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See Tom Bergeron Return to Dancing With the Stars After 5 Years

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After it was revealed that Artem was not returning as a pro for season 28, he admitted it was “a massive shock” to not be included. Discussing his departure on The Bellas Podcast with then-partner Nikki Bella, he added, “Having those calls are never, never, never fun.”

Of the call, which he received just days before the official cast announcement, the fan favorite who has served as a pro since 2014 said, “It’s like going through a breakup and, you know, good memories of breakup. I dedicated 10 years of my life to that company. And getting let go three days before an announcement, that’s like a punch in the stomach, really.”

Despite this setback, Artem came back for seasons 29-32, even winning one with Kaitlyn Bristowe.

After not being selected as one of season 28’s pros, Sharna—who won the previous season with Bobby Bones after coming in second place with three other celebrity partners during her 12-season run—took to Instagram to sound off on her exit. Writing that she “grew up on the show,” she continued, “I am going to truly miss creating, storytelling and performing for you all. I’ll miss giving the transformative power of dance to the person in front of me, and I’ll miss seeing my DWTS family every day and watching them work their craft in ways that inspire me.”

Hinting at exciting new projects in the works, Sharna was named the Australian version of the reality dancing competition series’ newest judge. She later returned for seasons 29 and 30, where she was partnered with Brian Austin Green, who she began dating.

Arguably one of the show’s most popular pros ever, Derek Hough holds the record for most wins with six mirrorball trophies on his mantle (along with four Emmys for his work as a choreographer). After competing in seasons 5-11 and sitting out season 12 due to a film role, he returned for seasons 13-21 (though he wasn’t originally slated to appear in season 20, he ended up as a surprise addition and pulled double duty between DWTS and his Broadway show) and season 23, which served as his final outing as a pro.

Derek served as a judge on World of Dance, Jennifer Lopez’s reality dance competition series for NBC, before joining the judge’s panel for DWTS starting in season 29.

After three seasons and two wins, Julianne Hough announced she was leaving the ABC reality hit. “It’s because I really, really want to focus on the music and, you know, kind of be taken seriously a little bit,” she explained to Ryan Seacrest at the time, though she didn’t rule out returning in future seasons.

Julianne originally appeared on the show as a pro in season eight, as her then-boyfriend, country singer Chuck Wicks, was a contestant and she was paired with him. They came in sixth place, and that season served as the Footloose star’s final one as a pro. However, she later returned as a permanent fourth judge for seasons 19-21 and seasons 23 and 24.

Julianne, who was married to NHL star Brooks Laich, was also a judge on NBC’s America’s Got Talent before making her DWTS comeback in 2023 as cohost.

After joining the show in season five, Mark Ballas was part of the pro lineup for 18 straight seasons, winning two mirrorball trophies during his impressive run. Fans were shocked to see Mark sit out seasons 23 and 24 due to his run as Frankie Valli in Jersey Boys on Broadway. He returned to dance during season 25, coming in second with Lindsey Stirling.

Mark then focused on his music career with wife BC Jean; their duo group, Alexander Jean, was signed to a record label. He returned for season 31 with Charli D’Amelio and season 34 with Whitney Leavitt.

Serving as a pro for seasons 3-9, Karina Smirnoff took her first mini-break from the ballroom in season 10. She then competed in nine consecutive seasons before her next brief hiatus in season 20. At the time, she explained, “I’ve decided to focus my energies on some other exciting endeavors, including adding author to my resume.”

Karina returned for two more outings but officially left DWTS after season 22. Since hanging up her dancing shoes, Smirnoff appeared on E!’s Famously Single and returned to professional dancing.

In 2017, she opened up about her decision to leave the ABC series, admitting she does “miss the show” and wouldn’t rule out a return. “I love dancing with celebrities on the show, but it’s a different type of experience. You’re not just their dance partner. You’re their coach, their shrink, their cheerleader,” she told Fox. “But when you perform with your professional partner, they’re as strong as you, and it becomes a different type of performance. And I missed that when I wasn’t doing it while I was on the show.”

Oh, Maks! One of the show’s most popular pros with a history of clashing with the judges and sometimes his celebrity partners, Maksim Chmerkovskiy has had quite the ups and downs, exiting and returning several times since 2012. That year, he said he was leaving to pursue an acting career. “What else do I have to do there after 15 seasons?” he told the New York Post. “It makes total sense. The audience can’t expect for me to want to stick around, and the producers can’t expect for me to want to stick around.”

Alas, Maks returned for season 18 and went on to notch his only win with Meryl Davis, only to leave again after winning the mirrorball. He returned again for seasons 23-25, infamously skipping out on a performance with his celebrity partner Vanessa Lachey.

Now married to fellow pro Peta Murgatroyd, Maks occasionally served as a guest judge during his off-seasons.

The Aussie fan favorite Kym Johnson made her debut in season two, competing in every season until she took home her first win in season 9. After sitting out season 10, she danced in six consecutive seasons before taking three seasons off.

Fortunately, Kym returned in season 20, paired with Shark Tank’s Robert Herjavec, who would later become her husband. After falling in love, Kym took several seasons off before returning for her final appearance as a pro in season 24.

After announcing she was pregnant with twins in January 2018, Kym confirmed she was done competing as a professional dancer, saying she had “hung up” her dancing shoes “for good,” but wouldn’t rule out returning to DWTS in some other capacity. “I’d love to go back and be a part of the show somehow, whether it is judging or doing something,” she said. Indeed, she returned as a guest judge for season 34.

After making her debut in season two, Cheryl Burke became the first female pro to win and the first pro to win back-to-back seasons. After 18 consecutive seasons, Cheryl announced she was leaving DWTS ahead of season 20.

Reports circulated that after her contract with the show expired, Cheryl was looking to join a variety show at NBC—which ultimately never made it to air. She returned for season 23 before sitting out another season, but couldn’t resist returning for a milestone season for both her and the show.

“I’m back again!” she said after revealing she was returning for season 25. “Last year I danced with Ryan Lochte, but it’s been a season that I’ve missed so far. This is my 20th season, and I’m just so happy to be back. It’s an anniversary season for Dancing With the Stars—season 25—and for me.”

After marrying Matthew Lawrence in May 2019, she was back in action for season 28 but left again in 2022. Cheryl made one more appearance as a guest judge on season 34.

Peta Murgatroyd made her debut in season 13, quickly becoming a fan favorite. She competed in every season (and won one) until season 20, when a serious ankle injury forced her out of the competition.

She triumphantly returned in season 22, winning the mirrorball with partner Nyle DiMarco. During season 25, she competed with Nick Lachey just six months after giving birth to her first child before taking another break from DWTS.

After three seasons away to spend time with her son Shai alongside fellow former DWTS star Maks Chmerkovskiy, Peta returned to the ballroom. “I definitely wanted this to happen,” she told US Weekly of her highly anticipated comeback. “I hoped that I could make this work for a couple of months now and was praying and hoping that it would all align. It was the perfect time for my family. Maks has other things going on and Shai is well taken care of, and it was just a good time for us.”

Her most recent run was on season 32.

Tony Dovolani joined DWTS in season two and competed for 20 consecutive seasons with one win before his final outing with Marla Maples in season 22. Tony announced his departure on Instagram, writing, “While I will miss the show and interacting with our wonderful audiences, both at home and in the ballroom, I will continue to focus on growing my Dance With Me USA studios and teaching. I will also be traveling across the country performing and making personal appearances.”

Allison Holker made the jump from reality dance show competitor to pro in season 19, competing for two more seasons before sitting out season 22 after announcing she was pregnant with her second child with husband and fellow SYTYCD vet Stephen “tWitch” Boss during a live DWTS episode.

Six months after giving birth, Allison returned for season 23, which ended up being her last outing as a pro. “Hey guys, I wanted to be the first to reach out to all my family, friends and fans to say that I will not be returning to DWTS this season,” she wrote on Instagram after the season 24 line-up was unveiled. “I truly adore my DWTS family. It’s all love and I’m so excited for all of the competitors who are participating this season.”

Lacey Schwimmer joined DWTS after coming in fourth place on So You Think You Can Dance season three, appearing in seasons 7-13 as a pro (aside from serving as a troupe member in season 10). After season 13, Lacey announced she was leaving DWTS to focus on other endeavors, including an album and a clothing line.

“There are a lot of things going on in my life that I kind of need [to] step back and focus,” she explained to SheKnows. “I’m trying to partition my time.”

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This roundup highlights the many careers, comebacks, and transitions of Dancing With the Stars’ beloved professional dancers — their impacts both on and off the ballroom floor continue to inspire fans around the world.
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Why Alex Rodriguez Is Revisiting His Steroid Scandal

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“What kind of weirdo washes their feet?” Jason Kelce tweeted in June 2024 after a fan noted the athlete “looks like he doesn’t wash his legs or feet.” The retired Philadelphia Eagles player later doubled down on his comments.

“What kind of psychopath washes your feet?” he deadpanned on an episode of his and brother Travis Kelce’s *New Heights* podcast, adding, “If there’s visible dirt on them, I’ll scrub the dirt off.”

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Over a decade after the *Twilight* star revealed that he saw a clown die in a car explosion during his first visit to the circus as a child, he admitted that wasn’t true.

“There was absolutely no hesitation at all [in my voice],” Robert recalled to *The New York Times Style Magazine* in a December 2024 interview. “I’m like, ‘What on earth? Are you possessed?'”

As for what he said during the 2011 *Today* interview promoting his film *Water for Elephants*? “One of the clowns died,” he explained at the time. “His little car exploded. The joke car exploded on him, seriously. Everybody ran out. It was terrifying.”

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**Grandma knows best.** Kim Kardashian got candid about how her grandma Mary Jo “MJ” Campbell influenced one intimate moment between her and then-boyfriend Pete Davidson during an October 2022 episode of *The Kardashians*.

“Pete and I were staying at the Beverly Hills Hotel last weekend, and we were sitting in front of the fireplace, just talking for hours,” the SKIMS founder recounted to MJ, mom Kris Jenner, and sister Khloe Kardashian.

“And I was like, ‘My grandma told me that you really live life when you have sex in front of the fireplace. And so, we had sex in front of the fireplace in honor of you.'”

Grandma’s reaction? A nod of approval.

“How creepy to think about your grandma before you have sex?” Kim said, to which MJ replied, “I know, but I was younger once.”

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The love shared in Mila Kunis and husband Ashton Kutcher’s tight-knit family—which includes 8-year-old daughter Wyatt and 6-year-old son Dimitri—knows no boundaries. So much so, that the *Black Swan* actress revealed they keep an open-door policy at home.

“That includes the bathroom,” she told *E! News* in September 2022. “It’s just one of those where, for better or for worse, as a family and the kids have all kind of embodied bodily function as a very standard norm.”

Mila said she arrived at the decision after her family kept knocking on the door and asking to come in, which prompted her to oblige: “I was like, ‘Oh, forget it. Just keep the door open.’”

Pre-kids, she might not have imagined she’d flush that particular boundary away. She added, “I’d never thought that I would be the person that was able to go to the bathroom with the door open.”

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**Ghouls just want to have fun.** As *The View* panelists were reviewing footage about a woman who alleged she had “sexual ghosts” in her home, Sara Haines asked the group an important question during an October 2022 episode: “If you have sex with a ghost, can you get pregnant?”

Fortunately for her, co-host Joy Behar had an answer, adding, “I’ve had sex with a few ghosts and never got pregnant. I’m just gonna let that ride.”

Whoopi Goldberg said in response, “I don’t know how many of you just heard what Joy just said, but I’m going to let it ride.”

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Jenna Bush Hager and Hoda Kotb are thick as thieves, though there is one thing Hoda didn’t know about her *Today* co-host.

When the pair were getting ready for an episode of *Today with Hoda and Jenna*, Hoda discovered Jenna perpetually goes commando.

“We both had to change before the show and we were like, ‘Oh we have to go back into the changing room,'” Hoda said during a November 2022 episode of *Today with Hoda and Jenna*. “But then I noticed, Jenna never wears underwear.”

Jenna’s rationale? Well, no underwear might just be more convenient to her.

“I think it makes a more pretty silhouette,” she said. “I also think you don’t have to pack as much. There are a lot of pros to it!”

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Looks like someone hasn’t been keeping up. Britney Spears found herself embracing Keke Palmer’s viral saying “he could be walking down the street, I wouldn’t know a thing,” when she admitted she didn’t know who Pete Davidson and Scott Disick were.

Reposting a humorous March video of Pete—who was then dating Kim Kardashian—and Kourtney Kardashian’s ex Scott enjoying a “boyz night” to her Instagram, Britney said the two of them had her cracking up.

“Sorry had to repost this,” Britney wrote in the since-deleted post. “No idea who these people in the video are but it made me laugh so hard !!!!”

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Back before the world knew Chris Evans as Captain America and People’s Sexiest Man Alive of 2022, Jana Kramer knew him as the “heartthrob, cutie” she went on a few dates with.

It happened more than a decade ago, the singer revealed on her *Whine Down with Jana Kramer* podcast in November, and though she can’t remember “how many dates it was,” she does recall their last encounter.

Jana, then about 26 years old, said Chris invited her over to his house while he had friends in town from Boston.

“The last interaction that I remember is him going into the bathroom after I just went with asparagus pee,” Jana remembered, referencing the veggie’s tendency to give urine a very distinct scent.

“We didn’t hook up that night. He stayed up late with his friends and then [in] the morning I did the asparagus walk of shame out of his house.”

She added, “I never heard from him again.”

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Not all of these confessions are amusing.

Eight years after sharing in an *ELLE* article that she had been battling a rare type of bone cancer—her fake diagnosis even inspiring a storyline on *Grey’s Anatomy*—show writer Elisabeth Finch admitted in December it was all a ruse.

“I told a lie when I was 34 years old and it was the biggest mistake of my life. It just got bigger and bigger and bigger and got buried deeper and deeper inside me,” Elisabeth told *The Ankler* newsletter Dec. 7, adding, “I’ve never had any form of cancer.”

Summed up Finch, who was placed on administrative leave from the ABC medical drama before eventually resigning: “What I did was wrong. Not okay. F–ked up. All the words.”

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Beauty is pain, but Kim Kardashian might be able to stomach it.

Telling *The New York Times* the lengths she would go to for a more youthful appearance, the reality star cracked that she was willing to try just about anything.

“If you told me that I literally had to eat poop every single day and I would look younger, I might,” she said in June. “I just might.”

In a July 2022 interview with *Allure*, Kim said she was “kind of joking” about the comment, though the idea didn’t seem too terrible.

“But now that I think about it,” Kim added, “I would probably eat s–t if someone told me, ‘If you eat this bowl of poop every single day, you’ll look younger.’”

How much could she make room for?

“Maybe just a bite,” she told the outlet. “I don’t think I can do a whole bowl.”

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**Jelly Roll could’ve used some saving from himself.**

The “Save Me” singer was asked about his most embarrassing moment during an April 2025 appearance on *The Jennifer Hudson Show*—and he definitely didn’t hold anything back.

“I pooped myself one time,” he admitted. “I did, I’m sorry.”

But to be fair, Jelly Roll (real name Jason Bradley DeFord) didn’t expect to deal such a lethal blow.

“I was confident it was all air,” he insisted. “I’m so sorry. I watched this crowd go from loving me to just being completely out.”
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