Dancing With the Stars Season 35 Cast: Confirmed and Rumored Celebrities So Far

Dancing With the Stars is preparing to return to the ballroom for Season 35, and this year’s celebrity lineup is starting to look particularly interesting. Several contestants have already been officially announced, while a wave of reports has seemingly revealed many of the stars viewers can expect to see when the complete cast is unveiled.

Season 35 will premiere in September with Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough returning as hosts and Carrie Ann Inaba, Derek Hough and Bruno Tonioli back at the judges’ table. There will also be changes among the professional dancers, including the return of Sharna Burgess and the arrival of Dancing With the Stars: The Next Pro winner Adele Zaikman.

Before the official cast reveal, here is who is confirmed and who has been linked to Dancing With the Stars Season 35.

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Who Is Confirmed for the DWTS Season 35 Cast?

Four celebrity contestants were announced well ahead of the complete Season 35 reveal: Ciara Miller, Maura Higgins, Jackson Olson and Guillermo Rodriguez.

Ciara Miller is best known to Bravo viewers as one of the stars of Summer House. Miller joined the reality series in Season 5 and has since become one of its most recognizable cast members. Her move to DWTS gives Bravo another significant presence in the ballroom.

Maura Higgins became famous through Love Island UK before expanding her reality television career internationally. She later competed on The Traitors, finishing as a runner-up. Higgins has also previously appeared on Dancing on Ice, which could make her prior performance experience an interesting storyline once the competition begins.

Jackson Olson brings a completely different fan base to DWTS. The baseball player and social media personality is a second baseman for the Savannah Bananas, the entertainment-focused baseball team that has built a huge online following. Athletic contestants often adapt well to DWTS, although ballroom technique will be an entirely new challenge for Olson.

Guillermo Rodriguez is familiar to millions of viewers from Jimmy Kimmel Live!, where he went from working as a security guard to becoming one of the show’s most popular on-screen personalities. Guillermo is also the first Season 35 celebrity whose professional partner has already been revealed.

Guillermo Rodriguez and Witney Carson Are the First Confirmed Pair

Guillermo Rodriguez will dance with Witney Carson in Season 35.

It is an intriguing pairing because Carson enters the season as the reigning Mirrorball champion after winning Season 34 with Robert Irwin. She will also compete while pregnant, adding another unusual element to her Season 35 journey.

The remaining celebrity-pro partnerships are expected to be revealed alongside the complete cast.

Jenna Dewan, Tyler Cameron and More Are Reportedly Joining DWTS

Several additional celebrities have been linked to Season 35 before the official announcement.

Jenna Dewan is perhaps the most fascinating reported contestant because she enters DWTS with substantial dance experience. Long before becoming widely known as an actress through projects such as Step Up and The Rookie, Dewan worked professionally as a dancer. If her casting is confirmed, the question of whether her previous experience gives her an advantage could become one of Season 35’s biggest early talking points.

Tyler Cameron, best known as the runner-up on Hannah Brown’s season of The Bachelorette, is also reportedly joining the competition. Bachelor Nation has a long history with DWTS, including Hannah Brown’s own Mirrorball victory in Season 28.

Julia Stiles would give the cast another celebrity closely associated with dance. Stiles starred as Sara Johnson in the 2001 film Save the Last Dance, making her potential arrival in the DWTS ballroom especially nostalgic for longtime fans.

Tatyana Ali is another reported addition. The actress and singer remains best known for playing Ashley Banks on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and would add another familiar 1990s television face to the lineup.

Conner Leavitt and Sarah Jane Nader Have DWTS Family Connections

Two of the reported Season 35 contestants already have unusually close connections to the show.

Conner Leavitt is the husband of Whitney Leavitt, who competed on Dancing With the Stars Season 34 with Mark Ballas. Conner even appeared on the DWTS dance floor during his wife’s season, so he would not be entering the ballroom completely unfamiliar with what the competition involves.

Sarah Jane Nader is the sister of model Brooks Nader, who competed with Gleb Savchenko during Season 33. Sarah Jane stars alongside her sisters in Love Thy Nader, making her another reality television personality joining the show’s increasingly large reality-TV contingent.

If both reports prove accurate, Season 35 will feature the unusual situation of two contestants following close family members into the competition.

Who Are the DWTS Season 35 Pros?

The entire professional lineup has not yet been officially revealed, but several important pieces are already known.

Witney Carson is returning and will partner Guillermo Rodriguez. Sharna Burgess is also making her long-awaited comeback as a competing professional after last appearing as a pro partner in Season 30.

Season 35 will additionally introduce Adele Zaikman as a professional dancer. Zaikman earned her place on the main show by winning the first season of Dancing With the Stars: The Next Pro, beating fellow finalists AJ Pritchard and Selena Hamilton.

Who Zaikman receives as her first celebrity partner will be one of the most interesting parts of the complete pairing reveal.

When Does Dancing With the Stars Season 35 Premiere?

Dancing With the Stars Season 35 begins with a special two-night premiere.

The first episode will air Tuesday, September 15, 2026, followed by another live episode on Wednesday, September 16. Both nights begin at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and Disney+, with episodes becoming available on Hulu the following day.

Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough will once again host the competition. Carrie Ann Inaba, Derek Hough and Bruno Tonioli will return as the three regular judges.

The complete Season 35 celebrity cast and professional partnerships are being revealed on Good Morning America on September 2. Until then, Ciara Miller, Maura Higgins, Jackson Olson and Guillermo Rodriguez remain the officially announced celebrity contestants, with several more recognizable names reportedly waiting to join them.