Comedy Wednesday, 27 August 2008

Dancing with the Stars line-up revealed

The celebrity line-up for the new series of the American version of 'Strictly Come Dancing', 'Dancing with the Stars', has been announced.

Among the contestants are a television legend, a Grammy-winner, two Olympic Gold medallists and the show's oldest and youngest competitors to date.

Making their ballroom dancing debuts on the new show are American television legend and star of US drama 'All My Children' Susan Lucci, six times Grammy Award winner Toni Braxton and Olympic Gold medallists Maurice Greene and Misty May-Treanor.

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The line-up also includes 82-year-old Oscar winning actress Cloris Leachman ('The Last Picture Show'), 'Hannah Montana' star Cody Linley (the youngest contestant) and recently retired American football player and Superbowl Champion Warren Sapp.

Former 'N SYNC member Lance Bass, actress and TV presenter Brooke Burke, celebrity chef Rocco Dispirito, actress, model and reality TV star Kim Kardashian, actor Ted McGinley and comedian Jeffrey Ross complete the line-up.

'Dancing with the Stars' begins on US television on Monday 22 September.

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