PureDWTS Season 28 Cast Rumors & Watchout: Reality Steve Weighs in on the Hannah/Tyler DWTS Rumors
So we didn’t end up finding out the first two celebs for this season on GMA yesterday (wuh wuhhh), and it doesn’t look like that’s going to happen in the foreseeable future – so we probably aren’t getting official confirmation anytime soon on the Hannah/Tyler DWTS rumors. However, Reality Steve did weigh in on the situation on his weekly recap post…and he had some interesting things to say:
Which now brings us to DWTS stuff. Over the weekend, GMA was announcing on their Twitter account that the first two dancers of the season were going to be announced yesterday on their show. Due the tragic events of this past weekend, they’ve postponed that indefinitely. Speculation immediately began that those first two contestants to be named were gonna be Hannah and Tyler. Not what I heard. From everything I’ve been told, this whole “Tyler on DWTS” was never a thing. He’s not gonna be on it, nor was he ever supposed to be, so this isn’t Gigi related with the latest stories. That’s just people speculating, and I’m here to tell you, at no point had I ever heard Tyler was doing DWTS. Now Hannah on the other hand, I’d be shocked if she isn’t on this season’s cast. I fully expect her to be named at some point. DWTS used to do the whole cast at once on GMA and there’d always be a few names that leaked out early. But now because they couldn’t control those leaks, they announced them 1 or 2 at a time on social media or GMA. I don’t know when Hannah will be part of the announcement, but I expect it. She’s hot right now and it makes sense, so expect her to be part of cast announcements in the future.
Ok, first a bit of clarification: I have no reason to believe DWTS is going to do a rolling cast announcement, a la Strictly or what they did in season 21. I honestly think this “let’s announce two contestants super early” business is just a ploy to try and get people hype for the new season, after the long hiatus and such poor ratings last season. I fully expect a full-size cast announcement sometime in early September on GMA.
As for the rest of it – Steve’s track record with Bachelor DWTS spoilers is good, so I tend to believe him if he says Tyler was never actually an option for this season. And I tend to believe him when he says that Hannah IS a part of this season – she did suddenly move to L.A., after all. And I tend to think producer Adam following Tyler on Friday evening on Instagram was simply a red herring – or who knows, maybe Adam’s just a fan. As for the mention of Gigi and the “latest stories”, I’m guessing Steve’s referring to this blind item that someone tweeted me, speculating that it could be about Tyler.
I guess I’m not terribly disappointed – really the only reason I wanted him on the show was as a palate cleanser from Grocery Joe, since Tyler can actually dance and isn’t allergic to the full spectrum of human emotion, a la Joe. And apparently the president of ABC is really excited about this season’s cast, so I’m thinking (hoping) there will be other celebs that will make up for it. Then again, if Chris Harrison’s pimping does any good, maybe Tyler will end up on the show after all 😉
Thoughts?
Steve’s a solid source, for sure. Chris Harrison is a wannabe. 🙂 I think Tyler’s shot comes if someone they want bails at the last minute. There are usually one or two of those every season. That’s how we end up with some of the crappier contestants – I’m sure Court will pop in and remind me of who some of the replacements are. My brain isn’t regurgitating that information right now.
I’m a bit disappointed I don’t have a guaranteed hottie to look at, but I love Hannah – never thought I’d say that about a Bachelor/ette. 🙂
Given how popular Tyler is, and that he wants to do the show, I’m shocked he wouldn’t be considered. Unless maybe he’s going to do The Bachelor instead. That makes me wonder if they’d really consider Hannah, especially because they keep talking about getting big names. Hard to say. I’m optimistic, and curious if this cast will really deliver. Seems like there’s a lot riding on this season to do well.
I do wish they’d announce the cast earlier than normal. Whether the whole cast or doing like Strictly, but I think TPTB are behind with the times. I think with a couple of exceptions, the whole cast was leaked last season, as it was in seasons past.
I wager Hannah is more popular than Tyler is, Kara, especially after he went on a data with Gigi. I’m a hate watcher of the franchise – fun to make fun of it while drinking wine and all that – but there are people who get WAYYYY too invested in the lead and in the guys at the end. There is a pretty good faction that will be after Tyler’s balls for daring to go out with someone other than Hannah. Sad, but true.
Plus, if you read that last article that Courtney linked to, you’ll see Chris Harrison implying Tyler might be out of the running for The Bachelor because he went out with both Hannah and Gigi. Fine if you’re just a single guy playing the field, but maybe not what they want in their next lead? Who knows. Or maybe they did pick him to be The Bachelor and Chris is throwing out a red herring. Who knows??
I know I have the unpopular opinion, but I liked how the cast was announced in season 21.
I agree it was very disorganized, but it allowed 75% of the cast to be announced before the official reveal and left the last few names to be surprised.
I think it was also too spread out. If they just kept it to GMA and Jimmy Kimmel, it wouldn’t be so disorganized. But I think it helped at least stall the leaks and brought hype to the new season.
@Heidi – Terrell Owens was a last-minute replacement for Bobby Brown. Melissa Rycroft got cast after Nancy O’Dell got hurt. Holly Madison replaced Jewel. Carson Kressley replaced Ryan O’Neal. I’m sure there’s more. Oddly enough, I think half of those last-minute adds ended up being better than the original choice…
EDIT: Forgot one of the first: Master P stepped in when Lil Romeo had to bow out in season 2. Definite downgrade. Drew Carey replaced Boris Kodjoe.
I knew you’d remember all of that. Younger brain. 🙂
@Courtney – I remember John Ratzenberger being a last-minute replacement for Vincent Pastore as well.
Im not sure reality steve is that good of a source for dancing with the stars cast and is as much speculation as anything. Cosmo just did an article on him and i think it was right on – he’s hot and gaining more momentum since that show ended. Maybe he could outdraw Hannah for the show and having them both could be a ratings bonanza in a competition. I think hes part of the reason her season drew good ratings in fact. Guess time will tell.
Steve might not know DWTS, but he sure as hell has impeccable sources about everything Bachelor related. I believe him sooner than a cover of Cosmo.
@Anne – When it comes to Bachelor/DWTS cross-overs, I’d stake my LIFE on what Steve says. In recent years, all I’ve found Cosmo to be good for is kindling for my fireplace in the wintertime.