Dancing With the Stars season 13 premiered on September 17, 2024, on ABC. The dancing reality show pairs celebrities with professional dancers who train them. Each week, the celebrity-dancer pairs are rated based on their performance in front of a judging panel and a live audience. The pair with the lowest votes are eliminated while other duos advance to the next week.
The celebrity contestants for season 33 include Phaedra Parks, Danny Amendola, Joey Graziadei, Ilona Maher, Chandler Kinney, Anna Delvey, Eric Roberts, Brooks Nader, Reginald VelJohnson, Tori Spelling, Jenn Tran, Dwight Howard, and Stephen Nedoroscik.
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1.Phaedra Parks (@phaedraparks)
Phaedra Parks is a The Real Housewives of Atlanta alumni who started on the show for seven seasons from 2010 to 2017 and will return for the upcoming season 16. On the reality dance show, she is paired with pro dancer Val Chmerkovskiy. In her cast bio, Parks told GMA before the premiere:
"Everybody knows I'm sassy, classy and some of my friends are a wee bit trashy, but if you come for this Mirrorball, it will get nasty."
2. Danny Amendola (@dannyamendola)
Danny Amendola is a former NFL player who has two Super Bowl wins to his name. On Dancing With the Stars, Amendola is paired with pro dancer Witney Carson. Amendola's former Patriots teammate Rob Gronkowski sent him an encouragement video before the show and said:
"You bring that 'Dola playoff energy to the dance floor, you will [for] sure dominate, kid."
3. Joey Graziadei (@joeygraziadei)
Joey Graziadei is a tennis coach who made his reality TV debut on Charity Lawson's The Bachelorette season. He was further selected as the lead for The Bachelor season 28. On DWTS season 33, Graziadei is paired with pro dancer Jenna Johnson.
4. Ilona Maher (@ilonamaher)
Ilona Maher was a part of the US's professional rugby team who won a bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. After fulfilling her Olympic goal she entered the ABC show to showcase her dancing skills. On DWTS she is paired with pro dancer Alan Bersten.
5. Chandler Kinney (@chandlerlkinney)
Chandler Kinney is an actor famously known for her role in the Disney Channel's Zombies franchise. Her other renowned appearances include Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin and Pretty Little Liars: Summer School. On ABC's dancing show, Kinney is paired with pro dancer Brandon Armstrong.
6. Anna Delvey (@theannadelvey)
Anna Delvey is known for her grand larceny crime in which she posed as a German heiress and conned multiple banks, hotels, and individuals. Her story was shown on the Netflix show Inventing Anna. On DWTS, Delvey is paired with pro dancer Ezra Sosa.
7. Eric Roberts (@ericrobertsactor)
Eric Roberts is an actor known for his roles in King of the Gypsies and Runaway Train. He is the older brother of actress Julia Roberts and the father of Emma Roberts. On Dancing With the Stars, Roberts is paired with pro dancer Witney Carson.
8. Brooks Nader (@brooksnader)
Brooks Nader is a model who has appeared numerous times on Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. She was also featured in a Baywatch-inspired cover of the magazine alongside Kim Petras, Megan Fox, and Martha Stewart. On Dancing With the Stars, Nader is paired with pro dancer Witney Carson.
9. Reginald VelJohnson (N/A)
Reginald VelJohnson is an actor famously known for playing Carl Winslow on Family Matters between 1989 and 1997. The actor also played the role of Al Powell in Die Hard and Die Hard 2. On DWTS season 33, VelJohnson is paired with pro dancer Emma Slater.
10. Tori Spelling (@torispelling)
Tori Spelling is an actor who appeared in renowned projects including Beverly Hills, 90210, Troop Beverly Hills, Scream 2, Scary Movie 2, and the final Sharknado TV movie. She is also a New York Times bestselling author for her memoir Stori Telling. On Dancing With the Stars, Spelling is paired with pro dancer Pasha Pashkov.
11. Jenn Tran (@jenntran)
Jenn Tran led the latest season 21 of The Bachelorette and was one of the contestants on The Bachelor season 29. On Dancing With the Stars, Tran is paired with pro dancer Sasha Farber. She told GMA before the premiere episode that her heartbreak from The Bachelorette season 21 would act as a motivation going into the dance show.
12. Dwight Howard (@dwighthoward)
Dwight Howard is a professional basketball player with 18 seasons in his NBA career. He was part of the Los Angeles Lakers when the team won the NBA championship in 2020. On the dancing show, Howard is paired with pro dancer Daniella Karagach.
13. Stephen Nedoroscik (@stephen_nedoroscik)
Stephen Nedoroscik performed in the 2024 Paris Olympics and won "two bronze medals as a pommel horse specialist on the U.S. men's gymnastics team". On Dancing With the Stars, Nedoroscik is paired with pro dancer Rylee Arnold. Despite the Olympics win he told GMA that he was quite nervous about his appearance on the dancing show.
Dancing with the Stars season 33 airs every Tuesday on ABC.