'Dancing with the Stars' Announces Full Cast and Pairings for Season 23

The celebrities competing for Mirror Ball trophy on the ABC dancing show include former Governor of Texas, 'Little Women' star and Olympian athletes.

Aug 31, 2016

AceShowbiz - The full lineup for "Dancing with the Stars" season 23 has been announced on "Good Morning America" before the dancing show returns on September 12. The next installment will feature Olympian, politician, actor, singer, rapper and model.

Fresh off his controversial Rio robbery story, Ryan Lochte is set to dance with Cheryl Burke to win the Mirror Ball trophy. The disgraced swimmer told Amy Robach on "GMA" that he was signed on for "DWTS" before the controversy took place.

Amber Rose is confirmed to have Maksim Chmerkovskiy as her dance partner. Babyface is paired up with Allison Holker, Jake T. Austin will be taking the dance floor with Jenna Johnson, and Vanilla Ice is partnered with Witney Carson.

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Other celebrity cast include actress Marilu Henner, Olympic gymnast Laurie Hernandez, race car driver James Hinchcliffe, retired NFL player Calvin Johnson, "Little Women" star Terra Jole, country music singer Jana Kramer, actress Maureen McCormick, and former Governor of Texas Rick Perry.

Meanwhile, rounding up the list of the pro dancers are Derek Hough, Valentin Chmerkovskiy, Sharna Burgess, Lindsay Arnold, Sasha Farber, Gleb Savchenko, Artem Chigvintsev and Emma Slater. Reigning champion Peta Murgatroyd who won last year with Nyle DiMarco will not be returning to the show due to her pregnancy. She is expecting her first child with Maksim.

Longtime judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Len Goodman will be back for the new season. They are joined on the panel by former "DWTS" pro dancer Julianne Hough.