Charli D’Amelio and her mom Heidi join the cast of ‘Dancing with the Stars’



The news was announced Wednesday on “Good Morning America.”

This season will be the competition show’s first season on Disney+ after 30 seasons on ABC, becoming the streaming platform’s first live-action series.

Charli D’Amelio said that when her family received the casting they “thought they were joking”. “I thought it was a prank,” she said.

The TikTok star, who has more than 146 million followers, is known for her dances on the social media platform but said she was open to learning ballroom dancing.

“As for the actual choreography, I might like to give a little nod to why I’m here and what brought me here, but I think I’m really going to work on the technical parts of ballroom dancing,” she said. said.

Tyra Banks and Alfonso Ribeiro will host the news season. Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough will serve as judges.

The full cast of celebrities the mother-daughter will be competing against will be revealed Thursday on “GMA.”

“Dancing with the Stars” Season 31 premieres September 19 on Disney+.