“Dancing with the Stars” Lineup Announced

As expected, the contestants on the ninth season of “Dancing with the Stars” include actors, singers and even a politician.

Here is the full list, according to PEOPLE.com:

Mya, singer
Melissa Joan Hart, actress
Michael Irvin, former Dallas Cowboy
Ashley Hamilton, actor, comedian, singer-songwriter
Aaron Carter, singer
Kathy Ireland, former supermodel-turned-businesswoman
Debi Mazar, actress
Natalie Coughlin, U.S. Olympic swimmer
Louie Vito, snowboarder
Chuck Liddell, ultimate fighting champ
Donny Osmond, singer
Tom DeLay, former Republican congressman
Macy Gray, singer
Joanna Krupa, model and actress
Mark Dacascos, Iron Chef personality
Kelly Osbourne, reality star

Tweeters had much to say about the lineup:

resacup wondering if former house majority leader tom delay can dance…

benjaminreis Tom DeLay on Dancing with the Stars? I do believe the end is near. I am going to go pack my bags. I just need set the DVR for ABC in Sept.

No1Dallas Eep! Dancing with the stars! New cast! Go Melissa hart micheal irvin aaron carter donny osmond

fferret @DCRTV Re: DWTS Donny, no. Tom DeLay? YES!

wvanderbloemen Signs of a republican apocolypse: Tom Delay is on “Dancing With the Stars”. Oh my. http://bit.ly/wH821

gunsnhandcuffs Tom DeLay? I don’t know anything about him except he was in the lyrics of a MadTV parody of My Humps. http://tinyurl.com/62ejwa

KJStephens Chuck Liddell is going to be on Dancing With The Stars?? I might actually have to watch it now.

vireland macy gray and kelly osbourne on dancing with the stars?pretty random.

kali1010 OM-EM-GEE Im gonna lovelovelove DWTS this season!!!b

crazyrn1 New DWTS cast seems kind of lame to me. Donny is the only real star. I’ll watch though because I’m addicted. I always do.

krissieli Still processing DWTS… Some I’m good with, some I’m ehh on & others I don’t think I like! We’ll see…

erineeagerton I don’t know a lot of the new contestants on Dancing With the Stars. Are they really “stars”?

brooksienole Oh my, Chuck Liddell is going to be on Dancing with the Stars? That alone is enough to make me watch (and vote) this season. Hilarious! #MMA

jamieminchey the new dwts cast is something else! ready for fall tv to begin!

CathyofTO DWTS con’t: Kelly Osbourne, cool;Debi Mazar, love her in Entourage;Chuck Liddell, martial arts fighter-not in to that,so never heard of him.

BrianneP Saw that ABC released the DWTS line-up. I can name a ton of other people I’d rather see perform. Most are my clients, but still..