'Dancing With the Stars' Season 17 Cast Rumors: John Stamos, Farrah Abraham & Paula Deen Joining? [VIDEO]
Dancing With the Stars may be choosing some controversial celebrities for season 17.
Producers are waiting for confirmation from eight celebrities, according to a Wednesday report by Hollywood Life. A source close to the show provided the website with some headline-making celebrities that are close to joining the show for its upcoming season.
The source said that the DWTS producers were waiting on confirmations from Full House star John Stamos, former baseball player Jason Varitek, celebrity chef Paula Deen, Teen Mom star Farrah Abraham, "Tanning Mom" Patricia Krenticil, a WWE superstar, actress Bella Thorne and Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane.
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None of these actors have confirmed that they would be on the show, though Deen's representatives said that "The dance floor is not the appropriate forum for her" in relation to the rumors that began in early August.
The rumors that Stamos was going to appear on the show this fall were intensified when a Huffington Post writer tweeted that a "yogurt spokesperson" was going to be on season 17. Stamos is a spokesperson for Dannon's Oikos yogurt. The writer has since explained that the tweet was a joke.
Reports stated the producers may not really want Abraham, who has starred in a sex tape since her appearance on Teen Mom, since Dancing With the Stars is arguably considered a family show.
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The source close to production explained that "None of these people are definites, but they have been asked and it's in their hands."
The official cast of Dancing With the Stars will be unveiled Wednesday, Sept. 4 on Good Morning America. Season 17 of Dancing With the Stars will premiere on Monday, Sept. 16 at 8 p.m. on ABC.
Watch this recent video of pro dancer Mark Ballas talking Dancing With the Stars:
