host “Dancing With the Stars,” back Monday for its 29th season on ABC.“I never thought I would get that inquiry,” Banks, 46, tells The Post. “I was probably just as shocked as you were.
It took me a while to wrap my head around it. After about a month I consulted with my mom and said, ‘What do you think?’ She thought I was ridiculous.
She was like, ‘Why are you taking so long to get back to them? Of course you should do it. It’s one of the biggest shows on TV.
It’s part of Americana.’ ”Banks replaces Tom Bergeron, the show’s original host, who was dismissed in July after 15 years on the “DWTS” ballroom floor.
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