Dancing with the Stars will be breaking new ground in Season 35 (but hopefully nothing actually gets broken) when it hits the 2026 TV schedule next month. Reigning pro champion Witney Carson revealed Monday that she will be returning to defend the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy, and what’s more, she’ll be doing it while carrying her third child, making her the first pro to enter a season while pregnant.
Witney Carson made the big announcement on Good Morning America on August 17, also revealing that she’ll be paired with Guillermo Rodriguez — Jimmy Kimmel’s longtime late-night sidekick — as her Dancing with the Stars Season 35 celebrity partner. As for why Carson chose to compete this season in the second trimester of her pregnancy she told THR: