Dancing With The Stars Pairing Announced -- Chaz Bono Will Team With Lacey Schwimmer
Posted on Aug 31, 2011 @ 07:00AM
The dancer pairings for the 13th season of Dancing with the Stars were announced on Good Morning America Wednesday, with the most notable tandem being that of Chaz Bono and Lacey Schwimmer.
The 42-year-old daughter-turned-son of Cher and the late Sonny Bono is the first transgender contestant to appear on the ABC hit since it began in 2005. On Tuesday, Chaz told GMA she “wouldn't have even felt comfortable dancing with a male dance partner."
The other pairings are: David Arquette and Kym Johnson; Ron Artest and Peta Murgatroyd; Elisabetta Canalis and Mak Chmerkovskiy’s brother Val; Kristen Cavallari and Mark Ballas; Nancy Grace and Tristan McManus; Robert Kardashian and Cheryl Burke; Ricki Lake and Derek Hough; J.R. Martinez and Karina Smirnoff; Chynna Phillips and Tony Dovolani; Hope Solo and Maksim Chmerkovskiy; and Carson Kressley and Anna Trebunskaya.
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TV style guru Kressley and his dance partner Trebunskaya were present in the Big Apple for the announcements.
“Our costumes are gonna be amazing, I’m not gonna lie,” Kressley, 41, said. “We’re winning!”
Kressley admitted while he’s not a naturally gifted dancer, he’s willing to put in the time and effort to hold his own in the televised competition.
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“I have two left feet and one has a bunion,” he said. “If we have to practice eight hours to be good, we’re gonna practice 20 hours.”
Dancing With The Stars 13th season begins on ABC Monday, September 19.
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Lacey will have her hands full literally & figuratively. I like Chaz, but if anyone saw him on Celebrity Fit Club, you'd know he's lazy as phuck. Good luck with that.
Posted Wed, 08/31/2011 - 1:09pm
@by Neeker
I don't know which Celebrity Fit Club you were watching, but Chaz was just opposite. She (at the time) was NOT lazy and did her part and lost weigh 23 LB.
Posted Wed, 08/31/2011 - 10:55pm
Poor Lacey, being paired with the freak
Posted Wed, 08/31/2011 - 12:28pm
I like Carson he has a great sense of humor. He should be fun to watch. I'm not so sure about Chaz, hope it doesn't have a heart attack.
Posted Wed, 08/31/2011 - 11:23am
I DON'T UNDERSTAND ALL THIS STUFF ABOUT CHAZBONO BEING "LEGALLY" A MALE. iF HE/SHE/IT WAS ARRESTED, I'M PRETTY SURE THEY WOULD MAKE ROOM AT WOMEN'S JAIL. ANY ONE OUT THERE WHO CAN ENLIGHTEN ME ON THIS ISSUE??
Posted Wed, 08/31/2011 - 11:17am
I'm not sure what they would do with just any transgender person, but because Chaz is famous they would probably treat him like Lindsay or Paris and put him in celebrity isolation. If I were him, I'd rather be in jail with the ladies, though! :)
Posted Wed, 08/31/2011 - 1:19pm
So DWTS has modeled themselves after the traveling circuses, nice! Freak shows galore and hers to NG breaking an ankle that requires surgery and her leaving us on the table!
Posted Wed, 08/31/2011 - 11:06am
Never watched DWTS, but this season I will! LOVE the Nancy Grace and Chaz choices!
Good luck to everybody!
Posted Wed, 08/31/2011 - 10:46am