When Dancing With the Stars kicks off Season 34 on Tuesday, Sept. 16, there will be a notable absence on the judging panel.
Carrie Ann Inaba, who has served as a judge for the entirety of the ABC competition series’ run, took to Instagram on Tuesday to announce that she will miss tonight’s season opener due to illness. “I wanted to share that I will not be at the show tonight as I am feeling quite under the weather,” Inaba explained.
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Thankfully, Inaba is feeling positive about her recovery and her ability to soon rejoin fellow judges Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough. “I’m resting up and can’t wait to be back next week in good health,” she added.
Inaba concluded her post by cheering on the new competitors, which include stars like ’80s icon Corey Feldman, Boy Meets World actress Danielle Fishel and Olympian gymnast Jordan Chiles. (Check out the full cast list.) “In the meantime, I wish all the contestants the very best of luck. I’ll be cheering you on from home. Have a great show everyone!” Inaba wrote.
According to TVLine, no one will sub in for Inaba, meaning Hough and Tonioli will be the only judges for the season premiere.
Inaba isn’t the only familiar face who will be missing from the new season: While Inaba’s absence is likely just temporary, longtime DWTS pro dancer Sasha Farber is not part of the competition this time around. After the Season 34 celeb and pro pairings were announced on Sept. 3, Farber posted an Instagram Story in which he vaguely addressed the fact that he wasn’t among the names.
“It’s a beautiful day today,” Farber said while walking shirtless the clip. “Guys, the Dancing With the Stars cast announcement was today. Wow, so many good names. Who are you going to vote for? I mean, I know who I’m going to vote for. I know who you’re not going to vote for, that’s me. But, that’s OK.”
Farber went on to thank his fans, who immediately took note of his glaring omission from the cast list. “Thank you so much for all your incredible messages. I read them all,” he continued. “I see it all. I definitely don’t deserve you because you guys are amazing. I love you. Thank you so much. This is going to be quite a season because there’s so many showrunners. Like, who’s gonna win? Anyone could win. This is gonna be great, and I can’t wait to cheer. Love you all.”
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