Jack Wagner (partnered with Anna)
William Levy (Cheryl)
Maria Menounos (Derek)
Gavin Degraw (Karina)
Jaleel White (Kim)
Melissa Gilbert (Maks)
Katherine Jenkins (Mark)
Donald Driver (Peta)
Martina Navratilova (Tony)
Gladys Knight (Tristan)
Sherri Shepherd (Val)
Glad Tristan will be back. Jaleel White could be fun. Martina – she’ll go early. Several people I don’t know – Disney stars, I’m guessing. (The linkfocused on the pros.)
I know all but four – William Levy, Gavin Degraw, Katherine Jenkins, Donald Driver – and also know that that’s a sad freakin’ commentary on my pop cultural tastes.
I scored 5 out of 11 on name recognition – the “old fogeys” (Jaleel White, Gladys Knight, Melissa Gilbert and Martina Navratilova) plus Melissa Menounos.
I only knew 5.
But based on my 2 minutes of online research and never having seen any of them dance and not being entirely certain who half the cast is - I’m guessing Gavin Degraw )country singer songwriter) and William Levy (telenovelas. soap stars do well) will both end up in the top 4.
I only know Katherine Jenkins because she was a co-star (along with Michael Gambon, the guy who played Dumbledore) on the Doctor Who Christmas show a couple years ago. I’ve also seen her on the Graham Norton show. She’s very attractive and seems pleasant and down-to-earth.
Oh, and you should check out the picture you get when you google “Katherine Jenkins wardrobe malfunction.” I mean, yes, I suppose if you look really hard you can see her nipple, but the really interesting thing is the idea that an opera singer puts on concert tour stage shows that Cirque du Soliel (or Pink’s Funhouse tour).
We must have stole Katherine Jenkins from Strictly Come Dancing. She’s a Welsh mezzo-soprano and pretty big in classical music. I first learned of her from Doctor Who.
DWTS scored Gladys Knight? :eek: That’s got to be the biggest star they ever signed. Hope the Pips taught her a few moves back in the day.
Melissa Gilbert has been on my wish list for a long time. I’m glad they made that happen.
Sherri Shepherd shots The View in NY? That means NY rehearsals and Red Eyes back & forth to LA. That didn’t work too well for Wendy Williams.
Louis is out again this season. I miss him. Good thing he started LA Blast. He’s very busy traveling and teaching new instructors for that exercise program.
Lacey’s out too. She’s been busy filling in at her Dad’s dance studio. He had a heart attack right after dwts ended last year. He’s doing better but obviously not 100%.