Introducing the celebrity cast of Dancing with the Stars Season 33

Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough are set to return as co-hosts for the upcoming season of Dancing with the Stars, alongside judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli, and Derek Hough. The new season kicks off on Tuesday, Sept. 17, on ABC.

Here’s a look at the celebrity cast for Season 33:

Phaedra Parks: A lawyer and businesswoman, Parks gained fame on The Real Housewives of Atlanta, where she starred for seven seasons. After a memorable appearance on The Traitors earlier this year, she announced her return to The Real Housewives of Atlanta for its upcoming 16th seaso
Danny Amendola: A former NFL wide receiver and two-time Super Bowl champion with the New England Patriots, Amendola retired in 2022 after 13 seasons. He has since appeared on Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test and served as a coach for the Las Vegas Raiders.
Joey Graziadei: A tennis coach who first entered Bachelor Nation as the runner-up on Charity Lawson’s season of The Bachelorette. He later became the lead for Season 28 of The Bachelor, where he got engaged to Kelsey Anderson.
Ilona Maher: A professional rugby player who helped the U.S. women’s rugby team secure a bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Maher, who advocates for body positivity, was the digital cover star for the 2024 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.
Chandler Kinney: An actress best known for her role as Willa in Disney Channel’s Zombies franchise. Kinney also starred as Tabitha “Tabby” Haworthe in Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin and its continuation Pretty Little Liars: Summer School.
Anna “Delvey” Sorokin: The infamous “fake heiress” whose story inspired the Netflix series Inventing Anna. Sorokin was convicted of financial crimes in 2019 and sentenced to 12 years in prison but was released on good behavior in 2021.
Eric Roberts: An actor known for his roles in King of the Gypsies (1978), Star 80 (1983), and Runaway Train (1985), the latter earning him an Oscar nomination. He is also the older brother of Julia Roberts and father of Emma Roberts.
Brooks Nader: A model featured in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue since winning the Swim Search casting call in 2019. In 2023, she graced the cover of the magazine in a Baywatch-inspired photo shoot.
Reginald VelJohnson: Best known for his role as Carl Winslow on Family Matters, VelJohnson also played Al Powell in the classic Die Hard films.
Tori Spelling: An actress famous for portraying Donna Martin on Beverly Hills, 90210 for all 10 seasons. Spelling is also a New York Times bestselling author for her memoir Stori Telling.
Jenn Tran: Fresh off her stint as the first Asian American lead on The Bachelorette, Tran is swapping roses for sequins. Her dramatic season finale and subsequent split with Devin Strader captured the attention of Bachelor Nation.
Dwight Howard: An NBA veteran who won a championship with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020. Howard has been playing professional basketball in Taiwan since leaving the Lakers.
Stephen Nedoroscik: A U.S. men’s gymnastics team member who won two bronze medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics as a pommel horse specialist. He holds the record for the most U.S. pommel horse titles.