‘Dancing With the Stars’: Mr. T, Simone Biles are ready to rumba!
Mr. T is apparently ready to bust a few moves.
The 64-year-old actor will be a contestant on the upcoming season of “Dancing With the Stars” and we pity the fools who try to compete with him.
The news was broken by “Entertainment Tonight,” which cited a source close to the show.
“Production has been trying to get Mr. T to do the show for years,” the source told ET. “He will be a great contestant this season.” Just call him Mr. Twinkle Toes. ET also learned that Olympic gymnast Simone Biles will be part of the Season 24 cast.
Biles told ET in August that she wasn’t able to join the show last year due to her schedule, but “would love” to participate in a later season, even picking out her dream partner.
“I would love to [join DWTS], but the fall season won’t work because [of] the tour,” said the 19-year-old gymnast, who was scheduled to participate in Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions from September through November. “If I could do the spring season, I would love to do that!”
The new season of DWTS, which premieres on March 20 on ABC, is already shaping up to be an interesting one. On Tuesday, dancing pros Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Peta Murgatroyd announced they’ll be returning for season 24, after welcoming their son, Shai, in January.
“I’m definitely a little bit nervous but I’m very excited to get back,” Murgatroyd admitted on Good Morning America. “I’ve definitely missed the dance floor. I haven’t been able to defend my title with Nyle [Dimarco].”
“I just want to make her coming back and winning as difficult as possible,” Chmerkovskiy joked about his fiancee. “Yeah, somebody has to pose some competition.”
The full cast for Season 24 will be announced March 1 on “Good Morning America.”