'Dancing With the Stars' 2017: Simone Biles & Mr. T Reportedly Competing In Season 24 [VIDEO]
Simone Biles and Mr. T are both slated to compete on season 24 of Dancing With the Stars, according to a new report.
The season 24 cast of Dancing With the Stars is coming together, starting with Biles and Mr. T. This comes from a new Entertainment Tonight report, as taken from a source close to the show.
"Production has been trying to get Mr. T to do the show for years!" a source told the publication. "He will be a great contestant this season."
As for Biles, her impending involvement with DWTS has been months in the making, with the gymnast revealing shortly after the Rio Olympics that she wanted to do the show.
"I would love to [join 'DWTS'], but the fall season won't work because [of] the tour," she told Entertainment Tonight back in August. "If I could do the spring season, I would love to do that!"
The 19-year-old gold medalist even has a partner in mind with whom she wants to dance.
"I think [I'd like to dance with] Sasha [Farber]," she said. "I think it would be cool to be with Sasha."
As always, ABC and Dancing With the Stars producers have not commented on these casting reports, though all will be revealed very soon. The full cast will be officially announced March 1 on Good Morning America.
Dancing With the Stars producer Deena Katz told Glamour in mid-January that they were focusing on heroes and nostalgia for season 24, which certainly fits both Biles and Mr. T.
"We're about half done," Katz said. "I feel like the state of the country right now is we're really going [toward] what people love; we're going to nostalgia, we're going to Americana, we're going to heroes. We're kind of a feel-good place, when it feels like everyone's a little unsure right now. So, we're going to what we think people really enjoy."
Dancing With the Stars season 24 premieres Monday, March 20 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.
