Dancing With the Stars Season 35 Live-Up Revealed as Celebrity Lineup Takes Shape
A slew of celebrities are already set to compete on season 35 of Dancing With the Stars, with several stars confirmed before the official cast announcement.
Several celebrities have been rumored ahead of season 35 of Dancing With the Stars.
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Dancing With the Stars is set to potentially unveil its biggest cast yet for its upcoming 35th season premiere–but some identities have already leaked ahead of the official announcement.
The dance competition series is debuting its landmark season on ABC in a two-night event beginning September 15 and is set to announce its full cast lineup on Good Morning America on September 2.
Now, as fans fume over the potential pros making a comeback, they are also expressing excitement about the celebrities who will be putting on their dancing shoes and attempting to win the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy.
While some casting announcements have already been made, the larger portion of the cast has yet to be confirmed by ABC ahead of the planned announcement date–but that hasn’t stopped internet sleuths from working overtime to try and identify the rest of the celebrities.
Here’s everyone most likely participating in Season 35 so far.
Giada de Laurentiis
Status: RUMORED
Chef Giada de Laurentiis, the star of the show Giada at Home, has been a favorite among fans speculating about the season 35 cast, with her name frequently popping up in posts on both Reddit and TikTok.
If she did join the show, she would be the third chef to take a turn on the dance floor. Rocco DiSpirito competed on the show’s 7th season alongside Karina Smirnoff, taking 9th place, while Paula Deen took a turn on Season 21 opposite Louis Van Amstel. She also placed ninth.
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Jenna Dewan
Status: RUMORED
One Redditor who often makes accurate predictions appeared to confirm on the subreddit that the Step Up star, who was married to Channing Tatum, has been cast, though there has been other signs of her potential casting as well.
Not only did she attend the show’s Season 34 finale last year, but she also appeared to hint she’d be open to doing the show during a March 2026 interview with Good Morning America.
“I never say never because I love dancing so much and I miss it so much,” she said at the time.
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Taylor Hanson
Status: RUMORED
Another person who showed up to take in an episode of the show during Season 34 that has been sparking rumors is Taylor Hanson, the middle Hanson brother. He took in the live show during Wicked Night.
Some fans have also noted that the brother band is taking a decent break ahead of their upcoming tour dates, which leaves plenty of time for one of them to tape episodes of Dancing With the Stars. After shows at Walt Disney World at the end of August, the group goes on hiatus until a show in Ocean City, Maryland, on September 27.
The following dates are on October 9 and 23rd, then November 28. Frequent dates kick up again in December–when the show would have finished taping.
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Maura Higgins
Status: CONFIRMED
Love Island UK alum and Traitors Season 4 runner-up Maura Higgins was the first celebrity to be confirmed for the season, after she was announced at the Hulu Get Real event on April 22.
Since then, she has even been targeted as a front-runner, with Season 34 champ Robert Irwin saying he felt she could win it because she was the first person announced–an honor she shares with him–and he took home the title.
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