LITTLE ROCK — Dancing with the Stars is repeating some steps for itsfall season. An “All-Star” edition of the ABC competition show will bring back 12 former rivals including Olympic medalistspeed skater
Apolo Anton Ohno, actresses Pamela Anderson and Kirstie Alley, and Bristol Palin, daughter of former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. Former ’NSync member Joey Fatone and gymnast Shawn Johnson will also be returning, ABC announced Friday. Host Tom Bergeron said he was looking forward to being reunited with past contestants who became friends. “There’s going to be an element of camaraderie that I think will be evident right out of the gate,” he said, which will allow him to relate to them not unlike the way he connects with the show’s judges - “with banter and occasional snarkiness,” he laughed. Other contestants include General Hospital star Kelly Monaco, former 98 Degrees boy-band member Drew Lachey, Super Bowl champ Emmitt Smith, Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves, The Bachelor star Melissa Rycroft and actor Gilles Marini. Viewers can vote online for the 13th contestant from three former contestants including actors Kyle Massey and Sabrina Bryan and celebrity stylist Carson Kressley. The deadline for filling the 13th slot is Aug. 24, with the winning candidate announced on Good Morning America three days later. Dancing with the Stars returns for its 15th season on ABC on Sept. 24.
Before
Justin Timberlake
proposed,
Jessica Biel
didn’t expect to ever get married. The 30-yearold actress said Friday that she feels “wonderful” about the engagement. Biel and Timberlake, 31, reportedly became engaged late last year but rarely speak publicly about their relationship. Biel called the engagement “wonderful. It’s actually not anything I ever really thought was going to happen to me or that I really wanted. And when it happened, it just seemed - it just was right.” No wedding date has been made public. Biel is promoting the forthcoming film Total Recall, which also stars Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale and Bryan Cranston.
Front Section, Pages 2 on 07/29/2012