Dorothy Hamill, Andy Dick To Compete On DWTS Season 16

GOOD MORNING AMERICA – “Dancing with the Stars” hosts Tom Bergeron and Brooke Burke-Charvet announced this season’s celebrity and professional pairings live on “Good Morning America” on ABC. This season’s dynamic lineup of stars will perform for the first time on live national television with their professional partners during the two-hour season premiere of “Dancing with the Stars,” MONDAY, MARCH 18 (8:00-10:01 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (Photo by Rick Rowell/ABC via Getty Images) ANDY DICK, JACOBY JONES, WYNONNA JUDD, DOROTHY HAMILL, D.L. HUGHLEY, LISA VANDERPUMP, VICTOR ORTIZ Photo: Rick Rowell, ABC Via Getty Images

Olympic Skater Dorothy Hamill Joints Latest DWTS Contestants

Can 1976 Olympic skating champion Dorothy Hamill transfer the grace and skill she exhibited on the ice to the dance floor?

Viewers of the next season of the highly rated “Dancing With the Stars” television show will soon find out as Hamill has been named one of the 11 contestants on the soon to premiere new season.

The Connecticut native who was once married to Dean Martin’s son, joins country western singer Wynona Judd, comedians Andy Dick and D. L. Hughley, Professional football player and Baltimore Ravens team member Jacoby Jones, “American Idol” singer Kellie Pickler, boxing champ Victor Ortiz, soap star Ingo Rademacher, actress-singer Zendaya Coleman, Olympic Gymnast Aly Raisman and Beverly Hills reality star Lisa Vanderpump as they compete in weekly dance competition.

Hamill, who retired shortly after winning gold at the 1976 Olympic Games and joined the Ice Capades to skate professionally the following year, inspired a nationwide fashion craze with her signature wedge haircut.

The new “Dancing With the Stars” season kicks off on ABC with a two-hour premiere on March 18.
In Canada, Dancing With the Stars airs on CTV.

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