It’s pretty typical for “Dancing with the Stars” to throw in some surprises when it comes to its cast line-up, and the show’s upcoming 21st season is just another example of that. We’ve been hearing various rumors about the new episodes and who we can expect to see in them, and so far there have been reports talking about Paula Deen and Bindi Irwin – but there are apparently even more surprises for fans to enjoy once the new episodes roll around.
For example, Alek Skarlatos, an American citizen who rose to fame for stopping a potential terrorist attack in Paris is reportedly among the new cast members for the new season too, and it looks like the producers of the show have been putting some effort into diversifying their cast members’ occupations and giving their viewers something more interesting to watch.
And now that the official list of names has been made public, fans have started discussing the possibilities for some of the more interesting events they might see in the new season. With names like Hayes Grier, Nick Carter and Andy Grammer featured in season 21, we expect the show to come with a lot of excitement and possibly even a tiny bit of drama, depending on how things work out between specific cast members.
Stars involved in the new season have been expressing a lot of positivity for the upcoming episodes as well, and it looks like emotions are quite high all around. Some of those who’ll be performing have been particularly excited to take part in the next round of episodes too, and this kind of excitement has been reflecting on fans of the show as well. It’s obvious right now that a lot of people are eagerly awaiting the release of the 21st season, and so far this is shaping up to be one of the most exciting installments of the show that we’ve seen.
However, it’s not all happiness and positivity around the new season – it’s been reported that some of the show’s previous stars aren’t going to be returning for this new season, at least in the beginning, such as Peta Murgatroyd who’s currently dealing with health complications and has had to put off her participation in the show for the time being.
Hopefully there won’t be any other confirmed reports of stars having to leave the show for this season, but even if such news does come out, we expect that the producers have taken enough precautions to make sure that the new season will still have plenty of stars to satisfy the fans and make up for the ones that have been forced to skip these episodes.
Murgatroyd has been pretty positive about the situation anyway, despite the difficult condition she’s going through right now. She stated that she’s looking forward to getting back on her feet and wants to rejoin the show’s cast as soon as soon as possible, although on the other hand she also didn’t want to make any brave predictions for when that might eventually happen – but she does seem to have some timeframe in mind.
According to her, she should be ready to dance again around week eight/nine of the new season, so fans who want to see her dancing on the stage shouldn’t be left disappointed for too long, as her return is already being planned. Whether or not her recovery will work out in time for her to get back on the screen during the new season, we don’t know – but a lot of people are hoping that she will at least make some appearances during this season.