01of 09KICKIN' IT: Evanna Lynch and Keo MotsepeABCEvanna Lynch, 27, is most known for playing Luna Lovegood in theHarry Potterfilms.The Irish actress is passionate about animal rights and shared a photo on her Instagram story of her dancing shoes forDWTS, which are vegan!02of 09COMEDIENNE-TURNED-DANCER: Nikki Glaser & Gleb SavchenkoABCNikki Glaser, 34, who will be dancing alongside Gleb Savchenko, hosted her own seriesNot Safe with Nikki Glaseron Comedy Central in 2016.She also began her own podcastYou Up? With Nikki Glaseron Sirius XM.03of 09IN THE AIR: Alexis Ren & Alan BerstenABCInstagram model Alexis Ren, 21, was featured on the cover ofMaximin August 2017 and has openly spoken about her eating disorder.“Looking up to girls for inspo is a beautiful thing, but comparing yourself is what creates the anxiety and self-hatred,” the model toldCosmopolitan. “It’s really important that young girls know the difference.”04of 09DROP DEAD DANCERS: Juan Pablo Di Pace & Cheryl BurkeABCAgrentinian actor Juan Pablo Di Pace, 39, kicked off his career in European musicals and is known most recently for his role as Fernando in Netflix’sFuller House.He also played Petros inMamma Mia!05of 09DANCING WITH OLYMPIANS: Mary Lou Retton & Sasha FarberABCAmerican gymnast Mary Lou Retton, 50, became the first American woman to win the gold medal in gymnastics during the 1984 Olympic games.She was also the first female athlete featured on the Wheaties box. The Olympian will be dancing alonside Sasha Farber.06of 09DEFYING ODDS: Danelle Umstead & Artem ChigvintsevABCDanelle Umstead, 46, competed in the Winter Paralympics this year as an alpine skier. She suffers from an eye condition called retinitis pigmentosa, which caused her to lose her eyesight.“Through the sport of skiing, I’ve learned that anything is possible,” she said in a 2014American Profilestory. “I can do anything; I just do it different from most people.”07of 09DROPPIN' IT: Milo Manheim & Witney CarsonABCMilo Manheim is the youngest competitor on the show at just 17 years old. He rose to fame as the star of Disney Channel’sZombies.“Once we started getting going, it was nothing like I ever imagined,” he said of training with partner Witney Carson. “It’s so much more difficult than I thought it would be.”08of 09MORE THAN A ROSE: Joe “Grocery Store Joe” Amabile and Jenna JohnsonABCJoe “Grocery Store Joe” Amabile, who rose to fame as a contestant onThe Bachelorette, told PEOPLE he was excited to join theDWTScast this season.“It’s a good opportunity. Why not do it?” said Amabile, who will be dancing with Jenna Johnson.09of 09LOVEBIRDS: Joe Amabile and Kendall LongABCAmabile and his girlfriend Kendall Long, who met onBachelor in Paradise, recently rekindled their relationship—and she’s been supporting hisDWTSjourney every step of the way!“Love is an odd yet wonderful mess that makes those effected do quite strange things but through it all I would do it again and again and again if it meant waking up next to this odd-ball of a human every morning. I love you mucho Joe!” she wrote on Instagram last week.
01of 09KICKIN' IT: Evanna Lynch and Keo MotsepeABCEvanna Lynch, 27, is most known for playing Luna Lovegood in theHarry Potterfilms.The Irish actress is passionate about animal rights and shared a photo on her Instagram story of her dancing shoes forDWTS, which are vegan!
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KICKIN' IT: Evanna Lynch and Keo Motsepe
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Evanna Lynch, 27, is most known for playing Luna Lovegood in theHarry Potterfilms.
The Irish actress is passionate about animal rights and shared a photo on her Instagram story of her dancing shoes forDWTS, which are vegan!
02of 09COMEDIENNE-TURNED-DANCER: Nikki Glaser & Gleb SavchenkoABCNikki Glaser, 34, who will be dancing alongside Gleb Savchenko, hosted her own seriesNot Safe with Nikki Glaseron Comedy Central in 2016.She also began her own podcastYou Up? With Nikki Glaseron Sirius XM.
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COMEDIENNE-TURNED-DANCER: Nikki Glaser & Gleb Savchenko
Nikki Glaser, 34, who will be dancing alongside Gleb Savchenko, hosted her own seriesNot Safe with Nikki Glaseron Comedy Central in 2016.
She also began her own podcastYou Up? With Nikki Glaseron Sirius XM.
03of 09IN THE AIR: Alexis Ren & Alan BerstenABCInstagram model Alexis Ren, 21, was featured on the cover ofMaximin August 2017 and has openly spoken about her eating disorder.“Looking up to girls for inspo is a beautiful thing, but comparing yourself is what creates the anxiety and self-hatred,” the model toldCosmopolitan. “It’s really important that young girls know the difference.”
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IN THE AIR: Alexis Ren & Alan Bersten
Instagram model Alexis Ren, 21, was featured on the cover ofMaximin August 2017 and has openly spoken about her eating disorder.
“Looking up to girls for inspo is a beautiful thing, but comparing yourself is what creates the anxiety and self-hatred,” the model toldCosmopolitan. “It’s really important that young girls know the difference.”
04of 09DROP DEAD DANCERS: Juan Pablo Di Pace & Cheryl BurkeABCAgrentinian actor Juan Pablo Di Pace, 39, kicked off his career in European musicals and is known most recently for his role as Fernando in Netflix’sFuller House.He also played Petros inMamma Mia!
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DROP DEAD DANCERS: Juan Pablo Di Pace & Cheryl Burke
Agrentinian actor Juan Pablo Di Pace, 39, kicked off his career in European musicals and is known most recently for his role as Fernando in Netflix’sFuller House.
He also played Petros inMamma Mia!
05of 09DANCING WITH OLYMPIANS: Mary Lou Retton & Sasha FarberABCAmerican gymnast Mary Lou Retton, 50, became the first American woman to win the gold medal in gymnastics during the 1984 Olympic games.She was also the first female athlete featured on the Wheaties box. The Olympian will be dancing alonside Sasha Farber.
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DANCING WITH OLYMPIANS: Mary Lou Retton & Sasha Farber
American gymnast Mary Lou Retton, 50, became the first American woman to win the gold medal in gymnastics during the 1984 Olympic games.
She was also the first female athlete featured on the Wheaties box. The Olympian will be dancing alonside Sasha Farber.
06of 09DEFYING ODDS: Danelle Umstead & Artem ChigvintsevABCDanelle Umstead, 46, competed in the Winter Paralympics this year as an alpine skier. She suffers from an eye condition called retinitis pigmentosa, which caused her to lose her eyesight.“Through the sport of skiing, I’ve learned that anything is possible,” she said in a 2014American Profilestory. “I can do anything; I just do it different from most people.”
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DEFYING ODDS: Danelle Umstead & Artem Chigvintsev
Danelle Umstead, 46, competed in the Winter Paralympics this year as an alpine skier. She suffers from an eye condition called retinitis pigmentosa, which caused her to lose her eyesight.
“Through the sport of skiing, I’ve learned that anything is possible,” she said in a 2014American Profilestory. “I can do anything; I just do it different from most people.”
07of 09DROPPIN' IT: Milo Manheim & Witney CarsonABCMilo Manheim is the youngest competitor on the show at just 17 years old. He rose to fame as the star of Disney Channel’sZombies.“Once we started getting going, it was nothing like I ever imagined,” he said of training with partner Witney Carson. “It’s so much more difficult than I thought it would be.”
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DROPPIN' IT: Milo Manheim & Witney Carson
Milo Manheim is the youngest competitor on the show at just 17 years old. He rose to fame as the star of Disney Channel’sZombies.
“Once we started getting going, it was nothing like I ever imagined,” he said of training with partner Witney Carson. “It’s so much more difficult than I thought it would be.”
08of 09MORE THAN A ROSE: Joe “Grocery Store Joe” Amabile and Jenna JohnsonABCJoe “Grocery Store Joe” Amabile, who rose to fame as a contestant onThe Bachelorette, told PEOPLE he was excited to join theDWTScast this season.“It’s a good opportunity. Why not do it?” said Amabile, who will be dancing with Jenna Johnson.
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MORE THAN A ROSE: Joe “Grocery Store Joe” Amabile and Jenna Johnson
Joe “Grocery Store Joe” Amabile, who rose to fame as a contestant onThe Bachelorette, told PEOPLE he was excited to join theDWTScast this season.
“It’s a good opportunity. Why not do it?” said Amabile, who will be dancing with Jenna Johnson.
09of 09LOVEBIRDS: Joe Amabile and Kendall LongABCAmabile and his girlfriend Kendall Long, who met onBachelor in Paradise, recently rekindled their relationship—and she’s been supporting hisDWTSjourney every step of the way!“Love is an odd yet wonderful mess that makes those effected do quite strange things but through it all I would do it again and again and again if it meant waking up next to this odd-ball of a human every morning. I love you mucho Joe!” she wrote on Instagram last week.
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LOVEBIRDS: Joe Amabile and Kendall Long
Amabile and his girlfriend Kendall Long, who met onBachelor in Paradise, recently rekindled their relationship—and she’s been supporting hisDWTSjourney every step of the way!
“Love is an odd yet wonderful mess that makes those effected do quite strange things but through it all I would do it again and again and again if it meant waking up next to this odd-ball of a human every morning. I love you mucho Joe!” she wrote on Instagram last week.
source: people.com
