'Dancing With the Stars' Season 33 Features a Handful of Athletes and a 'Real Housewife'

ABC's longstanding ballroom dancing competition show Dancing With the Stars is now in its 33rd season. With the official announcement as to which celebrities will be joining Season 33 of Dancing With the Stars comes the inevitable excitement. For nearly 20 years, American fans have enjoyed seeing some of their favorite (and, in some cases, most hated) celebrities train and compete to win the Mirror Ball trophy.

While the cast list has been announced for the celebs, we also know there are some pro dancers who won't be returning. In August 2024, professional dancer and regular Dancing With the Stars coach Artem Chigvintsev was arrested for domestic violence. Artem met his current wife, Nikki Garcia, when she competed in Season 25. While he is out this time around, tons of notable celebrities are in.

You might know Anna Delvey for scamming as much as $250,000 from former friends and several businesses. And while Anna is technically under house arrest, she appears to have received permission to fly out of state to film Dancing With the Stars.

Actor Eric Roberts is also in the cast. In addition, his resume boasts "over 735 different productions over the course of 50 years." Perhaps those years of working will aid him in learning the choreography.

This medal-winner from Team USA has been confirmed for the Season 33 cast. Ilona Maher helped Team USA win a bronze medal for women's rugby, a medal that no one saw coming for the team at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

As the most recent star on The Bachelor, Joey Graziadei is taking his talents to the ballroom on Dancing With the Stars. Will his charm translate to decent dance moves, though? That's the question.

Olympic gold medalist Stephen Nedoroscik was one of the first Season 33 cast members to be confirmed for DWTS. He helped Team USA win two bronze medals at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

NFL wide receiver Danny Amendola is also part of the Season 33 cast. And even though he doesn't have a background in performing in this capacity, sometimes those pro football players surprise you on this show.

As another Olympic athlete competing for the Mirror Ball trophy, Dwight Howard is a professional basketball player. As far as the NBA goes, he last played for the LA Lakers in 2022.

Chandler Kinney is a Disney Channel star who has a background in both singing and acting. And, because those Disney kids tend to be triple and even quadruple threats, we'd be willing to bet that her inevitable dancing skills will come in handy on DWTS.

Model Brooks Nader is another confirmed cast member for Season 33. You might have seen her on the cover of Sports Illustrated, but make no mistake about her ability to do more than sit pretty, because she is being paired with pro Gleb Savchenko, who will likely push her hard.

Before Phaedra was named as a celebrity partner for Season 33, her Traitors co-star Parvati Shallow was rumored to be part of the season. But Phaedra makes sense as a reality TV star who also has a passion for competition.

If you've found yourself randomly wondering what 90's TV actor Tori Spelling has been up to lately, apparently, it's this. She was partnered with pro dancer Pasha Pashkov for Season 33.

Hot off her emotional season of The Bachelorette, Jenn Tran is here to compete for the Mirror Ball trophy. And we sense some empowering ballads to allow her to show that she has moved on from her broken engagement to ex Devin Strader.

Whether you know him from the Die Hard movies or as everyone's favorite TV dad on Family Matters, Reginald VelJohnson is here to waltz his way across the ballroom floor.

Watch Dancing With the Stars on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. EST on ABC and Disney Plus and the next day on Hulu starting on Sept. 17.