Jamie Lynn Spears Joins Cast Of ‘Dancing With The Stars’ Season 32
12.09.2023 - 14:35
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The actress and singer is the third celeb from the cast of the upcoming season to be announced.
“Dancing With the Stars” is returning to ABC for its upcoming 32nd season, and the long-running competition series has announced a third star who will be hitting the dance floor in an effort to win the coveted Mirrorball trophy.
It was announced Tuesday morning that Jamie Lynn Spears will be pulling on her dance shoes and giving it her all in the forthcoming season of the ABC reality competition series. She plans to donate her salary from the show to SAG-AFTRA and the WGA amid the ongoing strikes.
She appeared on the morning show alongside her dance pro partner, Alan Bersten.
“I mean, I don’t know if one can ever be 100 percent ready to take on something this big. I didn’t realize what a commitment it is. But it definitely is. I’m ready to challenge myself,” Spears said. “And also being able to do it for a reason that means a lot to me, while everybody in my community is on strike and SAG, I’ve had this unique opportunity where I was offered a chance to work when my community cannot work. So I figured I’ll do this and I’ll donate my weekly salary to SAG, WGA, just to give back to them at a time when they can’t give to themselves.”
Bersten said the duo have already had their first rehearsal, calling Spears “so hard working and so dedicated.”
As for Spears’ background, she said, “I grew up with the traditional sense of dancing, like everyone does tap, jazz, ballet, and then I went more of the cheerleader route. So it’s a different kind of dancing… you have to fully commit from the top of the head to the tip of your toes.”
Jamie Lynn dodged a question about her sister, Britney Spears, simply saying, “My 15-year-old was very