Tom DeLay with Dancing With the Stars!
August 18th, 2009 - 6:52 pm ICT by IBNSAug 18 (IBNS) Former Republican Majority Leader Tom DeLay will have a tryst with 15 celebs drawn from the sphere of entertainment and sports, all geared up for the new season of ‘Dancing With the Stars’.
Other hopefuls include entertainer Donny Osmond; singers Mya, Macy Gray and Aaron Carter; actors Melissa Joan Hart, Debi Mazar and Ashley Hamilton (son of George); models Joanna Krupa and Kathy Ireland; reality stars Kelly Osbourne and Mark Dacascos (”the Chairman” on Food Network’s “Iron Chef America”); mixed martial artist Chuck Liddell; professional snowboarder Louie Vito; Olympic swimmer Natalie Coughlin; former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin and the 62-year-old former congressman from Texas.
The contestants were declared on Monday’s “Good Morning America” by “Dancing” host Tom Bergeron.
Bergeron said: In the middle of our season, over three weeks, we’re going to have double eliminations. We’ll lose about half of our cast within that period. It will be a ballroom bloodbath.
Executive Producer Conrad Green said: The show, which has its season premiere on Sept. 21, has for some time considered adding a politician to its mix. DeLay fits the bill perfectly. He was an extraordinarily easy sell.
DeLay resigned from Congress in 2006 after being indicted on charges of violating campaign finance laws; the case has not yet gone to trial. He took the show’s phone call and was immediately enthusiastic.
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