Phaedra Parks and More Black Stars Join ‘Dancing with the Stars’ Season 33

Some of your favorite Black stars are dusting off their dancing shoes and on the brink of compete on Season 33 of “Dancing with the Stars.” This week, the show revealed that the celebrity forged members will hit the dance floor in hopes of winning Len Goodman’s mirror ball trophy.

This 12 months’s competition will feature a bunch of familiar faces, from Olympians to reality stars, models, actors and even a convicted fraudster. Phaedra Parks can be taking to the dance floor with partner Val Chmerkovskiy ahead of her highly anticipated return to Bravo’s “Real Housewives of Atlanta.” Parks, who rose to fame on the Bravo show, has been moving on to latest ventures. Earlier this 12 months, the Georgia housewife was fan favorite on Peacock’s star-studded survival reality show, “The Traitors.”

But this fall, she’ll be competing against other black TV stars, including “Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin” actress Chandler Kinney and “Family Matters” actor Reginald VelJohnson, best known for his role as Carl Winslow.

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In addition to the TV stars, the popular ballroom dancing reality series will feature a spread of athletes. From Team USA Olympians Ilona Maher and Stephen Nedoroscikva to NBA champion Dwight Howard, these athletes will explore skills outside of their disciplines in hopes of triumphing on the dance floor.

While the show is bringing in latest hopefuls, season 33 will even feature some familiar faces. Dancing with the Stars actors and veterans Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough will return to host the latest season, while Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough will return to the judging panel.

“Dancing with the Stars” Season 33 will premiere continue to exist ABC on September 17, 2024.