“Dancing With the Stars” chose its newest crop of “stars” for the show’s 20th season, including singer Patti LaBelle ; the first openly gay player drafted to the NFL, Michael Sam; and Iraq war veteran Noah Galloway.
Here is the full list of contestants and their partners:
• Singer Patti LaBelle and partner Artem Chigvintsev.
• Singer Riker Lynch (second cousin of Season 4 and 5 winner Julianne Hough) and partner Allison Holker.
• Model Charlotte McKinney and partner Keo Motsepe.
• Football player Michael Sam and partner Peta Murgatroyd.
• “Hunger Games” actress 14-year-old Willow Shields and partner Mark Ballas.
• U.S. Olympic Gold medalist Nastia Liukin and partner five time “DWTS” winner Derek Hough.
• Pop star LMFAO’s Redfoo and partner Emma Slater.
• Businessman and “Shark Tank” host Robert Herjavec and partner Kym Johnson.
• Actress Suzanne Somers and partner Tony Dovolani.
• Iraq war veteran Noah Galloway and partner Sharna Burgess.
• Actress Rumer Willis (daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore) and partner Val Chmerkovskiy.
Season 19 professional dancer and winner Witney Carson will also be back, but her partner remains a mystery. “Good Morning America” tweeted:
