Urgent.News

One page, thousands of outlets. See who else covered it.

Editions

Culture

‘Dancing With the Stars’ Pro Witney Carson Enters Season 35 Ballroom 5 Months Pregnant: ‘I Don’t Want to Hide It’

The reigning mirrorball champion will compete with “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” star Guillermo Rodriguez The post ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Pro Witney Carson Enters Season 35 Ballroom 5 Months Pregnant: ‘I Don’t Want to Hide It’ appeared first on TheWrap .

"Dancing With the Stars" pro Witney Carson, Season 34's mirrorball champion, will compete in Season 35 while pregnant, making her the first professional dancer to do so. Carson, who has two sons with her husband Carson McAllister, announced the news on "Good Morning America" on Monday. She expressed her excitement to compete during this stage of motherhood, stating that she loves both motherhood and dancing.

Carson is four months pregnant, putting her at five months as Season 35 premieres on September 15. She made it clear that she does not intend to hide her baby bump on the show, instead embracing her empowerment and pride in being a woman who is creating life. The two-time mirrorball champion also highlighted the challenge and excitement of being pregnant during the competition, hoping to work with her celebrity partner Guillermo Rodriguez in the ballroom.

"Dancing With the Stars" will premiere a two-night broadcast on September 15 and 16 at 8 p.m. on ABC and Disney+ and will stream the next day on Hulu.

Written by urgent.news from TheWrap's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.

Read the original at thewrap.com →

More in Culture

More from Monday 17 August →