As we inch closer to the official cast release of the upcoming 35th season of Dancing With the Stars, supposed insider leaks and teases are getting fans all riled up with suspicions that we may see another Food Network star take the stage in Hollywood’s favorite ballroom.
While Jimmy Kimmel Live! star Guillermo Rodriguez, Savannah Bananas player Jackson Olson, Summer House star Ciara Miller, and Love Island star Maura Higgins have already been confirmed as participants, the full list isn’t set to be revealed until Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026.
One name fans hope to see on it is former Food Network star Giada De Laurentiis, whose name first surfaced as a possibility from an insider who has built a reputation on the show’s subReddit for accurately spilling upcoming contestants before official announcements. Naturally, the prospect has fans amped up for the official confirmation, with one excitedly noting, “I’m SAT if it’s giada.”
“I would love giada,” another agreed.
Many also speculated who she might be paired up with, if she joined the cast.
“I feel like i could see her with [Valentin Chmerkovskiy]!!! ??,” one fan on TikTok mused, with another pointing out a subtle connection between the two, as “he was on a food network competition show earlier this year too ?.” The pro dancer appeared on the 30th season of Worst Cooks in America: Reality Check earlier this year.
“I feel like her and [Pasha Pashkov] could be fun,” someone else suggested, while a third vied for a pairing of De Laurentiis and Ezra Sosa.
“I’m really surprised we haven’t seen more Food Network people on the show!!” another fan admitted.
Over the years, celebrity chefs Rocco DiSpirito and Paula Deen, Iron Chef “chariman” Mark Dacascos, and Mean Girls star Jonathan Bennett and Queer Eye’s Carson Kressley, who each went on to judge Cake Wars and BBQ Brawl, respectively, have made their bids for the Mirrorball, but so far, none have succeeded at first place.
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