season 31 lineup via on Wednesday, confirming that mother-daughter duo Charli and Heidi D'Amelio will join their list of celebrity contestants.
The celebs will make history, being the first mother and daughter contestants to compete against each other on the dance floor.
Heidi and Charli spoke to Michael Strahan following the announcement, with Heidi sharing they were filming their Hulu reality show when they got the call from their PR reps.«We thought [our show] was getting canceled,» Heidi recalled. «I was in shock for myself.»Charli added, «I thought they were joking, I didn't think they were being real.»JUST ANNOUNCED: @charlidamelio and her mother @heididamelio are heading to the ballroom for this season of @officialdwts! #DWTShttps://t.co/cRmJeEYAIppic.twitter.com/uLv7ZBRyqFfirst published rumors of the D'Amelio's casting on Aug.
25, but ABC did not confirm until the announcement on Wednesday. Charli begins the competition with a bit of a head-start — the 18-year-old Internet star has amassed over 146 million TikTok followers largely because of her viral dance clips rooted in her background on the competitive dance circuit.
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