ABC may be trying to keep the official cast announcement for Season 27 of “Dancing With the Stars” under wraps, but another leak seems to suggest additional celebrities who are participating on the new season of the hit show.

Though ABC has confirmed that former “Facts of Life” star Nancy McKeon would be participating and dancing with Val Chmerkovskiy, a host of other celebrities and their alleged partners have also been revealed. Reality Steve previously revealed that “Bachelor In Paradise” star “Grocery” Joe Amabile was participating, as was radio personality Bobby Bones, who was partnered with Sharna Burgess.

Now, Entertainment Tonight has reported that former Olympian Mary Lou Retton and Instagram Model Alexis Ren are also signed up to compete on the new season. Their partners have not been revealed.

The remaining male pros competing who could be partnered with Retton and Ren are newbie Brandon Armstrong, Alan Bersten, Artem Chigvintsev, Sasha Farber, Keo Motsepe and Gleb Savchenko. As for who would be partnering up with Amabile, his remaining partner options are Lindsay Arnold, Cheryl Burke, Witney Carson, Jenna Johnson, and Emma Slater.

As for why Retton, who won gold, silver and bronze medals during her time as an Olympic gymnast, is joining the cast, she reportedly wants to show what she can do following her 50th birthday.

“She turned 50 this year, but is in great shape and will definitely impress people with her flexibility and choreography,” a source told ET.

As for Ren, the show reportedly tapped her because she’d be something new for the show since they haven’t really tapped social media influencers as much in the past.

“She’s a young model who rose to fame on Instagram and has been in Maxim and Sports Illustrated. They haven’t really gone the influencer route yet, so this is new to them,” the source added. “But besides being young and attractive, she also has a very compelling story. Her mother died when she was just 17 years old and she’s struggled with an eating disorder in the past.”

ABC has not confirmed any other cast announcements outside of the pro dancers and McKeon, and likely won’t until the official reveal, scheduled for Sept. 12 during “Good Morning America.”

The official “Dancing with the Stars” cast announcement will take place on “Good Morning America” on Sept. 12. Season 27 premieres at 8 p.m. EDT Sept. 24 on ABC.

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