Los Angeles- Bristol Palin, who attracted a lot of attention and some controversy in her first appearance on “Dancing With the Stars,†will return this fall on a special all-star edition of the long-time ABC hit, the network announced Friday at the Television Critics Association presentations here.
Though billed as a showdown to see which star is the best dancer, the cast of the all-star edition does not include just previous winners, but several who did not finish on top. Besides Ms. Palin, who was a finalist in the fall 2010 edition, that list includes the actress Kirstie Alley, the celebrity Pamela Anderson, the former ‘N SYNC singer Joey Fatone, the actor Gilles Marini and Melissa Rycroft, a former contestant on “The Bachelor.â€
The previous winners returning to the show include Kelly Monaco, of the soap “General Hospital,†the race car driver Helio Castroneves, the gymnast Shawn Johnson, the singer Drew Lachey, the Olympic speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno, and the football star Emmitt Smith.
“Dancing†will borrow an idea from baseball's All-Star game by allowing the viewers to vote on a 13th entrant. The three possibilities are Carson Kressley, the former star from “Queer Eye from the Single Guy,†and Kyle Massey and Sabrina Bryan who are known mainly for acting in shows on The Disney Channel, which, not coincidentally, is a sister channel of ABC. The fall edition begins Sept. 24; the regular format will return in the spring.
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