The estranged wife of Paul McCartney will be “Dancing with the Stars” when the A-B-C competition returns next month.
Heather Mills will be the first contestant with an artificial limb. She lost a leg in a motorcycle accident in 1993.
A competitor from last season, Jerry Springer, tells ABC that Mills may be the sentimental favorite — even though her favorability ratings from some Beatles fans may put her on a par with Yoko Ono.
Photo: Jerry Springer talks ‘Dancing’ last night with Access’ Tim Vincent (Jennifer L. Gonzeles/ABC)
Other dancing contestants include Olympian Apolo Anton Ohno, boxer Laila Ali, former country star Billy Ray Cyrus, former ‘N Sync member Joey Fatone and former “Beverly Hills, 90210” star Ian Ziering.
Other dancing contestants include Olympian Apolo Anton Ohno, boxer Laila Ali, former country star Billy Ray Cyrus, former ‘N Sync member Joey Fatone and former “Beverly Hills, 90210” star Ian Ziering.
It’s the first time the hit show will air during the same weeks that Fox’s “American Idol” is under way. It will be shown on nights when Idol is not on.
The full “Dancing With The Stars” contestant list is:
Laila Ali (partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy)
Billy Ray Cyrus (partner Karina Smirnoff)
Clyde Drexler (partner Elena Grinenko)
Joey Fatone (partner Kym Johnson)
Shandi Finnessey (partner Brian Fortuna)
Leeza Gibbons (partner Tony Dovolani)
Heather Mills (partner Jonathan Roberts)
Apolo Anton Ohno (partner Julianne Hough)
Vincent Pastore (partner Edyta Sliwinska)
Paulina Porizkova (partner Alec Mazo)
Ian Ziering (partner Cheryl Burke)
Photo: More Jerry & Tim at the ‘Dancing’ annoucement last night (Jennifer L. Gonzeles/ABC)
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