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The stars are back on the dance floor!
Season 33 of Dancing With the Stars is in full swing with a new group of celebrity contestants taking a spin in the ballroom with their dance pro partners.
Among the new dancers this season are Oscar nominee Eric Roberts, newly single Bachelorette star Jenn Tran, Family Matters and Die Hard actor Reginald VelJohnson, Beverly Hill, 90210 actress Tori Spelling, former Bachelor Joey Graziadei, Real Housewives star Phaedra Parks, and fake heiress Anna Delvey.
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Follow along below as we keep track of who is eliminated each week and who still has a shot at the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy. Dancing With the Stars airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET, live on ABC and Disney+, and steaming the next day on Hulu.
Anna Delvey and Ezra Sosa
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Star: Anna Delvey
Known for: Fake heiress and con woman, subject of Inventing Anna
Status: Eliminated on Sept. 24
Why she decided to compete: To show people a different side of her. “I hope that everybody who feels negatively about me, that I will be able to turn their opinion of me around,” she explained on the show.
Tori Spelling and Pasha Pashkov
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Star: Tori Spelling
Known for: Actress, star of Beverly Hills, 90210
Status: Eliminated on Sept. 24
Goal for the season: To find herself again “in front of millions of people” after turning 50 and going through a public divorce.
Reginald VelJohnson and Emma Slater
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Star: Reginald VelJohnson
Known for: Actor, star of Family Matters and Die Hard
Status: Still in the running for the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy
Goal for the season: Show off the ballroom dancing skills he learned from his parents. “I’m ready to dance,” VelJohnson said. “I just hope I don’t Die Hard doing it.”
Danny Amendola and Witney Carson
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Star: Danny Amendola
Known for: NFL wide receiver and Super Bowl champion
Status: Still in the running for the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy
Why he decided to compete: For his mom. “She means the most to me,” Amendola said on the season premiere. “She’s really excited that I get this opportunity.”
Ilona Maher and Alan Bersten
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Star: Ilona Maher
Known for: Olympic rugby player
Status: Still in the running for the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy
Why she decided to compete: Wants to make it easier for young girls to love their body exactly the way it is,
Stephen Nedoroscik and Rylee Arnold
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Star: Stephen Nedoroscik
Known for: Olympic gymnast and pommel horse specialist
Status: Still in the running for the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy
Goal for the season: As the first male gymnast to compete on DWTS, he’s hoping to make his mark.
Eric Roberts and Britt Stewart
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Star: Eric Roberts
Known for: Actor, who’s appeared in The Dark Knight, Inherent Vice, and earned a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for Runaway Train
Status: Still in the running for the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy
Goal for the season: As a huge fan of the show, he’s wanted to compete for 19 years. Now, he’s ready to make up for lost time.
Chandler Kinney and Brandon Armstrong
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Star: Chandler Kinney
Known for: Actress, star of Pretty Little Liars (2022) and Z-O-M-B-I-E-S
Status: Still in the running for the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy
Why she decided to compete: Starred in a dance commercial when she was 9-years-old and wants to answer the question, “What if you kept dancing?”
Joey Graziadei and Jenna Johnson
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Star: Joey Graziadei
Known for: Star of The Bachelor
Status: Still in the running for the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy
Goal for the season: Gain confidence through dancing. “I got the rose, I got the girl, now I’m coming for that Mirrorball,” Graziadei said.
Dwight Howard and Daniella Karagach
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Star: Dwight Howard
Known for: NBA center and champion
Status: Still in the running for the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy
Why he decided to compete: His family, who encouraged him to take this opportunity and have fun with it.
Jenn Tran and Sasha Farber
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Star: Jenn Tran
Known for: Star of The Bachelorette
Status: Still in the running for the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy
Why she decided to compete: Wants to “pour into herself and not give to a man” after her emotional breakup on The Bachelorette.
Brooks Nader and Gleb Savchenko
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Star: Brooks Nader
Known for: Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model
Status: Still in the running for the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy
Why she decided to compete: She and dance have some “unfinished business”
Phaedra Parks and Val Chmerkovskiy
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Star: Phaedra Parks
Known for: Reality TV personality, star of The Real Housewives of Atlanta and The Traitors
Status: Still in the running for the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy
Why she decided to compete: To prove her kids wrong, who said she’s going to make a fool of herself, plus to break the curse that no Real Housewives star has ever made it to the finals of DWTS.
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