Karina Smirnoff has announced she’s returning to Dancing with the Stars’ 21st season after taking a break last season.
Smirnoff announced she was leaving the show after 16 seasons and 10 years in February, saying she wanted to pursue other projects.
She promoted her book We’re Just Not That Into You: Dating Disasters from the Trenches and starred in the film Tango Shalom. However, she felt like something was missing in her life.
“I was a little nervous about not dancing on the show at all last season. I was doing it for the last 10 years,” she told Entertainment Weekly. “I had other things to do in my life, but not going back to the show felt like trying to see if I can walk on my own two feet! I’ve had obvious moments when I missed it.”
The rest of the professional dancers are expected to be announced sometime this week. It’s rumored Val Chmerkovskiy and Witney Carson will return as well.
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