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On Thursday, May 22, “Dancing With the Stars” has named the second celebrity to join its 34th season.
The announcement comes exactly one month after it was revealed that Robert Irwin, son of Steve Irwin, would be joining the show as well.
While a guest on “Good Morning America,” TikTok star Alix Earle revealed how excited she was to be a part of the show.
“Oh my gosh, this is so surreal,” she told the hosts of GMA.
“I've always been a fan of ‘Dancing With the Stars,’” the social media star continued telling GMA. “I used to watch it when I was so young with my grandma, and she would always say to me, like, you know, maybe one day you could be on there.”
At the time, Earle was a competitive dancer.
“I was so in love with dance, and when this opportunity came to me, it was like, ‘What can I do next? Like, where can I take this?’ And I mean, I'm ready to challenge myself,” Earle told GMA. “I think it's going to be a lot of fun. So it was, like, very obvious answer to say ‘yes’.”
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And although she admits to losing some of her dancing skills and flexibility over the years, the 24-year-old hopes her knowledge of an 8-count will help her as competes for the mirror ball trophy.
“I danced when I was little, until my sophomore year of high school, and I don't know, it wasn't like I was that great or anything, but at least, you know, I know an eight count in dance, and I would like to say I have some rhythm, maybe possibly, but I've never done ballroom dancing dance with a partner before, so that's going to be a whole new venture for me, and might have lost a little bit of my flexibility and skills over the years. So I'm excited to, you know, get back in there and get training,” Earle shared.
In addition to learning new styles of dance, Earle said she will be using her popular social media platforms to share all the “tea” that is going down behind the scenes with her followers.
As for who she hopes to be paired with Earle says all of the pros are “so talented” that she “would be grateful to be with anyone.”
“(I’m) just looking for a partner that's, you know, going to be a good time, a good friend and really, like, push me to be my best.”
Her followers were thrilled with the announcement, sharing in the comment section how excited they are to see Earle compete.
“YESS!!! So excited for this,” former pro Lindsay Arnold wrote.
“ALIX YES WE NEEDED THIS FOR SO LONG!!! you’re gonna do so so great,” a fan added.
“So Internet of you to announce this with a TikTok trend, I love it. Iconic,” another shared.
