Who Is On "Dancing With The Stars: Juniors?' Meet Pros, Hosts
We may still need to wait for official confirmation on just who the celebrities vying for a Mirrorball trophy will be, but the rest of the crew on "Dancing With the Stars: Juniors" has officially been revealed.
Fresh off the announcement that pro dancer Valentine Chmerkovskiy, choreographer Mandy Moore and current reigning Mirrorball champ Adam Rippon would serve as judges, Entertainment Tonight was able to confirm that another Mirrorball champion, as well as a runner-up, will fill the roles that Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews have on the original series.
According to their report, Season 25 champ Jordan Fisher and second runner-up Frankie Muniz will be teaming up to serve as the show's new co-hosts.
"When they finally called that it was happening, I was so excited because I had such an amazing time on 'Dancing With the Stars,'" Muniz said. "So, to be able to stay in the family and get to experience it from a different perspective and get to host the new show, like, I was thrilled. And I'm so glad to be doing it with Jordan because we have so much fun together. It's going to be awesome!"
"It's 'Dancing With the Stars' as you know it," Fisher added. "It's people you are familiar with and that you love. It's a stage that you're familiar with, that you love, but it's [all] brand new. It's the same show—it's the same feeling of sitting down and watching people compete in something that they've never done before."
Fisher and Muniz's former pro partners, Witney Carson and Lindsay Arnold will also be involved with the show in a mentor capacity. Previous reports indicated that they, along with fellow pros Cheryl Burke, Emma Slater, Jenna Johnson, Hayley Ebert, Artem Chigvintsev, Gleb Savchenko, Sasha Farber, Keo Motsepe, Alan Bersten and Brandon Armstrong, would each serve as mentors to the individual pairs.
Entertainment Tonight also confirmed the identities of the young pros, which International Business Times reported on earlier. The pros, as well as the mentors they are paired with, are below.
- Rylee Arnold and Lindsay Arnold: The young pro has a special connection with her mentor, who happens to be her older sister.
- Hailey Bills and Jenna Johnson: The reigning Mirrorball champion will be mentoring her cousin during the competition.
- Sage Rosen and Gleb Savchenko: The young pro has appeared in a number of music videos and all starred on Nickelodeon's "Lip Sync Battle Shorties."
- Lev Khmelev and Keo Motsepe: This young pro is actually a student who previously studied under Gleb.
- Brightyn Brems and Cheryl Burke: Fans of other dance shows may recognize this young pro, who has previously appeared on "So You Think You Can Dance,""America's Got Talent," and "World Of Dance."
- Eliana Walmsley and Emma Slater: Any fan of "Dance Moms" will recognize Walmsley, who debuted on that show in Season 6.
- Tristan Ianiero and Artem Chigvintsev: This young pro is no stranger to the competitive world of dance.
- JT Church and Alan Bersten: JT is another "So You Think You Can Dance" alum.
- Kamri Peterson and Witney Carson: This young dynamo has reportedly been trained in all dance styles, making her one to beat.
- Jake Monreal and Sasha Farber: Jake is another "So You Think You Can Dance" alum.
- Artyon Celestine and Brandon Armstrong: Artyn has a large number of dance credits under his belt, including a recent appearance in "A Christmas Story Live!"
- Kameron Couch and Hayley Erbert: Kameron is marking her first appearance on a major dance show with this outing on "Juniors."
"Dancing With the Stars: Juniors" premieres Sunday, Oct. 7 at 8 p.m. EDT on ABC.
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