The 'Footloose' actress will be back on the 'Dancing with the Stars' judge panel while her brother Derek will return as a pro dancer.
- August 27, 2016
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The Hough brother-sister duo has reportedly signed on for the next installment of "Dancing with the Stars". E! News reports that Julianne Hough will return to the judge panel while Derek Hough is back as a pro-dancer for the upcoming season 23.
Derek last competed on "DWTS" season 21 with Bindi Irwin and they won. He skipped season 22 due to his scheduling conflicts, but now he has room for another project after his Broadway production of "Singin' In the Rain" was delayed until 2017.
"It frees me up to do some other things too, so it's kind of fun," he said. "Broadway's one of my plans, it's in my cards, it's happening, but right now it's leaving me open. Plans change a little bit, so now I have some time to create some fun opportunities, some fun things, including Hairspray."
"DWTS" season 23 kicks off September 12 at 8 P.M. on ABC. Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Valentin Chmerkovskiy, Witney Carson, Artem Chigvintsev, Sharna Burgess, Lindsay Arnold, Sasha Farber, Gleb Savchenko and Allison Holker are expected to return as pro dancers.
They are rumored to pair up with celebrities like Babyface, Amber Rose, Ryan Lochte, JoJo Fletcher and Jake T. Austin. The full lineup will be officially announced on "Good Morning America" on Tuesday, August 30.
