No, I’m not referring to their Burnt Sienna-tinted flesh — your eyes will have to wait exactly one month to be singed by that. Gossip Sauce has posted Dancing With the Stars‘ season 7 cast — it’s not confirmed yet, so take it with a grain of salt or, more appropriately, one lone sequin.
UPDATE, August 25: According to ABC’s official release, Rocco DiSpiritowill replace Mark McGrath, who faded away sooner than predicted. Other than that, for the next few months….THIS IS YOUR LIFE! Erica Kane! Frau Blücher! Jefferson from Married…With Children! My early allegiance has to go to Misty May-Treanor, who along with partner Kerri Walsh, pounded the Chinese into a sandy pulp last night to become back-to-back Olympic beach volleyball gold medalists. I am DIGGING this news, you guys. She’s going to ACE this competition. Maybe she will KILL someone. Okay, that’s enough. Here’s some quick evidence of Misty’s already-perfect dance moves. My obnoxiously flippant initial reaction to the complete cast list is below.
Kim Kardashian: Ugh.
Lance Bass: Of course.
Toni Braxton: "Say you love me a-geh-ainnnnn…"
Brooke Burke: Her?
Maurice Greene: Do not spray-tan this man.
Cody Linley: Who?
Susan Lucci: This does not bode well…
Warren Sapp: Mmm…beef.
Misty May-Treanor: :-*
Ted McGinley: Oh, cool — the series will be cancelled post-season and I’ll get my life back!Mark McGrath: "…and fade away…"
Rocco DiSpirito: His legs look like nice-uh spaghett-iiii
Cloris Leachman: EMTs, stand by.
Jeff Ross: Ha?
Who’s ready? (I’m really not, yet.)
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yay! the cast looks awesome this year, btw cody linely is a disney channel “star” and like 16 years old, but misty may has my early allegiance so far… especially after seeing her dancing down the steps of the great wall of china, classic
What the hell? Misty May you have not lost 108 matches, you have defended your gold medal-something that has never been done in beach volleyball-and you can do anything you want becuase you deserve it. But this? A cheesy TV dance competition? You’re a world class athlete! Is Michael Phelps going to do Big Brother? Shawn Johnson joining the Real World? Please stay far far away from this group of C/D list celebrities trying to desperately garner attention.
What about Stephen Hawking? Can we get him on the show?
And Misty, another thing. You and your partner who deserves as much credit as you beat a strong Chinese team last night who no doubt trained for years for a chance at their moment. Your rivals have been disciplined, hardworking people with commitment and grueling schedules. If you do this, your rivals will be the guy from Married with Children and Kim Kardashian (!) the dark haired Paris. That is lowering yourself. Yes, Kristi Yamaguchi did this, but years after she won her Olympics. I’m not saying you can’t do it-you would win handily- but all of it is beneath you.
I was hoping for Tim Gunn.
Can’t wait to see Toni Braxton on that show
Aw, come on guys — Misty and Kerri are probably retiring anyway, and this show is harmless. Plus, she’s a total ham and has no shame. She’s perfect for it.
Oh Mark McGrath. My respect for you rose when you were leaving Extra to re-start Sugar Ray, but it has now gone back down to where it was when you were on Extra.
I don’t see the big deal about Misty May-Treanor being on the show; out of all of the reality shows, this is one of the more innocuous. Maybe she wants to learn how to dance and figures that she may as well have fun and make money while doing it.
However, can we make a pact that nobody votes for Kim Kardashian? Not only is she already over-exposed, but seeing Bruce Jenner in the audience could be mentally scarring.
Misty is 5′10″…Gee,I wonder who they will partner her with…Happy Dance!!! Maks,Maks,Maks,Maks!! Whooo Hooo!
Kim Kardashian? Were Bobby Trendy and Bai Ling unavailable?
As long as Misty doesn’t think she has to sprinkle her mother’s ashes on the dance floor like she does the Olympic beach then I’m okay with her.
So actually I enjoy Mark Magrath, bus is THIS what he left Extra for?
hmm. let’s see.
Kim Kardashian: Ditto. Ugh. really what will it be. “Famous for having a sex tape and big ass-Kim Kardashian”
Lance Bass: not really sure why. we’ve already had an nsync-er. i mean, i guess i get it, but i’m not a fan.
Toni Braxton: typical really.
Brooke Burke: this is where they could’ve really gotten someone better (besides KK).
Maurice Greene: im cool with it. i actually remembered him when his name came up.
Cody Linley: how is there not a better disney star. someone that has done….something.
Susan Lucci: she’ll try to be this seasons jane seymour.
Warren Sapp: i don’t think he’ll be very good. he’s such a big dude. never been a fan of him as a person/personality.
Misty May-Treanor: oh yeah!!! early favorite. she’s worked hard and she and kerri are fantastic and deserves time off.
Ted McGinley: eh typical
Mark McGrath: ew. maybe because i just don’t like him.
Cloris Leachman: good line up there.
Jeff Ross: plug plug plug something a la corolla ’til gone?
Who’s Maurice Green and who are they going to be dancing with? Please tell me they are bringing Maks back!!!
I’m in the minority her but I secretly love Kim Kardashian! She’s my guilty pleasure and I’ll be watching DWTS to see her shake that big ol’ booty!
I have never heard of most of these people, and the ones I DO know (except for Lance Bass) are practically ANCIENT! PLEASE! If this is the best line-up they can come up with, maybe this SHOULD be the last season! Hopefully Misty will get paired with MAXIM so it’s at least worth watching for a little while!
Kim Kardashian is going to need a bigger costume. Remember, this is supposed to be a family oriented reality show.
wow…i’m a huge fan of the show, but this line up is ridiculous. i’m guessing b/c misty is the early favorite (even though the show hasn’t even started yet!) that she will not do well b/c everyone hopes she does…including my hubby and i. maybe next season will be better!
I hope for the show that they have Lance Bass is going to be dancing with a woman and not a man. This show is seen by many of younger children and people I believe that his personal choice should remain that.
Whoe Betty….what a random and lame thing to say.
OMG! Erica Kane!! You know I’m rooting for Susan Lucci! And for someone who tried saying that she’s this year’s Jane Seymour: Jane’s other “job” was painting, while Susan Lucci will probably still have to work (in NY!) at her real job so she has it a lot tougher.
Misty May had a pretty good move for a few seconds right after she took the flag from a fan last night after their golden win.
I think she would be fun to watch.
I think everyone’s personal choices should remain that way, including your choice to remain ignorant, and somewhat hateful. So we’d thank you not to post on this board again.
That being said, sexuality is not a personal choice, it’s the way people are born, so your comment is also irrelevant and contradictory.
But Lance should dance with a woman, I think, because for purposes of evaluation it would be difficult, I think, to compare two men or two women dancing together to a man and a woman, and also hard for his partner, who would have trained with women all these years.
I doubt ABC would let him dance with a guy, anyway – but kudos to them for sleecting an out gay man to be on their show. Somewhat progressive, i think.
Betty: if you want to start a petition to get something less offensive to your children on air instead – maybe old Rock Hudson movies or reruns of Richard Chamberlain in Dr. Kildare – you could do that instead.
Wow…ignorant and hateful? So, we have the judge of this forum here. I don’t think you should post here anymore either if you are going to impose your views on people. Being free and loose is just as bad as being narrow minded. Respect gay people as people, but it is not necessary to put them above yourself or other straight people. It is a sad state of affairs to see people bash their own people for others. As for wanting kid friendly programs, it is just a dancing show, if Lance Bass just dances, then there is nothing to worry about.
Who is Jeff Ross?
I do think that calling homosexuality a personal choice is ignorant, so I agree. Because it just isn’t. And saying that children shouldn’t see two men dancing together is hateful I think: how are two men dancing together any less kid friendly than what appears on the show?
Sigh. it’s all so odd. DWTS has had sexy dance numbers, we’ve seen men and women kiss each other on the show, why is that kid friendly but two men dancing together not? It just makes me sad. goodnews is times are changing for the better: 20 years ago, lance bass would not have been out, and ten years ago he wouldn’t have been invited to be on the show. hopefully it’s not too long before people stop caring about whether or hnot someone is gay or straight.
So, yeah, I have to agree with the other poster, ignorant and hateful.
Jeff Ross is an actor/comedian. He’s a friend of Jimmy Kimmel’s which helps explain how he landed a spot on DWTS.
I join the pact to refuse to vote for Kim. She is not entertaining in any way and yes, Bruce Jenner’s face scares me.
I do not mind the rest of the cast. Brooke Burke is unassuming and likeable, unlike Mark (he just annoys me) and Kim (need we say more). Jeff Ross is funny, and Maurice Greene is a gold medal track star. Warren Sapp is going to be like Clyde, not Jason.
I don’t understand how participating in this show is beneath an olympic athlete. Dancing is challenging – particularly for someone who has not had much, if any, dance experience. I would think anybody with a competitive spirit would jump at the opportunity to learn something new and enjoy her/himself in the process. I would do it in a second!!!!