Dancing With the Stars - Fall 2025

[Imzadi]

The first commercial for this season's DWTS has finally aired.

The premiere is Tues Sept 16 at 8pm ET / 7CT on ABC and Disney +.
It will air the next day on Hulu.

As more info comes in, this first post will get updated until we have the full lists of Stars and their Pro dance partners.

Our resident DWTS DIS detective Mandy200587! is always keeping her eyes peeled for all the DWTS details. She usually has them before the "official" cast announcement.



The Stars:
Robert Irwin - The son of the late "Crocodile Hunter," Steve Irwin, carrying on his father's legacy of wildlife conservation. Co-hosts the Animal Planet series Crikey! It's the Irwins with his mother Terri and sister Bindi (a previous DWTS champion.)

Alix Earle - Social media personality posting "Get Ready With Me" videos on TikTok & Instagram shares details of her personal life.

Jen Affleck - Reality TV personality on "Secret Lives of Mormon Wives." Is not related to Ben Affleck.

Whitney Leavitt - Another on "Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" after posting dance videos on social media.

(Others to be announced)




Pro Dance Partners:
Britt
Emma
Daniella
Rylee
Jenna
Witney
Mark
Brandon
Val
(More to be announced)



The Stars with their Pro Dance Partners:
(To be announced)





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[AustinTink]

Robert Irwin is just adorable. I’ll be voting for him. Didn’t they announce some Mormon something or other girls would be competing?

 

[Imzadi]

Robert Irwin is just adorable. I’ll be voting for him.

Here's a clip from his You Tube channel:

Didn’t they announce some Mormon something or other girls would be competing?

I thought some other reality TV person was announced but I don't remember who.

 

[mandy200587]

confirmed cast:
Robert irwin
Alix earle
Jen affleck
Whitney leavitt

 

[mandy200587]

Pros:
Britt
Emma
Daniella
Rylee
Jenna
Witney
Mark
Brandon
Val
Ezra


Pros aren’t officially confirmed but the one im getting news from has been accurate for several years

 

[mandy200587]

Sept 3rd is official reveal day

 

[mandy200587]

While doomscrolling to decompress Jenna came up on my feed...she took private lessons from Julianne years ago

 

[AustinTink]

Pros:
Britt
Emma
Daniella
Rylee
Jenna
Witney
Mark
Brandon
Val
Ezra


Pros aren’t officially confirmed but the one im getting news from has been accurate for several years

Interesting that Ezra is a shoe in. He’s just meh to me.

 

[AustinTink]

While doomscrolling to decompress Jenna came up on my feed...she took private lessons from Julianne years ago

Wow that’s crazy. I guess I didn’t realize Julianne is that much older than Jenna and the newer crop of gals.

 

[mandy200587]

Interesting that Ezra is a shoe in. He’s just meh to me.

I don’t think we got to see what he can really do though.

 

[rndmr2]

Pros:
Britt
Emma
Daniella
Rylee
Jenna
Witney
Mark
Brandon
Val
Ezra


Pros aren’t officially confirmed but the one im getting news from has been accurate for several years

SO happy to see Mark back!!

 

[Imzadi]

Wow that’s crazy. I guess I didn’t realize Julianne is that much older than Jenna and the newer crop of gals.

Actually, at 37, Julianne is only 6 years older. According to Wiki, Julianne & Derek's 4 grandparents were dancers.

"She began dancing competitively at nine. [So, she probably started dancing at 7?] When she was 10, Julianne's parents, who were divorcing, sent Julianne and her brother Derek to London to live and study with their coaches, Corky and Shirley Ballas. The Ballases tutored the Houghs alongside their own son, Mark. [. . .]

"At 15, Julianne became the youngest dancer, and the only American, to win both Junior World Latin Champion and International Latin Youth Champion at the Blackpool Dance Festival."

She was only 18 when she joined DWTS. I remember they kept pairing her up with older guys about twice her age, like Hélio Castroneves & Adam Carolla. I remember thinking it was kind of creepy. Every once in a while, she would remind everyone during the show that she was only 18.

So, while most girls were babysitting for money, she was already winning Blackpool and being on a national TV dance show. If she was teaching around then, it was probably coaching other girls how to also win the junior competitions.

Also, I found an interesting "Six degrees of separation," between Julianne and Jenna. The Houghs were originally from Orem, Utah. Julianne began her formal dance training in Latin Ballroom at the Center Stage Performing Arts Studio in Orem. This is before she 7 Derek went to join the Ballas family.

Jenna's family happened to move to Orem, UT when she was young. "Her eldest sister subsequently became the the director of Center State Performing Arts Studio. When Jenna was old enough to join Center State's senior company, her sisters became "instrumental" to her progress."

I couldn't find how she was instrumental, but it could be that the sister is the one who got Julianne to teach Jenna when Julianne came back to the states.

 

[Imzadi]

SO happy to see Mark back!!

I wonder if they are going to pair him up with one of the Mormon women? For a while he kind of got pigeon-holed as the one to teach the religious/more conservative women for a bit, with Candace Cameron Bure, Sadie Robertson and the very young Willow Shields as he can be very creative with his choreography.