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'Dancing With The Stars' 2009 Contestants Revealed:

Posted on 09. Feb, 2009 by CSS in Entertainment, TV

The new contestants have been announced for the upcoming season of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars.

Showing off their fancy footwork this season we have, Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson, country singer Chuck Wicks (Julianne Hough’s boyfriend), model/actor Gilles Marini, E! reality star Denise Richards, mogul Steve Wozniak, 80s pop star Belinda Carlisle, rodeo star Ty Murray, singer Jewel, comedian David Alan Grier, rapper Lil Kim, Lawrence Taylor, Jackass star Steve-O, and Access Hollywood correspondent Nancy O’Dell.

Professional dancer Julianne Hough will be back this season, dancing with her boyfriend Chuck Wicks. And for the first time, a marrried couple will face off on the ballroom series, as rodeo star Ty Murray faces off against wife Jewel.

The eighth season of Dancing with the Stars premieres March 9 on ABC.

Tags: Belinda Carlisle, Chuck Wicks, David Alan Grier, Denise Richards, Gilles Marini, Jewel, Lawrence Taylor, Lil Kim, Nancy O'Dell, Shawn Johnson, Steve Wozniak, Steve-O, Ty Murray