After a considerable number of question marks hung over the head of local celebreality franchise Dancing With The Stars, it's good to see that the "popular light entertainment program" (now that's a genre title to aspire to if ever there was one!) seems to have gotten its collective shit together and announced its latest cast of stumbling quick-stepping notables - and, in a shocking move, it actually contains stars!

Sort of!

Dancing ... contestants (pictured left to right, back to front) Charli Delaney, Toni Pearen, Danny Green, Jodi Gordon, Brooke Hanson, Paul Licuria, Cal Wilson, Luke Jacobz, James Tobin and Red Symons.

Even if the publicity photo looks like something out of Jackie Collins' broom closet, that's a pretty decent line-up (you know, if you're into these sorts of shows, AND I AM).

They still have not announced a replacement for retired host Daryl Somers, but - according to the article - Fifi Box and Andrew O'Keefe are "in the mix". I'm still pinning my hopes on Larry Emdur, but anything will be better than Somers' constant dad jokes and mugging.

 

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