ABC has yet to announce the official list of cast members for the upcoming "Dancing with the Stars" season 23. However, fans are already getting more excited as several reports hinted who among the celebrities will be strutting their moves on the "DWTS" dance floor.
Even though the official announcement for "Dancing with the Stars" season 23 cast won't be revealed until early September on "Good Morning America," several celebrity names have already emerged. But recently, rumors have hinted the possible participation of Rio Olympians in the upcoming season of the hit ABC dance reality competition show.
As a matter of fact, latest "Dancing with the Stars" season 23 cast reports claimed that the show's producers are interested in asking the American women's gymnastics team who won a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. According to Inquisitr, a "DWTS" insider revealed that Laurie Hernandez, Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas and Madison Kocian are on top of the show's list as participants in the upcoming season.
Moreover, professional "DWTS" dancer Mark Ballas also expressed his desire to dance with 16-year-old gymnast Laurie Hernandez in "Dancing with the Stars" season 23 via a Twitter post with a hashtag #needadanceteacher. Even though dancing wasn't really Hernandez's passion, she admitted that "DWTS" is one of her favorite TV shows.
I absolutely adore @lzhernandez02 just gorgeous #starpower #needadanceteacher? #RioOlympics2016
— Mark Ballas (@MarkBallas) August 10, 2016
Aside from Hernandez, iconic swimmer and Olympian Michael Phelps was also reportedly invited to participate on "Dancing with the Stars" season 23. Unfortunately, the 31-year-old most decorated Olympian of all time refused the offer as he's currently concentrating on the swimming competition at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
"Michael has been asked before and he was recently asked [to compete in] the upcoming ['DWTS'] season," an insider told Hollywood Life. "And though he has considered it, he doesn't want to do it; he wants his legacy to be in the pool and not on the dance floor."
Meanwhile, there have been several "Dancing with the Stars" season 23 cast rumors that have circulated. As Parent Herald previously noted, rumored cast members include "Bachelorette" star JoJo Fletcher, "Real Housewives of New Jersey" cast member Teresa Giudice, "Bachelor" New Zealand Jordan Mauger and ESPN's "The Coach" cohost and former WWE talent Jonathan Coachman.
Music personalities Pitbull and Shakira, on the other hand, were reportedly joining the panel of judges for "Dancing with the Stars" season 23 including Julianne Hough and the possible participation of Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tanioli. Julianne's brother Derek Hough, however, will be skipping the show again to prepare for his show, "Hairspray Live!" in December, Latin Post learned.
"Dancing with the Stars" season 23 is set to premiere on Sept. 12, Monday at 8 p.m. on ABC with Tom Bergeron and "DWTS" season 10 finalist Erin Andrews as the potential hosts for the season. But fans should take these reports with a grain of salt as ABC has yet to confirm the rumors.
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