Dancing With the Stars

The lineup for Season 31 of 'Dancing with the Stars' has been confirmed, with a 'Bachelorette' and a former 'Sex and the City' actress on the cast.

Season 31 will mark the first time the ABC show will stream on Disney+. [Season 2 of the drag competition](https://www.newsweek.com/rupauls-secret-celebrity-drag-race-season-2-who-are-queen-supremes-1733153), before returning for Season 3 and the third All Stars season. Pierce—has featured in the film A Star Is Born, and they are currently co-host of [HBO reality series We're Here](https://www.newsweek.com/were-here-hbo-interview-johnnie-ingram-stephen-warren-1634789). At the time of writing she has over 146 million followers. She was part of Bravo reality TV show's cast for 13 years, and starred in its premiere season in 2009. He is best known for starring on Whose Line Is It Anyway? and has also hosted his own talk show The Wayne Brady Show. reality series Eric and Jessie with Jessie James Decker is a fashion designer, entrepreneur and singer-songwriter. He reprised his role as Samantha Jones' love interest in the Sex and the City movie, and its sequel. The nurse has been featuring on the show Sparks is married and shared a 4-year-old son with husband Dana Isaiah.

Shangela from "RuPaul's Drag Race" makes "DWTS" history paired with a male pro dancer. See the complete cast revealed for season 31 on Disney+.

"As a drag entertainer, this is probably the most exciting thing," Shangela says. "Coming from the drag world, I'm a performer. This is going to be a great space and an amazing platform to showcase that kind of representation." But let me tell you something: When Shangela shows up, it's going to be a show. So my dancing skills will just have to catch up." So seeing a drag queen with a male dancer is going to be something powerful. "Shangela" Pierce, 40, the singer and performer featured on three seasons of VH1's "RuPaul's Drag Race," will be the first male celebrity contestant to be paired with a male professional dancer when the ballroom dance reality competition kicks off its 31st season Sept. I've traveled the world not just as a dancer, but as an entertainer. "This is something totally different because I'm a drag entertainer who will be standing up there," Shangela says. " "On the dancing nights, I'm going to be dressed as the doll, honey. "I feel so grateful and have not missed out on how momentous this is.

Dancing With the Stars season 31 cast includes Shangela, Teresa Giudice, Jordin Sparks, Charli D'Amelio, Heidi D'Amelio, Selma Blair, Cheryl Ladd, ...

And in even more history-making, this season of Dancing With the Stars [will air live on Disney+](https://www.vulture.com/2022/04/dwts-disney-plus-streaming-strategy.html) beginning on September 19. (Meanwhile, absent from the list is The Bachelor’s Colton Underwood, who later came out as gay and was rumored to be part of this season.) [actress Selma Blair](https://www.vulture.com/2021/08/introducing-selma-blair-documentary-trailer-2021-watch.html), Charlie’s Angels star Cheryl Ladd, Let’s Make a Deal host Wayne Brady, Sex and the City’s Jason Lewis, country singer Jessie James Decker, ABC 7 New York weatherman Sam Champion, 90210’s Trevor Donovan, CODA’s Daniel Durant, and even Arnold Schwarzenegger’s son, Joseph Baena. Call this season Dancing With the Reality Stars. [Previously announced influencers Charli and Heidi D’Amelio](https://www.vulture.com/2022/09/dancing-with-the-stars-2022-season-31-cast.html) — who, don’t forget, [also star on The D’Amelio Show](https://www.vulture.com/2022/09/the-damelio-show-season-two-release-date-trailer.html) — were just the tip of the iceberg, with the cast also including [Drag Race’s Shangela](https://www.vulture.com/2021/10/watch-shangela-explain-cis-women-drag-queens-to-andy-cohen.html), [Real Housewives of New Jersey’s Teresa Giudice](https://www.vulture.com/2022/05/housewives-institute-bulletin-teresa-said-what.html), American Idol’s Jordin Sparks, [current Bachelorette Gabby Windey](https://www.vulture.com/article/the-bachelorette-recap-season-19-episode-10-fantasy-suites-pt-2.html), and [Jersey Shore’s Vinny Guadagnino](https://www.vulture.com/article/jersey-shore-mtv-oral-history.html). edition of the show; she’ll be paired with a male dance partner, Gleb Savchenko.

Alfonso Ribeiro and Tyra Banks will co-host the new season and Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough will return as judges.

"I love watching her on stage and shine so I hope I do the same for her," the reality star said. Selma Blair is an actress best known for films like "Cruel Intentions," "Legally Blonde" and the "Hellboy" movies as well as portraying Kris Jenner in the first season of "American Crime Story." Pierce) is a drag performer best known for appearing on "RuPaul's Drag Race" seasons 2 and 3 and "RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars" season 3. He appeared on the famous reality TV series, which ran from 2009 to 2012 and was filmed in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, for all six of its seasons, as well as its spin-off, "Jersey Shore Family Vacation." She has appeared on Broadway, in "In the Heights," and in films, such as 2012's "Sparkle." Wayne Brady is a comedian, Emmy Award-winning actor, Grammy-nominated singer and television personality best known for starring on "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" "When I'm on the dance floor I feel like I'm standing on a different planet. Heidi and the entire D'Amelio family are the stars of "The D'Amelio Show," which returns to Hulu for season 2 on Sept. The intensive care unit nurse previously appeared alongside Recchia on Clayton Echard's season of "The Bachelor." In 2022, he and the cast of "CODA" won the top prize at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. "I just keep getting nervous I'll forget the steps, mom brain and all, but, I mean, I'm hoping for the best." 19 on Disney+, and "Good Morning America" is exclusively revealing which celebrities will compete for the coveted Mirrorball trophy.

Arnold Schwarzenegger's son Joseph Baena, Teresa Guidice, and Cheryl Ladd will also compete in Disney+ show.

[Val Chmerkovskiy](https://tvinsider.com/people/val-chmerkovskiy/) [See Also](https://www.tvinsider.com/1058849/dwts-dancing-with-the-stars-sharna-burgess-season-31/) [Sharna Burgess Explains Why She is Not Returning for ‘DWTS’ Season 31](https://www.tvinsider.com/1058849/dwts-dancing-with-the-stars-sharna-burgess-season-31/) [Britt Stewart](https://tvinsider.com/people/britt-stewart/) [Emma Slater](https://tvinsider.com/people/emma-slater/) [Alan Bersten](https://tvinsider.com/people/alan-bersten/) [Disney+](https://www.tvinsider.com/network/disney-plus/) announced the cast list on Thursday, September 8, and it’s stacked with actors, reality stars, musicians, and more. [Artem Chigvintsev](https://tvinsider.com/people/artem-chigvintsev/) [D’Amelio pair were the first cast members](https://www.tvinsider.com/1059614/charli-damelio-mother-heidi-dancing-with-the-stars-season-31-cast/) announced. [Mark Ballas](https://tvinsider.com/people/mark-ballas/) [Cheryl Burke](https://tvinsider.com/people/cheryl-burke/) [Witney Carson](https://tvinsider.com/people/witney-carson/) [Sasha Farber](https://tvinsider.com/people/sasha-farber/)

On Thursday morning, Tyra Banks and her new co-host, Season 19 champ Alfonso Ribeiro, announced the celebrities who'll rumba, cha cha, jive and waltz their way ...

This time the series will launch on Disney+, marking the streaming platform's first live competition series. The singer, who won Season Six of “American Idol,” is hoping to snag another big reality TV win. In the ballroom, the "Bachelorette," 31, will be paired with popular pro Val Chmerkovskiy.

And fan-favorite pro dancers Mark Ballas and Louis van Amstel are returning. The new cast of the hit ABC dance competition was announced Thursday.

- Gabby Windey (“The Bachelorette”) with partner Val Chmerkovskiy - Jason Lewis (“Sex and the City”) with partner Peta Murgatroyd - Heidi D’Amelio (“The D’Amelio Show”) with partner Artem Chigvintsev