Hosts Tom Bergeron and Brooke Burke Charvet made the announcement during this week's episode of Bachelor Pad on ABC.
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David Arquette told Bergeron that he decided to take part in the show because of a love of dancing, saying: "Well, I love to dance and I love to entertain and there's no place better than this show to do that... I'm looking for positive things in my life and dancing makes me happy."
Talkshow host Ricki Lake played down any advantage that her musical theatre past may give her, saying: "You're kidding, I was 18 years old, that was 1988, I was 200lb and I was faking it! I assure you, I do not have an edge here."
Lake played Tracey Turnblad in the original film version of Hairspray.
Writer and LGBT rights activist Chaz Bono described the competition as "daunting", while broadcaster Nancy Grace quipped that she aims to avoid "falling on my booty".
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The full celebrity cast for season 13 of Dancing with the Stars is as follows:
- David Arquette - actor/director
- Ron Artest - basketball player, LA Lakers
- Chaz Bono - writer, entertainer and LGBT activist
- Kristin Cavallari - reality TV star
- Elisabetta Canalis - actress
- Nancy Grace - legal commentator/former special prosecutor
- Rob Kardashian - reality TV star
- Carson Kressley - fashion expert and TV presenter
- Ricki Lake - talkshow host
- JR Martinez - actor/retired soldier
- Chynna Phillips - singer with Wilson Phillips/actress
- Hope Solo - professional soccer player
American football player Hines Ward won the last season of Dancing with the Stars with professional partner Kym Johnson earlier this year.
Dancing with the Stars returns with a two-hour premiere episode on Monday, September 19 at 8/7c on ABC.
