DWTS 20 - cast announcement

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Just saw this online, new cast is as follows:

Noah Galloway with Sharna Burgess

Robert Herjavec with Kym Johnson

Patti LaBelle with Artem Chigvintsev

Nastia Liukin with Derek Hough

Riker Lynch with Allison Holker

Charlotte McKinney with Keo Motsepe

RedFoo with Emma Slater

Michael Sam with Peta Murgatroyd

Willow Shields with Mark Ballas

Suzanne Somers with Tony Dovolani

Rumer Willis with Valentin Chmerkovskiy

Still one more to be announced next week....

My reactions.....well, the first thing I saw was that Derek was no longer retired / sitting this one out and had been paired with Nastia Liukin....then a funny thing happened and I went deaf from a ringing sound in my ears....

Tony paired with Suzanne Somers...... of course he was!

Artem and Patti Labelle.... on one hand, she's Patti Freaking Labelle! On the other hand, I remember from SCD that Artem either doesn't like ladies of a certain age or doesn't like not having a Contender (Fern Cotton season anyone?) so depending on how she dances this could be interesting!

Am thrilled to see Kym back competing!

I may have more thoughts later, when I've learned who everyone else is......

Comments

[helsinkibaby.livejournal.com]

I have met Riker Lynch. Boy band star from R5 and warbler from glee unless there's rwo of them? He has rhythm and the young girl vote, be warned!

[smiley-b.livejournal.com]

Nope, that's exactly who he is.... this should be fun, his pro has competitive ballroom/Latin experience to speak of, there was ructions when she was cast last year!!