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is returning for its 31st season this year, and is bringing all the fun dancing action to Disney+.The entertainment studio's streaming platform announced the premiere date for the reality dancing competition series during the virtual Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour on Wednesday, and revealed exactly when fans will get a chance to see a whole new slate of stars duke it out on the dance floor for the Mirrorball Trophy.Hosted by Tyra Banks and newcomer (and former champion) Alfonso Ribeiro, season 31 of is slated to kick off Sept. 19!Judges Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough are all set to return to guide and score a whole new yet-to-be-announced group of celebs and their pro partners.Meanwhile, Disney+ also announced the premiere dates for their other upcoming shows and series set to hit the platform later this year:.

EXCLUSIVE: Derek Hough is celebrating more than just his recent Emmy nomination for his choreography work in the ABC special The Movies with Derek and Julianne Hough. The longtime Dancing with the Stars pro-turned judge has signed an overall deal with Walt Disney Television Alternative.

Alfonso Ribeiro is set to co-host this year’s “Dancing with the Stars”.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced that it received an estimated 10,000 new claims for Pension Credit in one week during a nationwide drive encouraging older people to check eligibility for the ‘gateway’ benefit worth more than £3,300 each year.

Former Strictly Come Dancing Judge Len Goodman and Minister for Pensions Guy Opperman have joined forces in the ballroom for a video to help promote a benefit which could give an estimated 850,000 people of State Pension age an annual income boost of up to £3,300.

Strictly Come Dancing judge Len Goodman shocked BBC viewers today as he recalled his nan used to call Coronation Chicken "foreign muck". The 78 year old dance expert was sat on the sofa talking to Kirsty Young who was presenting the Queen's Platinum Jubilee pageant on the BBC, when he made the eye-raising comments. As he was talking to Kirsty, he revealed that he had tried Coronation Chicken for the very first time just last night.The popular sandwich filler, made up of chicken and a creamy curried mayonnaise, was invented for the Queen’s Coronation which took place on June 2, 1953.

Carrie Ann Inaba is a talented dancer and offers her expert advice each year on the judges' panel on Dancing with the Stars.MORE: Carrie Ann Inaba asks for prayers amid latest health newsThe TV favorite has been working on the long-running dance show for many years and adores her job, so was more than delighted when she found out that the program had been nominated for not one, but two awards at the Critics Choice Real TV Awards.Carrie took to Instagram to share her pride in a heartfelt statement last week.VIDEO: Carrie Ann Inaba wows with gorgeous hair transformation She wrote: "Thank you to the @CriticsChoice #RealTVAwards for TWO nominations for #DWTS! What an honor for our 30th season! It was one of my all time favorites as well."MORE: Sharon Osbourne shares unexpected health update on Ozzy OsbourneMORE: Carrie Ann Inaba celebrates her friendship with Sharon Osbourne with emotional postFans were quick to praise Carrie and congratulate her on the achievement, with one writing: "Congratulations, I've never missed a season," while another wrote: "Well deserved." A third added: "Big congratulations."Carrie judges on DWTS alongside Derek Hough, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli.Carrie Ann Inaba was delighted to see Dancing with the Stars' latest nominationsThis year, the show faces a big change, as after being aired on Monday nights on ABC for almost two decades and 30 seasons, it will be moving to Disney+.MORE: Carrie Ann Inaba wows fans with gorgeous blonde new lookMORE: Carrie Ann Inaba has never looked better as she opens up about her body confidence ahead of DWTS finalsIt is the first live show on a streaming platform, and it means that despite the time difference between the east and west coasts, fans across the country

Strictly Come Dancing judge Bruno Tonioli has quit the popular BBC competitive dance series after eighteen years, it has been claimed.The 66 year old was unable to participate in last year's judging panel after Covid restrictions prevented him from travelling to the UK, and professional dancer Anton Du Beke took his place alongside Motsi Mabuse, Craig Revel Horwood, and Shirley Ballas. However, it has now been reported that Bruno will completely leave the UK behind to focus all of his attention Stateside on Dancing With The Stars US, in which he also serves as a panellist. "Bruno has quit the show for good,' a source told The Daily Mail.

Arlene Phillip has recalled the 'awful' moment she found out she'd been axed from Strictly Come Dancing while consumed with grief at the loss of her beloved manager. The Prestwich-born dancer, choreographer, and TV star appeared as a judge on the BBC One dance show from 2004 to 2009.

has crowned a champion couple! Season 30 came to an end on Monday with a grand finale, and a new pair of mirrorball trophy winners.The night began with four couples still in the running: Amanda Kloots and Alan Bersten, Cody Rigsby and Cheryl Burke, JoJo Siwa and Jenna Johnson, as well as Iman Shumpert and Daniella Karagach.However, there could only be one victor, and after all the scores were tallied and the votes were counted, the new season 30 winner is...

Julianne Hough will be back behind the judges’ table once again on Dancing With The Stars. The former DWTS champ and judge will be stepping in for her brother, Derek Hough, as he continues to quarantine after being diagnosed with a breakthrough case of Covid-19 last week. She’ll join fellow judges Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba, and Bruno Tonioli for the finale.

 returns Monday for the season 30 finale! ET will be following along throughout the two-hour spectacular to break down all the best performances and the most surprising moments.The competition has reached fever pitch with the final four remaining couples getting ready to duke it out on the dance floor in the race for the coveted mirrorball trophy.As the couples dance their hearts out with their last routines of the season, judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli and guest judge Julianne Hough will be giving feedback and doling out their scores — all before a new champion is crowned.The fun kicks off on Monday at 8 p.m.

Strictly Come Dancing alongside Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli and Craig Revel Horwood.The 78-year-old's time on the panel came to an end in 2008 without, she claims, being warned.There have since been rumours that she could make a return to the judging line-up.Addressing the ongoing speculation, she said there had been no such talks.She spilled: "I don’t think for a minute they would ask me, so I wouldn’t even think about it!"It’s not even on my radar.

The judges have spoken! Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli have been staples on the Dancing With the Stars‘ judging table since day one — but they aren’t the only stars who’ve weighed in on the contestants’ performances.

Dragons' Den star Sara Davies has follows in the footsteps of her father Frank in the new series of Strictly Come Dancing. In an exclusive interview and photoshoot with HELLO! magazine, Sara reveals that Frank once danced for former Strictly judge Len Goodman.MORE: Strictly Come Dancing 2021: everything you need to know"He told me he did it to meet girls, but from the ages of ten to 16 he was really into it and danced at Blackpool and for Len," Sara, 37, tells the magazine.WATCH: Sara Davies and Aljaz Škorjanec do the Quickstep"Mum and Dad are mega fans of the show, so they'll be there week one and you'll spot my dad easily because he'll be the one up out of his chair, Shirley Ballas-style, privately critiquing me," Sara, who established

 plays golf with and is now keeping his head and face covered at all times, after the “early warning” to keep his skin protected.Recalling how he first discovered the mole, Len shared: “I was playing golf and a bloke said to me, ‘Oh, you've got a little mole on your forehead'."He went, just like my nan used to... told me to get it checked.

Anton Du Beke briefly stepped in as a judge on Strictly Come Dancing last year in Motsi Mabuse's absence and returned to the panel full-time this series.The 55-year-old has said former judge Len Goodman, 77, reached out to him to give him advice on going from the dance floor to the hot seat.He spilled: “Len Goodman called me and said, ‘The only advice I can give you is be yourself and say what you see'."The professional dancer became a judge on the panel this series due to Bruno Tonioli's absence.The latter ruled out returning to the show due to ongoing travel restrictions to and from America.On whether he will be staying in Bruno's seat, Anton insisted he didn't know what was going to happen.Rod Stewart 'can't sleep' over fears wife Penny

Even the judges are confused! Dancing With the Stars‘ voting rule isn’t an easy one to understand. In fact, it’s so complicated that Derek Hough said something to the team behind the scenes.

Express.co.uk that he had to be “careful not to fall asleep” towards the end of his tenure on the dancing contest.He revealed: “I enjoyed doing the show very much. I did it for 12 years, I did the absolute best I could. “I couldn't think of anything else to say about the Viennese waltz.

JoJo Siwa toasted Halloween this week by dressing up as iconic horror character Pennywise for her latest performance on Dancing With The Stars.The influencer and pop star is currently a contestant on the long-running TV series, a US counterpart to the BBC‘s Strictly Come Dancing.On yesterday’s (October 25) edition of the show, Dancing With The Stars held Horror Night, Siwa and her partner Jenna Johnson performed a jazz dance to the track ‘Anything Goes’ by District 78.“That was scary,” DWTS and former Strictly judge Len Goodman said.

Cody Rigsby just earned his best score of the season!