'Dancing With the Stars': Britt Stewart Reacts to Being the First Black Female Pro (Exclusive)

Kaitlyn Bristowe has big plans for her future after she attempts to secure the mirrorball trophy on season 29 of Dancing With the Stars.The former Bachelorette, 35, was the first celebrity to be announced as one of the competitors on the upcoming season of the ABC ballroom dance show in June, two months before the rest of the cast was revealed.

 Carole Baskin  from the Netflix series Tiger King, then there‘s fantastic news for you all. Baskin is taking a break from her duties at the animal sanctuary to kill it at the  Dancing with the Stars  dance floor (pun intended).

On the same day that Dancing With The Stars announced their season 29 lineup, former host Tom Bergeron made a subtle jab at the show. Tom, who was recently axed from DWTS after hosting for 28 seasons, changed his Twitter bio to read, “Former Co-Host of ‘Footwork With the Famous'”. Otherwise, he hasn’t made any comments about the upcoming season.

Also Read: ABC Sets Fall Premiere Dates for 'The Bachelorette,' 'Supermarket Sweep,' Other Unscripted SeriesReturning pros include Sharna Burgess and Keo Motsepe, who will be joined by new professional ballroom dancers Britt Stewart and Daniella Karagach.

35 After competing for Chris Soules' heart on season 19 of  Bristowe went on to become for season 11. Since then, she's been busy with her podcast, , and her wine line, Spade & Sparrows. «My mom has been sending me plenty of YouTube tutorials on how to ballroom dance,» Bristowe told ET in June, following her casting reveal.

Skai Jackson seems to be joining Dancing with the Stars!

Hidden Figures. Her fellow team members wrote messages of congratulations as well. According to , Epps was originally slated to take part in a history-making mission in 2018, but she was removed for a substitute six months before it took place. She was asked if she thought or played a part in that decision and this was her reply: "There's no time to really be concerned about sexism and racism and things like that, because we have to perform.

Cheryl Burke has officially met her partner for season 29 of !ET spoke with the pro dancer just hours after she was introduced to the celebrity contestant she'll be competing with for the mirrorball trophy. Although Burke couldn't reveal her partner's name, she give us some clues to hold us over until Sept.

AJ McLean is about to rock bodies on “Dancing with the Stars”.

Kaitlyn Bristowe has some competition, as AJ McLean also has his eye on the mirrorball trophy!Sources confirm to ET that the Backstreet Boys singer is set to appear on season 29 of which premieres Monday, Sept. 14 at 8 p.m.

It’s official: Artem Chigvintsev is returning to “Dancing With the Stars” for the upcoming 29th season!

Artem Chigvintsev is returning to for the upcoming 29th season!ABC confirmed the dancer's pro casting on Monday's, after the show teased that a surprise announcement was coming via Twitter last Friday.Artem's casting announcement comes just a few weeks after he welcomed his first child, a baby boy, with fiancée Nikki Bella. «Last season watching from the sidelines really makes me realize how much I really miss the show, miss performing live,» Artem said on . «I just can't wait to get back.

could even move forward with production amid the coronavirus pandemic, we're now just weeks away from seeing everything the cast and crew has magically been up to behind the scenes to ensure that the show still goes on.In anticipation of the dance competition's return, ET's breaking down everything we know (so far!) about the all-new 29th season.ET has learned that which celebrities the pros will be matched up with won't be revealed until premiere night, Monday, Sept. 14 at 8 p.m.

Dancing With the Stars‘ Britt Stewart is still in shock after becoming the show’s first Black female professional dancer.“I’m just so grateful, so excited and over the moon, honestly. Ever since I found out, I just don’t really know what to do with myself.

"Dancing with the Stars" (DWTS) season 29 is on!ABC's long-running reality dance competition will be returning with celebrities and their dancing professional partners as they compete against each other for the most-coveted Mirrorball Trophy, this fall. On Tuesday's "Good Morning America" episode new details from the upcoming season of the series were revealed.The network has released the list of returning fan-favourite professionals.

Sharna Burgess, Peta Murgatroyd, Val Chmerkovskiy, Cheryl Burke, Keo Motsepe, Jenna Johnson, Alan Bersten, Brandon Armstrong, Sasha Farber, Pasha Pashkov, Emma Slater and Gleb Savchenko, and newbies like Britt Stewart and Daniella Karagach.As reported by PEOPLE, co-hosts Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews are putting their mics down and would not be returning to host the reality dance show. “Tom Bergeron will forever be part of the Dancing with the Stars family.

during the COVID-19 pandemic.On Tuesday, “Good Morning America” revealed the full list of pros, including three married couples competing against each other: Valentin Chmerkovskiy and his wife Jenna Johnson; Sasha Farber and his wife Emma Slater; and Pasha Pashkov and wife Daniella Karagach (a first-time pro).The season will also feature Britt Stewart (the show’s first ever black female pro), returning fan favorites such as Sharna Burgess and Keo Motsepe, and returning champions Cheryl Burke and

fans, get excited… we finally know all of the dancers who will be competing for the show's 29th season!ABC announced the full list of pros on Tuesday's, and needless to say, the lineup definitely looks a little different this time around. Notably missing are longtime favorites Lindsay Arnold and Witney Carson, who previously confirmed to ET they'd be taking the year off due to their pregnancies.

Dancing with the Stars just announced the 14 pro dancers who will be competing on this season!