‘DWTS’ Season 31 Cast Announced, Includes ‘Drag Race’ Star

After so many seasons, new ground is bound to be broken, especially for a long-running series like Dancing with the Stars. DWTS season 31 announced its cast, including the first drag queen with Rupaul’s Drag Race star Shangela Pierce. That is not the only reason this will be a different outing as it is the first season where it will be on Disney Plus and a dancer from a competitor network with Wayne Brady from CBS’ Let’s Make a Deal. The announcement was made by Good Morning America.

Drag Race star Shangela makes a huge step by coming on DWTS season 31. The contestant on three seasons of the reality drag queen series will dance with Russian dancer Gleb Savchenko. Shangela is also an actor and performing D.J. They will be accompanied by a wide range of other dancers from reality TV stars, actors, musicians, and more.

DWTS season 31 announces cast with Drag Race Star Shangela

On the acting side, there are newer names and big-time stars competing in DWTS season 31. Actor, fitness model, and son of Arnold Schwarzenegger Joseph Baena (Chariot) will dance with American dancer Daniella Karagach; Selma Blair (Hellboy) with Australian dancer Sasha Farber; Trevor Donovan (90210) with English-American dancer Emma Slater; Daniel Durant (CODA) with American dancer Britt Stewart; Cheryl Ladd (Charlie’s Angels) with Dutch-American dancer Louis van Amstel, and Jason Lewis (Sex and the City) with Australian dancer Peta Murgatroyd.

TV hosts, reality stars, and social media influencers fill up slots within the cast of DWTS season 31. Let’s Make a Deal host Brady will partner up with American dancer Witney Carson; Good Morning America contributor Sam Champion with American dancer Cheryl Burke; TikTok star Charli D’Amelio with American dancer Mark Ballas; host of The D’Amelio Show, Heidi D’Amelio with Russian-American dancer Artem Chigvintsev; Vinny Guadagino (Jersey Shore) with Japanese-American Koko Iwasaki; Teresa Giudice (The Real Housewives of New Jersey) with American dancer Pasha Pashkov, and Gabby Windey (The Bachelorette) with Ukrainian-American dancer Val Chmerkovskiy.

For the musicians, they will include Jordin Sparks with American dancer Brandon Armstrong and country musician Jessie James Decker with American dancer Alan Bersten.

Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli, and Derek Hough will judge. Season 19 winner Alfonso Ribeiro will co-host with Tyra Banks. Season 31 of DWTS hits Disney Plus on September 19.