“Dancing with the Stars” Season 33 Cast Announcement

The most wonderful time of the year is slowly approaching: the “Dancing with the Stars (DWTS)” season.

Rumors have been flying on social media about which celebrities will be cast in Season 33 of the reality dance competition. Today, all was revealed on “Good Morning America.”

With the 2024 Paris Olympic Games wrapping up in August, fans of DWTS were sure to expect some Team USA athletes to be cast in this year’s season, and they were not disappointed.

The first and only celebrity to be revealed early was “pommel horse guy” Stephen Nedoroscik. The Olympian and Penn State alum helped score the first team medal for the U.S. men’s gymnastics team in 16 years.

There is no doubt that Nedoroscik will go from stealing hearts on the mat to stealing hearts on the dance floor. It was revealed this morning that he will be partnered with Rylee Arnold for her second season as a DWTS pro.

Another standout athlete who will be dancing this season is U.S. rugby player and Olympian Ilona Maher, who is paired with Alan Bersten.

Of course, there are always Bachelor Nation alumni hitting the dance floor. On Season 33 of DWTS, former “Bachelor” star Joey Graziadei and recent “Bachelorette” star Jenn Tran will compete for the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy.

Graziadei is paired with Jenna Johnson and Tran is paired with Sasha Farber.

Other recognizable celebrities on this season will be “Beverly Hills, 90210” actress Tori Spelling, who is partnered with Pasha Pashkov, “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Phaedra Parks, who is partnered with Val Chmerkovskiy, and actress Chandler Kinney, who is paired with Brandon Armstrong.

Ezra Sosa is making his debut as a “Dancing with the Stars” pro in Season 33 after being part of the DWTS troupe for some time.

Sosa’s partner was revealed to be “fake heiress” Anna Delvey. Delvey was sentenced to 12 years of prison in 2019 and released on good behavior in 2021, and inspired the Netflix show “Inventing Anna.”

If there’s one thing “Dancing with the Stars” will always do, it's cast someone controversial.

Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model Brooks Nader will hit the dance floor with Gleb Savchenko, who has always been a fan-favorite pro.

Representing the older end of the cast is actor Reginald VelJohnson, who is paired with Emma Slater, and actor Eric Roberts, who will be dancing with Britt Stewart.

Other athletes dancing this season will be NBA player Dwight Howard and former NFL player Danny Amendola.

Howard is of course paired with Daniella Karagach, who has choreographed amazing dances with her former NBA partners. Amendola is paired with Witney Carson, who fans are excited to see back on the dance floor as a pro after taking a year off.

Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough will return as the DWTS panel of judges alongside Julianne Hough and Alfonso Ribeiro, who are returning to the show as co-hosts.

With the full cast finally revealed, fans can start counting down the days until the “Dancing with the Stars” Season 33 premiere on Tuesday, September 17.

Sarah Gavlak is a third-year majoring in telecommunications. To contact her, please email sng5393@psu.edu.