Daniel Amendola
Pro Partner: Whitney Carson
Profession: Former NFL wide receiver
Where you saw it: Danny Amendola is a two-time Super Bowl winner (2015 and 2017) from his time with the New England Patriots. Although he is primarily associated with the Patriots, he also played for several other teams, including the then-St. Louis Rams and the Detroit Lions.
Anna Delvey
Pro Partner: Ezra Sosa
Profession: Cheater
Where you saw them: Anna Delvey – also known as Anna Sorokin – rose to fame when articles were published accusing her of using fraud to infiltrate New York’s high society and defrauding individuals and financial institutions of over $200,000. In 2019, she was found guilty of three counts of grand theft, one count of attempted grand theft, and one count of theft of services. She was released from prison in 2019 and is currently serving house arrest. Despite this, she was allowed to DWTS while wearing an ankle bracelet. Her story was adapted into the Netflix miniseries The invention of Anna.
LEARN MORE ABOUT ANNA HERE
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Dwight Howard
Pro Partner: Daniella Karagach
Profession: Professional basketball player
Where you saw it: Dwight Howard played for several NBA teams, ultimately spending the longest time with the Orlando Magic. (He also won a championship with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020.) Dwight currently plays overseas for the Taiwan Mustangs.
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Chandler Kinney
Pro Partner: Brandon Armstrong
Profession: Actor
Where you saw them: On television, Chandler Kinney is known for her roles in the Disney film series Zombie and for the lead role in the TV show Deadly weapon and the pretty Little Liars Revival series.
Ilona Maher
Pro Partner: Alan Bersten
Profession: Rugby player
Where you saw them: Ilona Maher recently won a bronze medal as a member of the US women’s rugby team at the Paris Olympics. She is also very popular on social media and regularly promotes positive body image!
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Brooks Nader
Pro Partner: Gleb Savchenko
Profession: Model
Where you saw them: Brooks Nader is known for modeling in the Sports illustrated Swimsuit Issue several times and made the cover in 2023. She began working with the magazine after winning its Swim Search competition in 2019.
Stephen Nedoroscik
Pro Partner: Rylee Arnold
Profession: Gymnast
Where you saw it: Stephen Nedoroscik rose to fame as a member of the U.S. gymnastics team during the Paris Olympics. He is a pommel horse specialist, meaning that was the only event he competed in. He attracted a lot of attention as he waited on the sidelines for his big entrance and then took off his glasses to do his thing. He won bronze with the team and in the individual pommel horse event.
LEARN MORE ABOUT STEPHEN’S OLYMPIC RUN HERE
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Phaedra Parks
Pro Partner: Val Chmerkovskiy
Profession: Reality TV star/lawyer/undertaker
Where you saw them: Phaedra Parks is best known for her leading role in The Real Housewives of Atlanta from 2010 to 2017. After leaving the series, she continued to appear Married to medicine and was a real eye-catcher on The traitorsShe will return to RHOA for the upcoming 16th season.
LEARN MORE ABOUT PHAEDRAS “TRAITORS” SEASON HERE
Eric Roberts
Pro Partner: Britt Stewart
Profession: Actor
Where you saw it: Eric Roberts is known as a particularly prolific film actor with more than 700 credits! Some of his films include Runaway train, The Dark KnightAnd Inherent viceEric also comes from a famous acting family: he is the brother of Julia Roberts and the father of Emma Roberts.
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Tori Spelling
Pro Partner: Pasha Pashkov
Profession: Actor/Reality TV Star
Where you saw them: Tori Spelling played famous Donna Martin in all 10 seasons of Beverly Hills, 90210She has appeared in films including Horror Movie 2 And The Last Sharknado: It’s About Time. She also starred in the reality show Tori & Dean: Home, sweet Hollywood with her ex-husband Dean McDermott.
Jenn Tran
Pro Partner: Sasha Farber
Profession: Doctoral student for medical assistants/reality TV star
Where you saw them: Jenn Tran was The Bachelorette in the last season of the show – which unfortunately ended in heartbreak for her – and she was also a contestant in Joey’s season of The Bachelorwhich means she will face her ex on DWTS.
LEARN MORE ABOUT JENNS “BACHELORETTE” HERE
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Reginald VelJohnson
Pro Partner: Emma Slater
Profession: Actor
Where you saw it: As a classic TV father, Reginald VelJohnson played in Family matters in the 90s. He is also known for roles in Ghost Hunters, Die Hard, And Die Hard 2.
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