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Dancing with the Stars judge Derek Hough gave a candid sentiment connected the casting of con creator Anna Delvey successful an exclusive interrogation with E! News.
‘Dancing with the Stars’ Anna Delvey Reveals Her Hidden Talent (Exclusive)
Derek Hough is inactive figuring retired this formed member’s routine.
Because erstwhile it comes to con creator Anna Delvey’s casting on Dancing with the Stars, it takes much than 1 show to uncover her layers.
“She fuels the curiosity due to the fact that she's inactive a mystery,” Derek told E! News successful an exclusive interrogation pursuing play 33’s premiere episode. “If I'm honorable with you, adjacent aft past night, I was like, ‘I don't rather recognize you yet, but I privation to cognize more.’” (For much with Derek, tune into E! News tonight, Sept. 24.)
And indeed, it seemed similar the unrecorded workplace assemblage was likewise looking for answers aft Anna and spouse Ezra Sosa’s archetypal show was met with noticeably little enthusiasm.
But for Derek, the creation contention wouldn’t beryllium what it is without that diverseness successful its stars.
“That's what I emotion astir the show, is that it gives you a small spot of everything,” helium continued. “It gives you that curiosity. There’s thing successful the amusement for everybody. So determination mightiness beryllium idiosyncratic retired determination that that that wants that.”
As helium quipped, “True transgression is truly fashionable close now.”
And Anna is lone 1 of a fig of stars from antithetic backgrounds looking to triumph the coveted Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy.
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On the diversion side, determination are 2024 Olympians Stephen Nedoroscik and Ilona Maher and retired NBA and NFL stars Dwight Howard and Danny Amendola who volition beryllium putting their champion ft forward, portion Bachelor Nation alums Joey Graziadei and Jenn Tran are swapping their roses for dancing shoes.
It’s a definite grade of magic successful the show’s casting that Derek looks guardant to twelvemonth aft year.
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On Ilona and Stephen’s travel from the podium to the ballroom, the former-pro connected the amusement noted, “Just a period ago, we didn't cognize their names and present they're these superstars, American heroes present connected Dancing with the Stars. It's truly cool.”
And erstwhile it comes to who is destined to go this year’s victor, Derek says it’s inactive anybody’s game—or dance.
“We cognize the amusement is not conscionable astir dancing,” helium added. “It's astir connecting with the audience. It's astir your fan-favorite.”
To conscionable the remainder of this season’s cast, support reading.
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Anna Delvey
The inspriation behind Inventing Anna will commercialized her ankle bracelet for dancing shoes alongside partner Ezra Sosa.
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Ilona Maher
The Olympic rugby subordinate is acceptable to ruck up the creation level with pro Alan Bersten.
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Chandler Kinney
The Disney Channel prima volition effort to creation her mode to the apical with spouse Brandon Armstrong.
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Brooks Nader
The exemplary and her spouse Gleb Savchenko are acceptable to strut on the ballroom.
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Eric Roberts
The Dark Knight star is partnered with Britt Stewart.
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Reginald VelJohnson
All that matters for this Family Matters alum and spouse Emma Slater is taking location the mirrorball trophy.
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Joey Graziadei
The Bachelor alum has recovered his roseate betwixt thorns successful spouse Jenna Johnson.
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Tori Spelling
The alum of 90210 is ohio truthful acceptable to creation alongside Pasha Pashkov.
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Danny Amendola
The NFL pro and spouse Witney Carson are definite to people a touchdown connected the creation floor.
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Dwight Howard
The NBA prima is definite to basal caput and shoulders supra the competitoin with spouse & Daniella Karagach.
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Stephen Nedoroscik
The Olympian has his sights acceptable connected different medal—or should we accidental mirrorball trophy—with spouse Rylee Arnold.
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Phaedra Parks
The Traitors alum is definite to weed retired the contention with spouse Val Chmerkovskiy.
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Jenn Tran
The Bachelorette star and spouse Sasha Farber volition beryllium successful afloat bloom successful the ballroom.
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