Teresa Giudice, Vinny from 'Jersey Shore' part of new 'Dancing with the Stars' cast

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The newest cast of "Dancing with the Stars" was revealed Thursday, and two titans of New Jersey reality TV will be a part of it. Teresa Giudice of "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" and Vinny Guadagnino of "Jersey Shore" fame are among the celebrities who will take the stage in season 31 of the hit dance competition, which premieres Sept. 19, on Disney+.

Among others joining Paterson native Giudice and Guadagnino are Wayne Brady, Selma Blair and Cheryl Ladd. "Good Morning America" revealed the show's new cast, which also includes its former weathercaster (and current WABC-TV weathercaster) Sam Champion.

Giudice and Guadagnino are not the first two New Jersey residents to appear on the show.

"Dancing with the Stars" Season 23 winner and Olympic gold medal gymnast Laurie Hernandez is from Old Bridge. Season 25 third-place finisher Frankie Muniz, who starred on "Malcolm in the Middle," was born in Wood-Ridge.

Ukrainian-born brothers Maksim and Valentin Chmerkovskiy, who have Bergen County connections, were longtime dancers on the show. Maksim and his father, Aleksandr "Sasha" Chmerkovskiy, co-founded Dance With Me Studio in Fort Lee. In March, Maksim was in Kyiv when Russia invaded Ukraine and had to escape his native country, recording his harrowing journey back to Los Angeles. Later that month, Sasha launched a massive donation effort for Ukraine in Fort Lee.

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Teresa Giudice, shown in a 2021 Instagram post, is on this season's "Dancing with the Stars."
Teresa Giudice, shown in a 2021 Instagram post, is on this season's "Dancing with the Stars."

Giudice, 50, married Luis Ruelas in East Brunswick in August. Teresa previously agreed to divorce terms with her ex-husband, Joe Giudice, who was deported in 2019 to his native country of Italy after serving 41 months in federal prison for fraud. Teresa served 11 months for similar charges in 2015. She has been on "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" since it began in 2008.

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Guadagnino, 34, is a Staten Island native but has starred on every season of the MTV hit "Jersey Shore" and its subsequent spinoff "Jersey Shore: Family Vacation."

"Dancing With the Stars" full cast

  • Teresa Giudice

  • Vinny Guadagnino

  • Sam Champion

  • Wayne Brady

  • Selma Blair

  • D.J. "Shangela" Pierce

  • Daniel Durant

  • Cheryl Ladd

  • Gabby Windy

  • Jordin Sparks

  • Heidi D'Amelio

  • Charli D'Amelio

  • Joseph Baena

  • Jessie James Decker

  • Trevor Donovan

  • Jason Lewis

This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: Teresa Giudice, Vinny Guadagnino to star on Dancing with the Stars