HOT GALLERY: Watch Them Go for the Mirror-Ball Trophy Again! Dancing with the Stars All-Stars Then and Now
For the past 14 seasons, we’ve watched them shake and sashay their sequins around the dance floor. Now, 13 past contestants—including six previous winners, two Olympic champions, two boy-banders, and a football legend—are back to compete once again for the mirror-ball trophy. Here are some of our favorites; who do you think will win Dancing with the Stars: All Stars (premiering Monday, September 24, at 8 p.m. ET)? By Nina Hämmerling SmithThe daughter of former vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin and would-be “first dude” Todd Palin competed in season 11 with pro and two-time champ Mark Ballas; the two will reunite after their third-place finish last time around. “Going out there and winning this would mean a lot,” Palin said at the time. “It would be like a big middle finger out there to all the people out there who hate my mom and hate me.” She was not exactly a judges’ favorite, but “Bristol the Pistol”—whose unwed pregnancy was revealed in the throes of the 2008 presidential election and who has since become a public advocate for teen pregnancy prevention—had what can only be described as a fervent fan base. Palin’s reality series Life’s a Tripp aired earlier this year on Lifetime.