Alfonso Ribeiro and Tyra Banks John Salangsang/Shutterstock; ABC/Laretta Houston
Carlton Banks is as soon as once more hitting the dance ground — however not such as you suppose! Alfonso Ribeiro will cohost Dancing With the Stars’ upcoming season 31 alongside Tyra Banks, the Contemporary Prince of Bel-Air alum introduced.
“Dancing with the Stars has been such an essential a part of my life for thus a few years, and I’m ecstatic to formally re-join this tight-knit household as cohost,” the season 19 winner, 50, mentioned in a press launch on Thursday, July 14. “Tyra and I’ve a longstanding friendship that I hope will resonate with the entire followers at dwelling as we kick off this new season on Disney+.”
For her half, the supermodel, 48, gushed about her new cohost, whom she’s recognized for many years.
“I’ve recognized Alfonso since I used to be 19 years outdated and he at all times places a smile on my face each time I see him,” Banks — who starred alongside Ribeiro on eight episodes of Contemporary Prince in 1993 — gushed in a press release. “Having such a fun-loving, longtime buddy as cohost warms my coronary heart. Bantering backwards and forwards with him reside goes to be a lot enjoyable!”
Notably, the pair will cohost DWTS’ inaugural season on Disney+ when it premieres within the fall. The dancing competitors collection’ transfer was introduced in April, making season 31 the primary within the present’s historical past to not air on ABC.
“We’re gonna be the primary reside streaming competitors present in the US and we’re gonna be on Disney+ and that’s actually thrilling,” choose Carrie Ann Inaba shared by way of her Instagram Story on the time. “Dancing With the Stars has at all times been a bit of little bit of a trailblazer. Not a bit of bit, however you recognize, who knew? Ballroom dancing, means again when?”
Longtime professional Cheryl Burke was additionally excited for the transfer, telling Us Weekly that the change to streaming is “an thrilling new chapter for the present and for the streaming world normally.”
“I’m excited for the present prospects over at Disney+ and am daydreaming about how we’re going to tug of fast modifications and set modifications with no industrial breaks!” Burke, 38, revealed. “I feel it’s nice that we’ll have a possibility for potential new followers to find us and know that this modification will give our loyal followers from during the last 30 seasons one thing to sit up for as nicely. Simply think about what Disney Night time on DWTS will appear to be now?!”
Along with Ribeiro and Banks, different DWTS fan-favorites headed to Disney+ for season 31 are judges Len Goodman, Inaba, 54, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough.
