of Hollywood 🙂 Plus it’s the same time slot/day, so they want to capture people that are able to watch tv that night! 🙂
Bah, I hit submit before I meant to – sorry about the double post (and now triple post).
I still have my fingers crossed for Jonathan! Is it Dmitry for sure or is there still hope?!?
There were either two ads for DWTS during the Oscars, or one ad shown twice – all I know is I saw two ads and didn’t recognize any voices either time. Has anyone checked ABC.com for the ad, or is that too obvious?? 🙂
Heidi, I definitely don’t think it’s ‘impossible’ that Nastia would do the show. I actually expect her to be on at some point in the future. I just didn’t think her following Mark on twitter was an indication she was doing it this season, and hated seeing fan wars started over Mark getting another ringer, all based on speculation only. It doesn’t lead to much goodwill if Derek, for example, got her at some point in the future instead. Although, I’d be shocked if they ever gave Derek an athlete, especially an Olympian. But I’m just expressing my opinion. I certainly didn’t intend to insult you, and appreciate all the work you do here and at PDH.
I think Chelsea will be more popular than Cody. She has recently had a lead role on a very popular Disney show in Jonas, while Cody only had a very small occasional appearance on Hannah Montana. Chelsea is also very pretty and has that bubbly type personality like Kyle Massey. I also expect her to be able to dance with her background. But you’re right, we’ll just have to wait to see. But I think she’s easily the best of the girls as far as partner selection goes. I hope Kendra can dance better than Holly so we have a true competition, and I hope some of the men are better than I’m expecting them to be. Still hoping for some amazing surprise cast members we haven’t heard about yet.
Heidi, I’ve checked abc.com and nada. I saw ONE ad during the Oscars and I heard a female with an accent and a male that clearly is a rapper. This is a long shot but I hope that accent belonged to the current Miss Universe Jimena Navarette but I really do think that that is a long shot. Plus, it didn’t sound like a Latin accent. It sounded like an Asian accent (Not that I’m a pro at accents LOL) All I will say is I wish Kirstie and Maks the best. But let’s wait for the official announcement tonight! Woo-Hoo!
Ok, I’m mostly joking at this point….. BUT what if the girl with and accent is Cheryl Cole?
Maddy, I highly doubt Cheryl would do the show without Derek. At least, I hope that’s the case. But it definitely didn’t sound British although Cheryl kind of has an almost Irish accent when I hear her speak. I love Cheryl.
Just saw these tweets:
Stacey Keibler – Yay! I can finally spread the word! @IAmJericho is going 2 b on DWTS! Had such a great time catching up w him the other night
MarkBallas
Just finished gym, now at home getting ready for today.. 🙂 BTW – a funny picture of Shirley Ballas after she did all of Mark’s laundry http://yfrog.com/gy3j4quj
CherylBurke
Just finished day 1 of rehearsal! Love my new partner!
I just listened to the commercial again (I DVR’d the Oscars) and there’s definitely a woman with an accent – and DEFINITELY Chris Jericho 🙂 Other than that, I can’t tell 🙁
Good will for Derek? Seriously? I think it’s WAY too late for that and unless this season turns out to be dull and lifeless it ain’t ever going to change. Derek has only had ONE ringer and he gets more crap thrown at him than Mark (two ringers, three with Sabrina), Maks (at least 2 ringers) or anyone else. As for fan wars – Marks fans are some of the worst Derek haters around. Again – that’s not going to change.
Derek get an athlete?? He only gets married, 30-something mommies or women with serious baggage – or women who demand him. As he seems to be getting more of that in recent seasons, I expect at some point an athlete will demand him. He and Maks are clearly the favorites.
I expect Chelsea will be talented, but if Mark doesn’t get creative with the choreography, I don’t know that he’ll go anywhere.
Yeah, I don’t think Cheryl C. would do it without Derek either. And the two of them working together? Yikes – I can hear the howls of “unfair, unfair” now – although if I’m being completely honest, I don’t think Cheryl C is all that when it comes to dancing. :::waits for hate mail:::
Im not gonna judge any of them until I see what they are working with in a couple weeks on the dance floor. Some could be bad but some could surprise us. So Im gonna wait to pass judgment. The only person I do not know is Chelsea Kane. Everyone else I pretty much know. Cant wait to see the full cast
Wow, the spammers are really out today! Yikes!
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Anyways, I truly hope Kirstie will get her head in the game and do good. I like Kendra, but sorry, don’t like Louis, which is sad because the first person I ever voted for on DWTS was Monique Coleman, who was Louis’ partner. I don’t know what happened to him, but he’s been coming off childish and points fingers galore when he gets sent home. I’ll bet Kendra will do good, but Louis better not intentionally give her bad choreography just so he could [censored] when he gets sent home!
I’m not a huge fan of Louis, but I was hoping he’d be paired with Kendra. I think they’ll be great together.
It will be interesting to see which of these pairings true. I’m guessing the celebrities are true because some of them haven’t been rumored, and they’d be pretty obscure names to throw out there at this point.
Kendra and Louis isn’t really all that appealing to me. I was hoping she’d be with Maks, or that Jodie would, but Kirstie? Poor Maks 😀 I really feel he’s overdue for a trophy. I think that they should bring Ashly Costa back this season and partner her with Lil’ Romeo. Give her the partner she should have had years ago and make it up to her, as Master P was horrible to say the least. I kind of know of Chelsea, but not enough to judge her potential.
Really hoping Dimitri will be on !!! Two seasons ago he came in second w/Mya and probably would have won. They were the better dancers, but people did not seem to like her personality. Anyway, I always like to watch him dance..such great lines !!!!!!!!