Jesse Metcalfe, Vernon Davis and Anne Heche ‘join Kaitlyn Bristowe and AJ McLean on upcoming season of Dancing With The Stars’
The upcoming 29th season of Dancing With The Stars has reportedly just added three new celebrity contestants.
Desperate Housewives charmer Jesse Metcalfe, ex-NFL star Vernon Davis and Gracie’s Choice actress Anne Heche are on board, Us Weekly claims.
The season will premiere on September 14 and will also feature ex-Bachelorette Kaitlyn Bristowe and NSYNC beefcake AJ McLean.
Kaitlyn was the first contestant whose inclusion on Dancing With The Stars went public – she found out on television in the middle of June.
She was appearing on the virtual event The Bachelor: The Greatest Seasons – Ever! where franchise host Chris Harrison broke the news to her.
The Bachelor shares a network with Dancing With The Stars, of which Kaitlyn has publicly been a longtime avid fan.
Looking fab: Jesse is pictured attending the Animals Asia: Kindness In Action event in Los Angeles this March just before the coronavirus lockdowns hit
When Chris formally asked her to join Dancing With The Stars she was visibly overwhelmed with joy and squealed: ‘Chris, I’m gonna cry!’
Then last month it emerged that Dancing With The Stars hosts Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews are being replaced by Tyra Banks.
AJ was announced this week on Good Morning America, telling the program his daughters Ava, seven, and Lyric, three, ‘are stoked, especially my oldest.’
‘Chris, I’m gonna cry!’: Kaitlyn was the first contestant whose inclusion on Dancing With The Stars went public – she found out in June on The Bachelor: The Greatest Seasons – Ever!
He dished that Ava has ‘been doing competitive dance now for the last two years, and my youngest is obviously trying to follow in her big sis’ footsteps, so they’re both just elated, so it’s gonna be awesome for them to watch Daddy cuttin’ a jig on TV.’
His fellow NSYNC star Nick Carter was on Dancing With The Stars for season 21, so AJ spoke to him recently to get his thoughts on the gig.
AJ shared that Nick ‘both supported me as well as terrified me a little bit, you know, just kinda letting me know that the schedule’s gonna be rough, but you know, just hang in there. Pace yourself. It’s a marathon, not a sprint, and I’m gonna do the best I can and hopefully take home that Mirrorball.’
Incoming: AJ McClean was announced this week on Good Morning America , telling the program his daughters Ava, seven, and Lyric, three, ‘are stoked, especially my oldest’