Current:Home > MyJamie Lynn Spears joins 'Dancing With the Stars': 'I can't wait to show you my moves' -MoneyTrend
Jamie Lynn Spears joins 'Dancing With the Stars': 'I can't wait to show you my moves'
View
Date:2025-04-14 16:21:03
"Dancing With the Stars" has cast a member of the Spears family.
Actress and singer Jamie Lynn Spears, 32, the younger sister of pop superstar Britney Spears, will join the upcoming season of ABC's ballroom dance competition, she revealed on "Good Morning America" on Tuesday.
"I did it," Spears told "GMA." "I don't know if one can ever be 100% ready to take on something this big. I didn't realize what a commitment it is. But it definitely is. I'm ready to challenge myself."
The actress said in the wake of the actors' strike, that she would donate her weekly "DWTS" salary to SAG-AFTRA.
"If I get up there and even if I embarrass myself, I'm doing it for a good reason and hopefully giving back to the community that's literally given back to me since I was a little girl," said Spears. "Some personal growth, and I'll be a ballroom dancer soon, right?"
'Dancing With the Stars' returns to ABC after 1 season streaming exclusively on Disney+
In a rehearsal studio video on her own Instagram page, Spears said, "I can't wait to show you my moves."
Rumors of the reality ballroom dance competition casting coup hit a fever pitch Monday night, when the "DWTS" Instagram account posted a picture of Spears and her professional dance partner with their faces hidden behind mirrorball trophies.
"The countdown is ON to find out who this season's #DWTS stars and couples are. Comment with your guesses!" the caption read. Many guessed correctly.
"If that's Alan (Bersten) and Jamie Lynn Spears it's gonna be one roller coaster of a season...," wrote one commenter.
Spears will be paired with Bersten, making them the first couple officially revealed for the upcoming season. "Vanderpump Rules" personality Ariana Madix and "The Bachelorette" star Charity Lawson have already been announced for the cast.
The often tense and closely scrutinized relationship between the famous Spears sisters last made news in August when People.com reported that Jamie Lynn "liked" an Instagram story post on Britney's separation (and later divorce filing) from husband Sam Asghari.
What is Britney Spears' reaction to Jamie Lynn Spears' 'DWTS' announcement?
When asked on "GMA" how her family and sister reacted to the news, Spears (mother to daughters Maddie, 15, and 5-year-old Ivey Joan) discussed her children, saying they were supportive.
"My 15-year-old actually was very motivated for me to do this, which was very surprising," said Spears. "She was like, ‘Mom, you have to do it.' She’s an athlete, so I think she wants to see me kind of push myself."
Britney Spears has not commented on her Instagram page.
"Dancing with the Stars" returns to ABC after a year streaming exclusively on Disney+. The Season 32 premiere airs Sept. 26 (Tuesdays at 8 EDT/PDT), followed by a special “Dancing with the Stars” cast episode of "Celebrity Family Feud" (10:30 EDT/PDT).
“DWTS" will be simulcast on Disney+ and stream the next day on Hulu.
The full cast of celebrities and pro dancers will be announced Wednesday on "GMA."
Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough return as co-hosts of the show, in which celebrities are paired with pro dancers to compete in choreographed ballroom dance routines that are judged by a panel of experts, including Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough.
veryGood! (5333)
Related
- Tree trimmer dead after getting caught in wood chipper at Florida town hall
- Jordan Chiles Olympic Medal Controversy: USA Gymnastics Reveal Further Issues With Ruling
- 2nd man charged in 2012 killing of retired Indiana farmer who was shot to death in his home
- Zelenskyy says Ukrainian troops have taken full control of the Russian town of Sudzha
- Rylee Arnold Shares a Long
- 'My heart is broken': Litter of puppies euthanized after rabies exposure at rescue event
- Usher Cancels Atlanta Concert Hours Before Show to Rest and Heal
- The Sunscreen and Moisturizer Duo That Saved My Skin on a Massively Hot European Vacation
- New Mexico governor seeks funding to recycle fracking water, expand preschool, treat mental health
- Demi Lovato opens up about how 'daddy issues' led her to chase child stardom, success
Ranking
- The Super Bowl could end in a 'three
- football player, 14, dies after collapsing during practice in Alabama
- Caitlin Clark returns to action after Olympic break: How to watch Fever vs. Mercury
- Potentially massive pay package for Starbucks new CEO, and he doesn’t even have to move to Seattle
- Buckingham Palace staff under investigation for 'bar brawl'
- Water crisis in Mississippi capital developed during failures in oversight, watchdog says
- Get 10 free boneless wings with your order at Buffalo Wild Wings: How to get the deal
- Potentially massive pay package for Starbucks new CEO, and he doesn’t even have to move to Seattle
Recommendation
Sonya Massey's father decries possible release of former deputy charged with her death
Taylor Swift gets 3-minute ovation at Wembley Stadium: Follow live updates from London
Judge tells Google to brace for shakeup of Android app store as punishment for running a monopoly
Housing costs continue to drive inflation even as food price hikes slow
Woman dies after Singapore family of 3 gets into accident in Taiwan
Andrew Shue's Sister Elisabeth Shares Rare Update on His Life Amid Marilee Fiebig Romance
A Maui County appointee oversaw grants to nonprofits tied to her family members
Arrests made in Virginia county targeted by high-end theft rings