HOLLYWOOD, California, March 4. DIANA Nyad, who captured the hearts and minds of the American public with her swim from Cuba to Florida last year, has been selected as part of the cast of season 18 of \u201cDancing With The Stars,\u201d as announced on Good Morning America this morning.<\/p>\n
Nyad joins a group that includes two Olympic gold medalists, several child stars, and even the host of The Price is Right Drew Carey.<\/p>\n
Nyad has been paired with Australian professional dancer Henry Byalikov.<\/p>\n
The show is undergoing a bit of a facelift this year, having swapped out their \u201csideline\u201d personality with an actual sideline reporter in Erin Andrews. Additionally, the show plans on switching up pairings as the season goes on.<\/p>\n
Here’s the full cast:<\/b>
\nDanica McKellar and Val Chmerkovskiy
\nCody Simpson and Witney Carson
\nBilly Dee Williams and Emma Slater
\nDiana Nyad Henry Byalikov
\nNeNe Leakes and Tony Dovolani
\nJames Maslow and Peta Murgatroyd
\nSean Avery and Karina Smirnoff
\nDrew Carey and Cheryl Burke
\nCandace Cameron Bure and Mark Ballas
\nCharlie White and Sharna Burgess
\nMeryl Davis and Maksim Chmerkovskiy
\nAmy Purdy and Derek Hough<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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