The first celeb of Dancing With The Stars season 27 was just revealed!
Val Chmerkovskiy will be partnered up with Nancy McKeon for the upcoming season, which kicks off on September 24th.
The news was announced this morning (September 5) on Good Morning America.
If you don’t know, Nancy starred on 1980s sitcom, The Facts of Life, with DWTS alum Kim Fields.
For Disney fans, she also played Demi Lovato‘s mom on Sonny With A Chance.
Stay tuned for more celeb cast announcements in the coming weeks!
The official list of pros have been revealed for season 27 of Dancing With The Stars.
Revealed on GMA this morning (August 28), recent mirror ball champs Lindsay Arnold, Val Chmerkovskiy, and DWTS Athletes champ Jenna Johnson will be back on the ballroom floor this fall.
Other pros returning include Sharna Burgess, Gleb Savchenko, Artem Chigvintsev, Sasha Farber, Emma Slater, Witney Carson, Cheryl Burke, Alan Bersten, and Keo Motsepe.
Troupe member Brandon Armstrong has been upped to a pro, too. So exciting!
The celebs competing will be officially announced on September 12th.
Dancing With The Stars returns on September 24th on ABC.
Our thoughts are with Just JaredJenna Johnson and Val Chmerkovskiy after learning that their adorable puppy, Anastasia, unexpectedly passed away this week.
The 24-year-old pro dancer announced the sad news on her Instagram this morning to fans.
“Our sweet angel Anastasia unexpectedly passed away last night. We are in complete and utter shock. I have truly never felt this type of sadness before,” Jenna wrote.
She continued, “To my sweet baby girl… thank you for officially making us a family. You made it the 3 of us. You had a very adventurous life! You went on two different tours, you traveled the country, you went on set, you refused to sleep anywhere but my face, you had a big crush on Daddy, your sassy energy was contagious, and you brought immense joy into our lives.”
“We treated you like our baby cause you definitely were. I wish you could have been a flower girl at our wedding, but I know you’ll be there in spirit. Go bark at everyone and everything and run around in heaven my love. We love and miss you so much.”
Jenna Johnson cozies up to fiance Val Chmerkovskiy as they arrive for the 2018 Industry Dance Awards held at Avalon Hollywood on Wednesday night (August 15) in Los Angeles.
The newly engaged couple were joined by his brother, Maksim and his dancer wife Peta Murgatroyd, as well as Julianne Hough and host Sharna Burgess.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Jenna Johnson
The Industry Dance Awards is an annual event that brings the global dance community together in celebration of creativity, industry innovation, and the fight against cancer.
Kyle Hanagami is also pictured on the red carpet with Julianne. Kyle was honored with the New Media Influencer award at the event.
FYI: Julianne is wearing a Cushnie dress and Eva Fehren jewelry.
Adam Rippon and Jenna Johnson finally got together with their hot guys for a double date!
The Dancing With the Stars champs had dinner at Craig’s restaurant on Friday night (August 10) in West Hollywood, Calif.
Adam was joined by boyfriend Jussi-Pekka Kajaala and Jenna was joined by her fiance Val Chmerkovskiy. Jenna shared a photo of them at the table on her Instagram stories and wrote, “Finally.”
Adam, Jenna, and Val are all working on the upcoming season of Dancing With the Stars: Juniors. Adam and Val are both judges while Jenna is one of the mentors. The new season premieres in October.
Jenna Johnson shows off her glittering engagement ring while arriving at the premiere of Crazy Rich Asians with fiance Val Chmerkovskiy at TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX on Tuesday night (August 7) in Hollywood.
The newly engaged pro dancers were definite couple goals while walking the jade carpet together for the event.
If you missed the big news, both Jenna and Val will be a part of the upcoming Dancing With The Stars Juniors spinoff – him as a judge and her as a mentor to niece, Hailey Bills.
“Being her mentor has been a dream come true,” Jenna wrote after the big announcement. “I always dreamed of having a little sister and she’s basically turned out to be my twin. Get ready for this superstar @haileybills18.”
Dancing With The Stars Juniors will premiere in October on ABC.
The Dancing With The Stars: Juniors hosts stepped out for the TCA Summer Press Tour!
Jordan Fisher and Frankie Muniz supported the show at the Disney ABC Television event on Tuesday (August 7) at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.
They were also joined by judges Adam Rippon, Val Chmerkovskiy and Mandy Moore.
So far, young celebs like Ariana Greenblatt, Sophia Pippen, Miles Brown and Honey Boo Boo have been rumored to join the cast.
Meanwhile, the junior pros and their mentors have all been revealed!
Dancing With The Stars: Juniors will debut in October on ABC.
