{"id":2137150,"date":"2025-11-05T17:15:41","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T17:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2137150"},"modified":"2025-11-05T17:15:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T17:15:41","slug":"dwts-fans-lose-it-over-a-familiar-face-joining-the-judges-table-for-the-20th-anniversary-episode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/dwts-fans-lose-it-over-a-familiar-face-joining-the-judges-table-for-the-20th-anniversary-episode\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018DWTS\u2019 Fans Lose It Over a Familiar Face Joining the Judges\u2019 Table for the 20th Anniversary Episode"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Tom Bergeron<\/strong> will be back in the ballroom next week \u2014 and fans are freaking out!<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On Wednesday, November 5, the TV personality, 70, appeared on<em> Good Morning America<\/em> to announce he would be the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/julianne-hough-hilariously-honors-bet-080018430.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:guest judge;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">guest judge<\/a> on next week\u2019s 20th Anniversary episode of <em>Dancing with the Stars. <\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The comedian was the original host of the dance competition show \u2014 which premiered in 2005 \u2014 but was let go in 2020 ahead of season 29, to many fans\u2019 dismay. However, Bergeron seems to have no bad blood with the show as he said he\u2019s \u201clooking forward\u201d to coming back.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Good Morning America<\/em> posted the video of the announcement on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQrYPz5ihGZ\/?hl=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Instagram;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Instagram<\/a>, and fans took to the comment section to gush over Bergeron\u2019s return.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThis is every OG DWTS fan dream come true!!!!\u201d one user commented.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cCouldn\u2019t be more perfect, can\u2019t wait to see Tom back in the ballroom \u2764\ufe0f,\u201d a second wrote.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p> <span class=\"wp-caption-text\">JE1\/Mandatory Credit: Judy Eddy\/WENN\/Newscom\/The Mega Agency<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI shouldn\u2019t have cried to this reveal but I most certainly did!\u201d a third admitted. \u201cI\u2019m so excited to see Tom back in the ballroom!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWOOHOO \ud83d\ude4c\ud83c\udffb YAY !!! I have missed Him, this so made my day,\u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f,\u201d another penned.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While the former <em>America\u2019s Funniest Home Videos<\/em> host played coy as to who he\u2019s rooting for, he named <strong>Alix Earle<\/strong> and <strong>Robert Irwin <\/strong>as some of the<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/dwts-fan-favorite-reveals-why-203538844.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u201cdefinite frontrunners\u201d;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"> \u201cdefinite frontrunners\u201d<\/a> this season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Bergeron also noted <strong>Andy Richter<\/strong> was \u201cthe heart of the show.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cHe [Richter] epitomizes what I always thought the show was at its best because technique alone is robotic, but when you bring passion to it, enthusiasm, and just a charming personality that can make up for a lot,\u201d Bergeron remarked on <em>Good Morning America.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This story <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/starmagazine.com\/dwts-fans-lose-it-over-a-familiar-face-joining-the-judges-table-for-the-20th-anniversary-episode\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u2018DWTS\u2019 Fans Lose It Over a Familiar Face Joining the Judges\u2019 Table for the 20th Anniversary Episode;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">\u2018DWTS\u2019 Fans Lose It Over a Familiar Face Joining the Judges\u2019 Table for the 20th Anniversary Episode<\/a> first appeared on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/simu-liu-proposes-under-eiffel-173318075.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Star;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"><i>Star<\/i><\/a>. Add <i>Star<\/i> as a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=starmagazine.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preferred Source by clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tom Bergeron will be back in the ballroom next week \u2014 and fans are freaking out! On Wednesday, November 5, the TV personality, 70, appeared on Good Morning America to announce he would be the guest judge on next week\u2019s 20th Anniversary episode of Dancing with the Stars. 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