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The ‘Dancing With the Stars: Juniors’ Judges Have Been Revealed — Meet Them Here!
So exciting! The first-ever Dancing With the Stars: Juniors will air on ABC on Sunday, Oct. 7. The new show will feature celebrity kids paired with younger professional dancers, and while we don’t yet know the cast, we do know the judges for the series! On Monday, July 30, Good Morning America welcomed the three of them — Adam Rippon, Val Chermkovskiy, and Mandy Moore. Learn all about them below!
"I was thrown to the fire, lived with the wolves, and that's what I'm going to do with these kids…"@Adaripp shares his judging strategy for the upcoming @DancingABC Juniors! #DWTSJuniors #DWTS pic.twitter.com/xxtCQlGAGM
— Good Morning America (@GMA) July 30, 2018
Adam Rippon
Adam, 28, is an Olympic figure skater. And while he’s most known for his success on the ice, he’s also the reigning DWTS champ! That’s right, he won the Mirror Ball Trophy during the all-athletes season of the show in May. Funny enough, he was paired with Val’s fianceé, Jenna Johnson, when he took home the title!
During his appearance on GMA, he revealed what type of judge he’s going to be to the contestants. “You know what? As a child, it’s crazy that I was embarrassed at anything,” he said. “But I was! It’s shocking.” He added, “I was thrown into the fire [and] lived with the wolves. And that’s what I’m going to do with these kids.”
Val Chmerkovskiy
You likely know Val, 32, from being a professional dancer on DWTS. In the past, he’s won two Mirror Ball Trophies: one on Season 20 with Rumer Willis and one on Season 23 with Laurie Hernandez. He’s also been paired with well-known celebs including Sherri Shepherd, Kelly Monaco, Ginger Zee, and more!
On top of that, Val is the younger brother of another big DWTS face, Maks Chmerkovskiy. He’s married to Peta Murgatroyd, and the three even went on tour together this year.
He shared his excitement for DWTS: Juniors on social media. “So grateful and proud to be working alongside these incredible artists, creators, motivators, educators, and now judges on Dancing With The Stars: JUNIORS!!!” he wrote.
Mandy Moore
Mandy — and not the Mandy Moore we all know and love from This Is Us — was a choreographer for the Oscar-winning musical La La Land. In addition to that, she’s choreographed a plethora of dancing for DWTS as well for Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance.
Season 24 of the original DWTS will air on Monday, Sept. 24 on ABC. We can’t wait for this fall!
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