{"id":2414141,"date":"2026-05-12T22:47:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T22:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2414141"},"modified":"2026-05-12T22:47:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T22:47:58","slug":"savannah-bananas-jackson-olson-joins-dwts-season-35-cast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/savannah-bananas-jackson-olson-joins-dwts-season-35-cast\/","title":{"rendered":"Savannah Bananas\u2019 Jackson Olson Joins DWTS Season 35 Cast"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Another familiar face is heading to the ballroom for Dancing With the Stars<\/em> <\/a>season 35!<\/p>\n

News broke at Disney\u2019s Upfront presentation that internet personality and second baseman for the Savannah Bananas, Jackson Olson<\/strong><\/a>, would be joining the show as season 35\u2019s third celebrity cast member.<\/p>\n

The series is set to premiere this fall on ABC and Disney+, with a full cast of celebrities and pro dancers being unveiled at a later date.<\/p>\n

Days prior to the announcement, Jackson teased his next career endeavor while dancing on the baseball field in a TikTok video.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tDancing With the Stars season 35 may be a few months away, but executives are working on \u201cevery single part of it.\u201d \u201cWe\u2019re deep into it,\u201d executive producer and casting head Deena Katz told The Hollywood Reporter on Sunday, April 26. \u201cWe\u2019re already deep into casting, we\u2019re talking themes \u2014 we\u2019re talking everything.\u201d Earlier this [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201c\u2018Jackson when can you share the secret you\u2019ve been keeping from us?\u2019\u201d text over the video read, while Jackson added in the caption, \u201cYou\u2019ll find out soon!\ud83d\ude05#secret #baseball.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Eagle-eyed fans were quick to notice a disco ball hidden on the fence behind Jackson in the clip, seeming to hint at the iconic DWTS<\/em> Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy.<\/p>\n

\u201cYall it\u2019s a mirrorball!!\u201d one user wrote, while another added, \u201cGuess I\u2019m going to watch DWTS now \ud83d\ude0f.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Jackson is the third celebrity cast member<\/a> to join season 35, with Love Island<\/em>\u2019s Maura Higgins<\/strong> and Summer House<\/em> star Ciara Miller<\/strong> announced as contestants last month at Hulu\u2019s Get Real House event.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been campaigning for Val <\/strong>[Chmerkovskiy<\/strong>],<\/a>\u201d Ciara, 30, told E! News during the May 4, Met Gala livestream of her ideal DWTS<\/em> pro. \u201cI don\u2019t know if they hear me, but yeah, sending out some emails, putting my word in. We\u2019ll see where everyone wants to place me.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tWhen Jackson Olson takes the field during some of his biggest games to date, he\u2019ll have an extra special cheerleader in the stands. Just a couple of weeks after hard-launching his relationship with Maggie Sajak, daughter of famed gameshow host Pat Sajak, the Savannah Bananas baseball player was able to have his girlfriend attend one [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Ciara, whose casting came amid an ongoing scandal involving her ex West Wilson<\/strong> and former BFF Amanda Batula<\/strong>, shared that she\u2019s looking forward to trying out the Cha Cha and is also \u201creally excited for a waltz.\u201d (West, 31, and Amanda, 34, announced in March that they are pursuing a romance. The group is set to address the drama at the season 10 Summer House<\/em> reunion.)<\/p>\n

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