Dancing With the Stars 2015 Cast List Latest News: 'Bachelor' Chris Soules Joins Cast
"The Bachelor" Chris Soules appeared on "Good Morning America" on Tuesday, March 10 to confirm that he has signed up for the upcoming season of "Dancing With the Stars."
With fiancée Whitney Bischoff by his side, the 33-year old announced the good news live on GMA.
"Instead of moving to Arlington [Iowa], we are going to be moving to LA for a couple of weeks at least to be on 'Dancing With the Stars,'" he said.
Us Weekly revealed the news last week that Soules is the mystery contestant who will compete for the Mirror Ball Trophy for the show's 20th season.
"It's the worst kept secret ever," Soules joked, alluding to rampant rumors about his casting.
Soules is paired with Witney Carson, who made her first appearance on the competition show in 2014's 18th season and won her first Mirror Ball Trophy with partner Alfonso Ribeiro in the show's 19th season.
According to Us Weekly, Carson recently went to Iowa to visit and bond with her DWTS partner. So as not to reveal Soules as the mystery competitor, Carson reportedly went incognito, traveling in a wig, sunglasses, and an Iowa hat while she was in Arlington.
Soules joins a competitive lineup of celebrities, including Olympic gold gymnast Nastia Liukin, television icon Suzanne Somers, music legend Patti LaBelle, football star Michael Sam,"'Shark Tank" mogul Robert Herjavec, U.S. Army veteran Noah Galloway, model Charlotte McKinney, "Hunger Games" actress Willow Shields, actress Rumer Willis, "Party Rock Anthem" singer Redfoo and R5 singer-songwriter Riker Lynch.
The 10th anniversary season of "Dancing With the Stars" is being billed as the biggest ever. The show will bring back Disney and Latin theme nights and introduce a new Spring Break special night. Another new element is the addition of all-access cameras in the rehearsal studios, which will be made available in live stream.
"Dancing With the Stars" Season 20 premieres on Monday, March 16 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
