UPDATE: Wednesday, Sept. 2 (6:26 p.m. ET) – Backstreet’s back, with Nick Carter set to dance his way into viewers’ hearts on Dancing With the Stars, and the former Backstreet Boy tells ET Canada about about joining the high-stepping reality show’s 21st season:
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Let’s dance!
The cast of the 21st season of Dancing With the Stars was revealed this morning on Good Morning America, with this season’s high-stepping participants to include singer Chaka Chan, disgraced celebrity chef Paula Deen, Real Housewives star Kim Zolciak and the always, um, let’s say interesting Gary Busey.
The announcement was made today on Good Morning America by DWtS host Tom Bergeron and GMA’s Lara Spencer.
The previously revealed celebs and their dancing partners are:
Bindi Irwin – Derek Hough
Alexa PenaVega – Mark Ballas
Carlos PenaVega – Witney Carson
Victor Espinoza – Karina Smirnoff
Hayes Grier – Emma Slater
Nick Carter – Sharna Burgess
Chaka Khan – Keo Motsepe
Andy Grammer – Allison Holker
Garey Busey – Anna Trebunskaya
The dancers (and their partners) revealed today on GMA are:
Kim Zolciak – Tony Dovolani
Tamara Braxton – Val Chmerkovskiy
Paula Deen – Louis Van Amstel
Alek Skarlatos – Lindsay Arnold
Season 21 of Dancing With the Stars premieres Monday, Sept. 14. Watch the announcement as it happened on GMA: