‘Dancing With the Stars’ Season 34 Cast Revealed: Hilaria Baldwin, Dylan Efron & More
Dancing With the Stars is back for Season 34! On September 3, ABC announced the complete cast list live on Good Morning America. The first celebrity contestant was announced in April, followed by another hopeful in May, and then two more in July.
This season includes an Olympic gymnast, two stars of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, a TikTok star, and more. Along with their pros, these stars will be competing in the ballroom each week in hopes of nabbing the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy this year.
Scroll down for a look at who is among the celebrities vying to become the next DWTS champion. Who are you most excited to see on this season of Dancing With the Stars? Let us know in the comments section below. (Plus, check out our Season 34 Fall TV digital preview here!)
Dancing With the Stars Season 34, Live, Tuesday, September 16, 8/7c, ABC, Disney+ (next day on Hulu)
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Dylan Efron
The Traitors Season 3 winner (and Zac Efron‘s brother) Dylan Efron is partnered with Daniella Karagach.
Jennifer Affleck
Jennifer Affleck‘s casting was announced during the reunion special for The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Season 2. She burst into tears when host Nick Viall told her she would be heading to the ballroom. Affleck gave birth to her third child on June 27. She is paired with new pro Jan Ravnik.
Whitney Leavitt
Although Viall tried to make it seem like only one MomTok member would be on DWTS, he revealed at the end of the reunion that Whitney Leavitt had also earned a spot in the cast. She is paired with Mark Ballas.
Hilaria Baldwin
Author and wellness influencer Hilaria Baldwin, wife of Alec Baldwin, is paired with Gleb Savchenko.
Elaine Hendrix
The Parent Trap star Elaine Hendrix is partnered with Alan Bersten.
Robert Irwin
Ten years after Robert Irwin‘s older sister, Bindi Irwin, won the show, he’ll be taking on the ballroom himself. Irwin was the first cast member announced for Season 34. He’s paired with Witney Carson.
Baron Davis
NBA All-Star Baron Davis is partnered with Britt Stewart.
Corey Feldman
The Goonies star and musician Corey Feldman is partnered with Jenna Johnson.
Scott Hoying
Pentatonix member Scott Hoying is paired with Rylee Arnold.
Danielle Fishel
Boy Meets World star Danielle Fishel is paired with Pasha Pashkov.
Andy Richter
Comedian Andy Richter is paired up with Emma Slater.
Jordan Chiles
Olympic gold medalist Jordan Chiles is partnered with Ezra Sosa.
Alix Earle
Recent seasons of DWTS often have at least one influencer in the cast, and Alix Earle will be taking that spot for Season 34.
“I’ve always been a fan of Dancing With the Stars,” she gushed. “I used to watch it when I was so young with my grandma and she always used to say to me, ‘Maybe one day you could be on there.’ I was always so in love with dance. When this opportunity came to me, it was like, what can I do next? Where can I take this? I’m ready to challenge myself. I think it’s going to be fun. It was a very obvious answer to say yes.” She’s paired with Val Chmerkovskiy.
Lauren Jauregui
Fifth Harmony star Lauren Jauregui is paired with Brandon Armstrong. She just joined the show two days before the September 3 announcement!
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I don’t know where these people come from and how they are considered stars? The only one so far that is of star quality is Robert Irvin. Come on, DWTS, let’s have some real stars!
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Robert Irvin is a real stretch also as a "star". LoL
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His last name is IRWIN, and he’s more of a celebrity in Australia where he’s known for being an advocate for preserving the environment and protecting our oceans and wildlife.
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That’s why I don’t watch. I don’t know anyone but Bindi’s brother.
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The thing is not all celebrities want to invest the time and some hard work to win. In the beginning they had some bigger name but I think there's not a whole lot to pick from.
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AGREE!!!!
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I so agree with you these people aren't Stars or celebrities. I'm so losing interest.
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How is Robert Irwin a star? His dad was famous and he and his sister ride on his coat tails. I don't even know if he does anything. I guess I will look it up, but I sure don't know of him
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Id say they tried to carry on his legacy by conservation efforts with wild life. I wouldn't say they rode his coat tails. They have been doing what he brought them up to do. Helping endangered animals by bringing attention to their cause.
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What is the age demographic of viewers? If it’s 30 and younger, they probably know these reality stars. I’m 57 and would like to see some actual stars. Not everyone is obsessed with reality stars and social media influencers.
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In my opinion I think the Demographics change as the show returns every year with the announcement of the "STAR"S. BUT I think it's a split of age brackets 25-39yrs and then 52-76yrs old. That's not including the backgrounds of the viewers, like current to retired dancers of all kinds.
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Ugh, I am waiting for the stars. These women are not even d-list celebs. I've watched every episode, but unless the caliber of "stars" increases I'm out.
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So am I! I’ve stopped watching for a few years cause it’s become boring and white stars….
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They need to stop referring to this show as Dancing With the Stars. There's not a star among them. How about Dancing with the wannabe stars?
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I agree Wannabes
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I always viewed the stars as the dance pros lol that way, I'm never disappointed or caught saying "who?"
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It’s all about the viewership and money- no longer watching our favorite actors or singers dance. They are getting “stars” who have followers on social media. Not fair to those who are real stars or older stars since they obviously don’t have the stamina of younger stars or the following of the “starts” - who are new to the popular scene but are well known to the younger generation who they obviously have searched out extensively in order to get the most viewership they could. It’s all about money, ads and marketing. Btw…Thats my new name of the show… Dancing with the Starts since everyone is a newbie and barely a star!!
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I’ve always called in Dancing with the pseudo celebrities and has beens.
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Exactly why I don't watch anymore
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Even with Robert Irvin on there?:)
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Not excited so far. Bimbo city so far
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No clue who any of these people are (other than Irwin). DWTS better step it up with the “Stars” or viewership will be way down this season. Last season was awesome!!
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What do you know about viewership? The show has been on for 25 years. I think they know what they are doing. And just because you don’t know who they are doesn’t mean others don’t. These girls have millions of followers.
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How about some of the Broadway performers who don’t dance but only sing and act? This would be very interesting!!�
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Broadway performers are dancers. It would be RARE for a Broadway performer NOT to be a triple threat (sing, dance, act).
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Boring! I would at least like to see some teal stars. You are going to have to ramp it up a bit or I will be out!!!
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Yeah, who? Is that Ben Affleck’s daughter? Sister?
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No relation. She’s on a Hulu show called Mormon Wives and they are known for their “soft swinging” with other couples in their group of friends. Some of them have left the Mormon Church, but still hang out with their friends in the church.
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A lot of these contestants are either star wannabes or older stars trying to be relevant again…lol
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WHO???????
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Reason 101 why I don't watch this show because these people are not stars, there is only one person and it's the Irwin kid! Wonder why nobody watches this show anymore. You keep pushing them out like you're giving away free candy!
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Well I may watch for Irwin but never heard of the girls, the first ones info says she's always loved dance, it's not a competition if you can already dance, I loved Charles d'amelio but was disappointed because she already could dance and come on ,when jojo siwa was on. ,she was a competitor dancer, it's how she was noticed as a kid, and some others like Gabi from Bachelorette took dance , it's supposed to be a competition, that is not allowing others to have a chance when they have to work for it and others it's to show off, I guess, I didn't watch many episodes when Tyra hosted, that was horrible, she should stick with training models, she ran the show into the ground, I love the funny guy from Prince of bel aire,he's a great host.. we need actual stars not influencers that can make a video , they aren't a celeb, in that case, I made a video on youtube, maybe I'm a celeb!!! Come on DWTS, invite celebs, i got ideas, millie Bobby brown, Brad paisley, his wife, Samuel l jackson, Oprah, rod Stewart, cyndi lauper, al Pacino, Danny devito, the whole cast of big bang theory..that would be entertaining!! The show should hire me just for my ideas.lol
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I quit years ago, there are no stars on the show
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I’ve more or less stopped watching since there’s barely anyone I’ve heard of—just Robert Irwin. Really, there’s nobody who’s a star.
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What a disappointment! I won't be watching this season. Was this the best they could do?????
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My husband and I call it "Dancing with the nobody's". There was a time when you actually heard of most of them. Not anymore. My husband and I refused to watch it last year until the felon was voted off. Sad.
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All ages older to younger for dancing with stars Disney cast
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Would love to see the show go back to real stars that gave no previous experience with dancing.
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I wonder if actual stars turn down offers to be on DWTS… I have not seen an actual star on the show for a very long time.
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Dancing With the Has-beens!
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Rename it Dancing with the Pros??? Always been my favorite part, and I feel I know them, and am excited to get to know new ones more than many cast members.
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The first seasons were also way shorter and therefore easier to do. I like when they have at least one tv star on current hit or just ended hit. How about someone from Modern Family (thinking of Julie Bowen, but really any of them)? There really are too many people I don’t know at all, or care about as far as I know them now.
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Yep 25 years. Time to take it off. Get something new. Fresh!!! They all same the same thing each season. How they have become family and it is such hard work and so on and so on. Time for a change.
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Seasons does not equate to years. June 1, 2005 was the premiere....
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For many years now I’ve been calling it “Dancing with Random People from the Street.”
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What other people have the chance to dance lots of other people get a chance?
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We need options for people have their own to shine
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Bring in fresh faces and zombies four we need a new faces to try dancing with the stars
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To inspire people who dance out there know how to dance
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Any age to 15ages zombies, four cast Dawn of t
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Those people aren't even close to being stars. They need to change the name of the show to "we put no effort into this".
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Bring on some Black Americans and Indians and Chinese, you guys just put on too many young Caucasians and bring more middle aged folks. It's too one sided and it's getting predictable.
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When the show consists of 70% reality/influencers/unknowns it decreases the desire to tune in to DWTS. I may be watching another network. At the end of the season, ABC should take a survey on who fans might like to see, if schedules/health permit their time to compete.
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I love this show, the stars are great,
It would be nice if the older stars had a small advantage
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I read all the comments and no one mentioned Jordan Chiles being on it. I’m very excited! She’s an Olympian, gold metal winner (team competition) and should have won a medal in floor. Even if you don’t watch the Olympics, you have to acknowledge the dedication and passion they have.
So that’s 2 real stars—Robert Irwin and Jordan Chiles. Don’t know the rest at all. I’m ok with a few social media stars, but there needs to be more tv/movie “stars”. It’s unrealistic to think that really big stars would have the time. I was thinking Bowen Yang would be really funny, but he’s so hot right now he couldn’t possible take months to do it. They always used to have a soap star. What happened to that? They could also have a Hallmark movie star—Tyler Hines or Bethany Joy Lenz??? And I agree with many here that the cast needs more black stars and other nationalities. Then fill the rest out with the social media stars a lot of us have never heard of. If they dance well, I’ll learn to like them.
BTW, favorite contestant so far—Barry Williams from the Brady Bunch—don’t sell out the old ones!!!
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I think Mark Balles is a great dancer but could use a good haircut!
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Time to take it off.Getting stale.
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I love Elaine Hendrix and all her movies Ive seen of hers are good. She is a very good actress and plays her part very well! 👍🏼👍🏼😃
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"Dancing With People You Might Have Heard Of"
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Oh, boy! This will be another great season. It's a fave show of mine. I think the mix is good even though I might not know everyone. I'm pretty 'hip' for a senior.
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Why is this show even called Dancing with the Stars? There isn't a star in sight!
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Stars in what lifetime? Can’t get any lower than Baldwin. I guess that means seeing him and their lot in the audience ad nauseum. Ugh
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Dancing with the who the hell are these people and why are they called stars? For the 34th time I will not be watching the show.
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The best dancers are usually eliminated particularly the ones without a large amount of followers on social media. Because I love “ dance” more than celebrity, I stopped watching the show years ago. Just could not tolerate best dancers not winning year after bloody year.
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Who the heck are these people?? The meaning of the word Stars has certainly been downgraded. There is the requisite “old” and sports people. Guess everyone is entitled to their 15 minutes of fame.
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Atleast they are consistent with their D List "stars". Will be interested to see how ratings are this year.
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Don't you ever have real stars anymore? I don't know these people, except Robert. Not impressed.
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Plus, there is allot more winey ones that are "influencers" than actual stars, I suppose because they can be famous from behind a screen and not actually gone through real stresses and work schedules of real stars, or they try to hook up with the stars to be more irrelevant, should be called Dating and dancing with simi stars.
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I really wish they would go back to stars, maybe something like an all star's version if they are running out of people but I think if they keep adding these non-famous folks a lot of ppl are going to stop watching unfortunately including myself, the only one I can be excited about is Robert and that's weird.....I'm pushing 40 and I'm excited to watch a kid I seen grow up for DWTS, STEP IT UP!
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I don’t watch regularly like I did when there were real stars. When I do watch it is for the pros.
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👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 Love...love...love your comment!!!
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YEEEESSSSSSS Amy. Love your suggestions. Now those are stars.
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Robert downy Jr and scarlet johansson
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I stopped watching years back. This is NOT dancing with the "stars" anymore & hasn't been in a while...there's other shows who do incorporate actual stars in the show
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For years this has been the show of has beens and wanna bes. I quit watching years ago.
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I like to see more dance moms dancers like Nia Frazier or chole Lukasiak on dancing with the stars
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Yay! So exciting. One of the few times I know all of the stars announced so far. I hope there's similar to come 🙂
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I always thought it would be fun to watch the cast of a tv show. Like The Office?
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I would love Katherine McNamara, Maggie Q, Alexander Ludwig, Jamie Campbell Bower to join the cast!!!!
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Who are these 'stars'???
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I only know the Crocodile hunter son, the rest are nobody's.
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The British version is so much better... Sorry but true
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Already so excited!! Haven’t watched since Hannah Browns season and will watch again this season.
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We don’t need a crocodile Hunter son no thank you
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Hate to break it to you but reality tv is what people today follow!! That’s why they are choosing who they choose. I’m excited. Can’t wait to watch!
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DWTS, please put on Martine McCutcheon as a contestant, or at least play some of her music on there. There's a song of hers called "What You do to Me" that would be perfect.
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Who is she?
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AGREE 100% and all white eomen this far 🤫
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Fire 🔥 3 blonde stars that is amazing 🤩
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Who cares? I guess the Mormon wives are related to Julia Hough & Derek?
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