Julianne Hough replaces Tyra Banks as co-host – Variety

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Julianne Hough, who furthered her career through several long stints with “Dancing With the Stars,” is set to return to the ballroom, this time as host. This news comes on the heels of Tyra Banks’ announcement that she will not be returning for Season 32.

Alfonso Ribeiro will return as co-host, and Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli, and Derek Hough are appointed as judges. (Len Goodman exited at the end of Season 31.)

“It is such an honor to be back on Dancing With The Stars as co-host. This show has held a special place in my heart for so many years and various roles that I have been privileged to be a part of.” diverse. “The amazing team that brings the dance floor to life every night has been my family for the past 17 years. I am so excited to meet Alfonso, Carrie Ann, Bruno, Derek and the incredibly talented professionals and amazing performers on the dance floor. The energy is magnetic every time you step onto the ballroom and I can’t wait to feel it again – and of course, to share it all with our best and most loyal fans – for another exciting season.”

Hough’s new stint on “Dancing With the Stars” comes as Disney continues to develop the show, which was a mainstay on ABC from 2005 to 2021. The company decided last year to run the show on Disney+, perhaps as a way to generate larger, syndicated audiences for the streaming venue.

She first appeared on ‘DWTS’ as a professional dancer in 2007. She won back-to-back seasons – 4 and 5 – with partners Apolo Anton Ohno and Hélio Castroneves, respectively. She left the show in 2009, but returned in 2014 as a judge, before leaving again in 2017. She appeared as a guest judge on the show in 2021.

Hough has appeared in films including “Burlesque” and “Footloose” and was a judge on NBC’s America’s Got Talent in 2019. In addition, she co-hosted the 75th Tony Awards: Act One with Darren Criss in 2022.

Her brother was a professional dancer on “DWTS” from 2007 to 2016, and has won the Mirror Cup a record six times. In 2020, he returned to the show as a judge for Season 29.

On the hosting front, Banks replaced longtime hosts Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews when they were unexpectedly let go prior to Season 29. After hosting just two seasons, Ribeiro joined Banks as co-host for Season 31. He also hosts the “America’s Funny Home” videos.

“Dancing with the Stars,” produced by BBC Studios Los Angeles Productions, will return to Disney+ in the fall.