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\u201cDancing With the Stars\u201d<\/a> named its first two celebrity contestants for its upcoming 35th season Wednesday.<\/p>\n Reality stars Ciara Miller and Maura Higgins will hit the dance floor for the landmark season of the ballroom dance competition show. \u201cSummer House\u201d star Miller joins the franchise following her fifth consecutive season of the Bravo series and her standout performance on \u201cThe Traitors.\u201d Higgins recently placed as a finalist on Peacock\u2019s \u201cThe Traitors,\u201d following her breakout role on \u201cLove Island UK\u201d and hosting spinoffs \u201cLove Island USA: Aftersun.\u201d<\/p>\n The full cast of celebrities and returning professional dancers will be announced at a later date, according to the network. \u201cDancing with the Stars\u201d will premiere this fall on ABC and Disney+, and will stream next day on Hulu.<\/p>\n Both Higgins and Miller have extended their reality TV stardom beyond their respective franchises. Higgins has become a full time model and fashion influencer, making appearances at the Golden Globes, the British Fashion Awards and the TIME 100 Gala.<\/p>\n Miller has collaborated with studios, including Apple and Warner Bros. Pictures, for their red carpet coverage. She also works as a model and formerly as an ICU nurse. The reality star has been in the headlines recently as it relates to relationship drama<\/a> between her \u201cSummer House\u201d cast mates Amanda Batula and West Wilson.<\/p>\n \u201cDancing With the Stars\u201d also confirmed that its spinoff series \u201cThe Next Pro<\/a>\u201d will come to ABC and Hulu this summer. The reality series, which follows 12 up-and-coming dancers hopeful to earn their spot on the ballroom competition series, will premiere July 13.<\/p>\n Season 34 champion Robert Irwin will host the new spinoff with three-time mirrorball champion Mark Ballas and his mother, Shirley, serving as judges. The third judging chair will be open for returning pros to judge and also serve as mentors for the contestants. Ballas most recently appeared on \u201cDWTS\u201d partnered with \u201cMormon Wives\u201d star Whitney Leavitt and on Season 4 of \u201cThe Traitors.\u201d<\/p>\n Produced by BBC Studios, \u201cDancing With the Stars: The Next Pro\u201d will have Conrad Green as showrunner and executive producer. Ryan O\u2019Dowd, Krystal Whitney, Alex Cross and Jenny Groom will also executive produce with casting director Deena Katz and Quinn Lipton as co-executive producers.<\/p>\n Season 34 of \u201cDancing With the Stars\u201d saw an uptick in viewership, breaking records with the show\u2019s best finale in 10 years. The season also scored 72 million votes for the finale and nearly half a billion votes overall.<\/p>\n The post \u2018Dancing With the Stars\u2019 Taps Ciara Miller, Maura Higgins to Compete in Season 35<\/a> appeared first on TheWrap<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cDancing With the Stars\u201d named its first two celebrity contestants for its upcoming 35th season Wednesday. 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