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Julianne Houghis returning toDancing with the Stars— in a new role!
ABC announced on Monday that the actress and professional dancer, 34, will be returning to the Disney+ competition series as a co-host alongsideAlfonso Ribeiro. The announcement comes three days after Friday’s news thatTyra Bankswouldexit the seriesafter three seasons.
Hough previously starred as a professional dancer throughout five seasons ofDWTSfrom 2007 to 2009. She later returned as a judge for six seasons between 2014 and 2021.
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Banks, 49, announced that she was leavingDWTSafter three seasons as host while chatting with TMZ on March 16.
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Banks first joinedDWTSas a host during the show’s season 29 in 2020, replacingTom BergeronandErin Andrews. Bergeron, 67, had previously hosted the reality dance competition alongside a variety of co-hosts since its premiere in 2005, while Andrews, 44, joined Bergeron as a co-host in 2014.
In July 2022, it was announced that Ribeiro, 51, would be co-hostingseason 31ofDWTSalongside Banks. It also marked the first season of the series moved to stream on Disney+ instead of airing live on ABC, where it first debuted.
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Season 32 ofDancing with the Starsis set to premiere this fall on Disney+.
source: people.com
