Dancing with the Stars - Season Seven Cast Announced

Dancing with the Stars will return for a 7th season on September 22nd, and this year there will be 13 couples competing instead of the usual 12. Tom Bergeron will return as the host, and the panel of judges will once again be Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli, Len Goodman and Samantha Harris.

The contestants were announced on Good Morning America, and it’s the usual selection of the athletic, comedic and downright obscure. Actually, the star power for this show seems bigger than most, as previous seasons have often included several “celebrities” who were never big to begin with.

But enough talk. Let’s take a look at this season’s contestants. By the way, if you want to vote for your favorite celebrity to win the competition, be sure and check out Bodog’s sportsbook.

DANCING WITH THE STARS - SEASON SEVEN

Lance Bass - Actor, singer, author and producer, Bass rose to fame as a member of pop group ‘N Sync. He came out of the closet in recent years, although it remains to be seen if they’ll touch on that on the show. He’ll be paired up with Lacey Schwimmer.

Toni Braxton - Braxton has won six Grammy Awards and sold over forty million records around the globe. Her single, “Un-Break My Heart,” is the second biggest single ever by a female artist. She also loves to wear revealing outfits, so male fans may especially be rooting for her. She’ll be paired with Alec Mazo.

Brooke Burke - This sexy brunette is a model and television host. She’s best known for hosting Wild On! and Rock Star. She’s also gotten naked in the pages of Playboy, so that’s always a plus. She‘ll be teamed up with Derek Hough.

Rocco DiSpirito - A celebrity chef and cookbook author, he’s best known for his appearance on the NBC reality show The Restaurant. He’ll be paired with Karina Smirnoff.

Maurice Greene - An Olympic gold medal sprinter, Greene will be paired up with Cheryl Burke.

Kim Kardashian - Best known for her sex tape and reality show, Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Kim is also a model. While she’s not particularly talented, she is good looking (see the pic for this article). She’ll be teamed with Mark Ballas.

Cloris Leachman - She’s won eight primetime Emmy Awards, more than any other female performer, plus one daytime Emmy. She also won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for The Last Picture Show. She starred on the Mary Tyler Moore Show, then got her own spin-off in Phyllis. By appearing on Dancing with the Stars at the age of 82, she becomes the oldest competitor in the history of the show. She’ll be teamed with Corky Ballas.

Cody Linley - At the age of 18, this Hannah Montana co-star is the show’s youngest competitor. He’ll be teamed with the always fine Julianne Hough.

Susan Lucci - Known as “Daytime’s Leading Lady,” Lucci is the highest-paid actor on daytime television. She’s also won a daytime Emmy, although she was nominated over a dozen times before she finally received one. She’ll be paired with Tony Doyolani.

Misty May-Treanor - A gold medalist in beach volleyball (2004 and 2008), she has won more tournament games than any other female player in history. She and partner Kerri Walsh have been referred to as the “greatest beach volleyball team of all time.” She’ll be paired with Maksim Chmerkovskiy.

Ted McGinley - He’s starred on a number of television shows, but he’s best known for his role as Jefferson D’Arcy on Married…with Children. He’ll be teaming up with Inna Brayer.

Jeffrey Ross - Stand-up comic, actor and director. Ross will be paired up with Edyta Sliwinska.

Warren Sapp - A former defensive tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Oakland Raiders, Sapp played for 13 years in the NFL. He’ll be teaming up with Kym Johnson.

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Dancing with the Stars - Season Seven Cast Announced