'Dancing With the Stars' Season 18 CAST: NeNe Leakes, 3 Olympic Athletes & More Competing In Spring 2014 [VIDEO]
The official cast for Dancing With the Stars season 18 was announced Tuesday morning on Good Morning America.
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Dancing With the Stars co-hosts Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews announced the 11 celebrities that would be competing on the upcoming season on Good Morning America. They were announced as follows:
The Wonder Years actress Danica McKellar will be paired with Val Chmerkovskiy.
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Australian pop singer Cody Simpson will be paired with new dancer Witney Carson.
Billy Dee Williams, famous for playing Lando in the Star Wars franchise, is joining the cast and will be partnered with Emma Slater.
World champion swimmer Diana Nyad is also joining the cast and will be paired with newcomer Henry Byalikov.
Real Housewives of Atlanta star NeNe Leakes is participating in the new season with two-time champion Tony Dovolani.
James Maslow, of the band Big Time Rush, will be on the new season, partnered with one-time winner Peta Murgatroyd.
Hockey star Sean Avery will also be in the new cast and is paired with one-time winner Karina Smirnoff.
The Price is Right host Drew Carey will be partnered with two-time champion Cheryl Burke for the upcoming season.
Full House actress Candace Cameron Bure will also be participating and is paired with one-time champion Mark Ballas.
Olympic gold medal ice skater Charlie White will be participating in the new season and will be partnered with Sharna Burgess.
White's Olympian partner Meryl Davis will also be competing in the show with Makism Chmerkovskiy, who is returning after two seasons away.
Finally, Olympic snowboarder Amy Purdy will be partnered with five-time winner Derek Hough.
There was also a huge twist announcement on the Good Morning America telecast that there would be a point in season 18 where everyone would switch partners.
Season 18 of Dancing With the Stars premieres on Monday, March 17 at 8 p.m. on ABC.
