{"id":2139480,"date":"2025-11-06T18:33:05","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T18:33:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2139480"},"modified":"2025-11-06T18:33:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T18:33:05","slug":"tom-bergeron-to-return-to-dancing-with-the-stars-as-guest-judge-after-five-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/tom-bergeron-to-return-to-dancing-with-the-stars-as-guest-judge-after-five-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Bergeron to Return to Dancing with the Stars as Guest Judge After Five Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Dancing With the Stars just got a whole lot better after Tom Bergeron dropped an exciting update this Wednesday on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodmorningamerica.com\/culture\/story\/tom-bergeron-returns-dancing-with-the-stars-guest-judge-127227036\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Good Morning America;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Good Morning America<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Beloved ABC\u2019s long-running competition series host, Tom Bergeron, who left Dancing with the Stars in 2020, will finally be returning as the guest judge for Season 34\u2019s ninth episode, The 20th Birthday Party, a 20th anniversary special, this Tuesday.<\/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>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He will be sitting alongside judges Bruno Tonioli, Carrie Ann Inaba, and Derek Hough.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt feels really good. I\u2019m really looking forward to it.\u201d Bergeron said while announcing his return on\u00a0Good Morning America.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Bergeron had a lasting relationship with DWTS. He hosted the show from its launch in 2005 and, fifteen years later, exited following the controversial casting of then-President Donald Trump\u2019s White House Press Secretary\u00a0Sean Spicer in Season 28.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Tom further credited original and current showrunner Conrad Green for convincing him to waltz back to the ballroom and join his longtime family. \u201cHe really kind of extended the olive branch and got me reminiscing about all the fond memories.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Catch the 20th anniversary special of Dancing with the Stars on November 11, at 8 p.m. ET and PT on ABC and Disney+.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/dancing-stars-hits-record-number-165804956.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Related: Dancing With the Stars Hits Record High;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Related: Dancing With the Stars Hits Record High<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\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>Dancing With the Stars just got a whole lot better after Tom Bergeron dropped an exciting update this Wednesday on Good Morning America. 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