Dancing with the Stars has announced the cast of celebrities and their professional partners who will be competing on the show's 33rd season on ABC and Disney+ this fall.

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The identities of the 13 celebrities and pro dancers who will perform on Dancing with the Stars next season, which premieres live on Tuesday, September 17 at 8PM ET/PT on ABC and Disney+, were unveiled during the Wednesday, September 4 broadcast of Good Morning America on ABC.

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The cast includes The Bachelor exes Jenn Tran, who just starred on The Bachelorette's 21st season, and Joey Graziadei, who starred on The Bachelor's 28th season earlier this year.

Jenn's professional partner will be Sasha Farber, who was a "surprise add," according to GMA co-host Lara Spencer, and Joey will be partnered with Jenna Johnson.

Dancing with the Stars will also feature two more celebrities with reality TV ties: The Real Housewives of Atlanta star Phaedra Parks as well as Home with Tori star Tori Spelling, who had starred in the long-running reality series Tori and Dean with her estranged husband Dean McDermott.

Phaedra -- a mother of two who also works as an attorney, businesswoman, author, mortician, motivational speaker and certified reiki master healer -- will be partnered with Val Chmerkovskiy.

Tori will be testing out her dance skills alongside Pasha Pashkov.

Olympic medalist Stephen Nedoroscik was previously announced as a Season 33 Dancing with the Stars cast member. He will be paired with pro partner Rylee Arnold.

Dancing with the Stars' new cast, in alphabetical order, will also include Super Bowl champion Danny Amendola, convicted con artist Anna Delvey, NBA Champion Dwight Howard, TV star Chandler Kinney, Olympic rugby player Ilona Maher, model and cover girl Brooks Nader, movie star Eric Roberts, and sitcom and movie actor Reginald VelJohnson.

Danny, a former NFL wide receiver who played 13 seasons and is a two-time Super Bowl Champion as a member of the New England Patriots, will be partnered with Witney Carson.

Anna, whose story about fraudulently posing as a wealthy German heiress was developed into the 2022 miniseries Inventing Anna on Netflix, will hit the dance floor with Ezra Sosa. It remains to be seen if Anna will rock an ankle monitor as part of her costumes.

Dwight, an eight-time NBA All-star who holds the record for having the most dunks in NBA history, will compete alongside Daniella Karagach.

Chandler, who stars on the HBO Max series Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin and Pretty Little Liars: Summer School, will rehearse and perform with pro partner Brandon Armstrong.

Ilona, a Team USA Rugby Sevens bronze medalist and two-time Olympian who represented the United States in Paris 2024 and Tokyo 2020, will be partnered with Alan Bersten.

Brooks, a runway supermodel and Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Legend known for her product campaigns, will be paired with pro partner Gleb Savchenko.

Eric, who appeared on Righteous Gemstones and King of the Gypsies as well as many professional music videos, will dance with Britt Stewart as his partner.

And Reginald, the iconic TV dad from the sitcom Family Matters and an actor in Die Hard, will be paired with pro partner Emma Slater.

Noticeably absent from the Dancing with the Stars lineup are Sharna Burgess, Artem Chigvintsev, Peta Murgatroyd, Britt Stewart, and Lindsay Arnold, who had confirmed she wouldn't be participating in the new season last week.

"I know it's going to be stressful and tough, but I made it through the Olympics and got a medal," Ilona said on Wednesday's GMA episode.

Reginald joked about how "America is going to be shocked" by his dance moves, and Danny suggested he's going to borrow some of his end zone moves for Dancing with the Stars.

Anna said she can't wait to show Dancing with the Stars viewers how good she is at the cha cha, and Tori revealed that going Dancing with the Stars was one of her "lifelong dreams" yet was too scared for a while to compete.

Jenn, who got brutally dumped by her fiance Devin Strader after filming The Bachelorette's Final Rose Ceremony, boasted, "I think heartbreak is the best motivator for success. So I am out for blood! I am ready!"

Joey admitted he feels pressure to perform well and has made it a "personal goal" to compete in the Dancing with the Stars finale.

And when asked why she should be the new DWTS champ, Phaedra replied, "Everyone knows I'm sassy, classy and some of my friends are a wee bit trashy, but if you come for this mirrorball, it will get nasty!" 

The 13 celebrity and professional pairings will be critiqued by returning Dancing with the Stars judges Derek Hough, Carrie Ann Inaba, and Bruno Tonioli.

Derek told the cast to work hard, "do the work in the studio," and go "full out" in the ballroom. He said the judges will be scoring based on technique, showmanship and overall performance.

Dancing with the Stars' 33rd season will be co-hosted by Julianne Hough and hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro, who offered some advice to the Dancing with the Stars celebrities on GMA.

"For me, ultimately, I think it's about heart. It is a show and yes it's about dancing, but at the end of the day, we want to know who you are," Alfonso explained.

"Show the world who you are, your love, your love for your partner... and let your heart fly!"

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Julianne added that "connection" with one's partner is crucial for success on the show and the contestants should "embrace" the fact Dancing with the Stars is a big family.
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