The upcoming season of Dancing with the Stars premieres Monday, September 14th on Citytv!

On Wednesday morning, Good Morning America revealed the cast, and the lineup includes Backstreet Boys’ AJ McLean, Tiger King star Carole Baskin, former Bachelorette Kaitlyn Bristowe, and more!

Check out the full cast below…

Monica Aldama

The coach of the Bulldogs Cheer Team from Navarro College in Corsicana, Texas. The team has won 14 NCA National Championships in the junior college division and recently rose to fame on the Netflix docuseries “Cheer.”

 

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Carole Baskin

Carole Baskin, 51, is a big-cat rights activist and the owner of Big Cat Rescue, a nonprofit animal sanctuary in Florida. Most recently, she was featured on Netflix’s “Tiger King,” which detailed her feud with the infamous Joe Exotic.

Here is how they announced Carole as part of the cast on GMA…

 

 

Kaitlyn Bristowe

Kaitlyn Bristowe is best known as the lead for season 11 of “The Bachelorette,” having previously competed on season 19 of “The Bachelor.” After giving her final rose to Shawn Booth, they became engaged. The former couple later called it quits and now she is dating Jason Tartick. These days, Bristowe, 35, hosts her “Off the Vine” podcast and recently released her debut single, “If I’m Being Honest.”

 

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Vernon Davis

Vernon Davis is a former tight end who won Super Bowl 50 with the Denver Broncos. Having also played for the San Francisco 49ers, the New Orleans Saints and the Washington Football Team, Davis, 36, retired from the NFL in 2020.

 

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Anne Heche

Anne Heche is an actress known for starring on the soap opera “Another World” as well as starring in films such as “Volcano” and the 1998 “Psycho” remake and TV shows such as “Men in Trees” and “Hung.” Heche, 51, was nominated for an Emmy for the Lifetime movie “Gracie’s Choice” and most recently seen on “Chicago P.D.”

 

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Skai Jackson

Skai Jackson is a Disney Channel alum who has played the role of Zuri Ross on both “Jessie” and “Bunk’d.” The 18-year-old has also voiced the character of Glory Grant on various “Marvel Rising” projects. In 2019, she appeared in Lil Nas X’s music video for the song “Panini” and released her debut book, “Reach for the Skai.”

 

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Justina Machado

Justina Machado, 47, is an actress known for starring on TV shows such as “Six Feet Under,” “Queen of the South” and, most recently, “One Day at a Time.”

 

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Jeannie Mai

Jeannie Mai is an Emmy-winning host of the syndicated daytime talk show “The Real,” which she has starred on since it premiered in 2013. The 41-year-old fashionista announced her engagement to rapper Jeezy in April 2020.

 

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AJ McLean

AJ McLean is best known for being one-fifth of the Backstreet Boys, the iconic boy band with eight Grammys that gave us hits such as “Quit Playing Games (With My Heart),” “Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)” and “I Want It That Way” — just to name a few. The 42-year-old’s first solo album, “Have It All,” turned 10 earlier this year.

 

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Jesse Metcalfe

Jesse Metcalfe, 41, is an actor best known for starring on “Desperate Housewives” as well as for making his film debut in 2006’s “John Tucker Must Die.” Fans may also recognize him from the soap opera “Passions” or the “Dallas” continuation series. Most recently, he’s been a staple on the Hallmark Channel.

 

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Nelly

Nelly, born Cornell Iral Haynes Jr., is a three-time Grammy-winning singer. Over the years, the 45-year-old has produced hits such as “Hot in Herre,” “Dilemma” with Kelly Rowland and “Over and Over” with Tim McGraw. Nelly also appeared in the 2005 movie remake of “The Longest Yard” alongside Adam Sandler and Chris Rock.

 

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Charles Oakley

Charles Oakley is a former power forward who played in the NBA alongside Michael Jordan on the Chicago Bulls. The 56-year-old played for numerous other professional basketball teams after that, including the Toronto Raptors, before retiring from the sport in 2004.

 

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Nev Schulman

Nev Schulman is the host of “Catfish,” a reality series based on his 2010 documentary of the same name about the potential pitfalls of online dating when you’re talking to strangers. Having been catfished himself, the 35-year-old has since found love with wife Laura Perlongo, with whom he shares two children.

 

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Chrishell Stause

Chrishell Stause is an actress who has starred on soap operas such as “All My Children” and “Days of Our Lives.” These days, the 39-year-old is a star on the Netflix series “Selling Sunset,” a reality show about luxury real estate brokers in LA.

 

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Johnny Weir

Johnny Weir is a two-time Olympic figure skater with three U.S. Championship gold medals. After retiring from the sport in 2013, the 36-year-old is a commentator for the Olympics and figure skating in general. Weir is also an LGBTQ activist.

 

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