Dancing with the Stars is entering its 21st season and with it comes 12 new celebrities prepared to showcase their moves on the dancefloor.
The new season premieres Sunday, 7 July on Seven and 7Plus.
This season, Sonia Kruger is joined by new co-host, Dr Chris Brown, as a fresh lineup of stars step onto the stage, giving their all to support their chosen charities.
Following weeks of rehearsals, they’ll face the eyes of judges Craig Revel Horwood, Helen Richey, Sharna Burgess and Mark Wilson, as they strive for dancefloor supremacy.
The Dancing With The Stars 2024 line-up includes:
• Adam Dovile – Better Homes and Gardens DIY presenter
• Ant Middleton – SAS Australia chief instructor
• Ben Cousins – AFL star and 7NEWS Sport presenter
• Hayden Quinn – Chef
• James Stewart – Home and Away actor
• Julie Goodwin – Chef
• Lisa McCune – Actor
• Nadia Bartel – Fashion designer and model
• Nikki Osborne – Comedian
• Nova Peris – Olympian and former senator
• Samanda Jade – Singer
• Shane Crawford – AFL royalty
Seven’s head of entertainment, Majella Hay revealed that the self-discovery for each celebrity that appears on Dancing with the Stars is different every year, which means the discovery for the audience is different every year.
Hay told Mediaweek that the cast for this year’s season is too good to be true.
“There are some fantastic names in there,” she said.
“When we started formulating the cast at one stage, the overarching vibe was ‘I can’t believe that person’s doing Dancing.
“For this milestone season to have a cast that is so strong, and so unexpected is fantastic. We are incredibly excited by it.”
It was a shock to many to hear that SAS Australia chief instructor, Ant Middleton would be appearing on the show, it was also a shock to Hay.
“He’s an incredible surprise package, however, it’s no surprise for people who know that he throws his all into what he does, and dancing was no exception.
“I also had some tricky conversations with Ben Cousins, trying to convince him that Dancing would be great for him. Once he got the dancing bug, he loved it.”
Dancing With The Stars is produced by BBC Studios Australia and New Zealand from a format created by the BBC and distributed by BBC Studios.
The new season premieres Sunday, 7 July on Seven and 7Plus.