As Strictly Come Dancing fever heats up in the UK, the US equivalent Dancing with the Stars is prepping for its new series with the unveiling of the 2019 line-up.

And the show has got some pretty big names to boot, with Queer Eye's Karamo Brown, Kenan and Kel's Kel Mitchell and Dawson's Creek's James Van Der Beek all taking to the ballroom.

Also putting on their dancing shoes are Fifth Harmony's Ally Brooke, NBA star and Khloe Kardashian's former husband Lamar Odom and former Donald Trump press secretary Sean Spicer (yes, really).

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The Office US's Kate Flannery, The Supremes' Mary Wilson, The Bachelorette's Hannah Brown, model Christie Brinkley, country star and former American Idol contestant Lauren Alaina and NFL icon Ray Lewis are also taking part.

The line-up was revealed on Good Morning America today (August 21), Kel joking on the programme that people call him a "dance machine".

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Kel rose to fame as one half of the famous duo on Nickelodeon with Kenan Thompson, and the pair reunited last year (where they also hinted at a comeback).

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Karamo is of course one fifth of Queer Eye's Fab Five, known for his emotional heart-to-hearts with the show's subjects.

Meanwhile, the Strictly contestants have started training for the new series of the BBC show, and have also met their dance partners.

Dancing with the Stars will premiere on ABC on September 16. Strictly Come Dancing is back on September 7 on BBC One.


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