Schapelle Corby, Bec Hewitt, Manu Feildel among cast of Dancing With The Stars: All Stars

After weeks of speculation, Channel Seven have finally confirmed who will appear in the exciting new season of Dancing With The Stars.

Dripping in sequins and reflective fabrics, some of Australia’s biggest names have come together for the first cast photo, confirming who will be returning to compete for another shot at the disco ball title in this all stars edition.

Actor Bec Hewitt will return to the reality show 17 years after she was crowned the first ever Australian winner.

Joining the Tennis WAG are fellow champions, TV personality Tom Williams, Home and Away star Ada Nicodemou, actor Luke Jacobz and chef Manu Feildel.

SAS Australia recruit Erin McNaught will have another stab at reality TV when she waltzes onto the ballroom floor, having first appeared as a contestant in season 12.

Joining McNaught is her fellow SAS recruit and convicted drug smuggler Schapelle Corby, who will make her second reality television appearance on Seven.

Corby will join the cast as a wildcard, along with newcomers, model Jessica Gomes, Matty Johnson and entertainment reporter Renee Bargh.

The hosts and judges of Dancing With The Stars: All Stars are yet to be announced.

The cast announcement comes after The West Australian revealed Perth raised Gomes was going to be a wildcard entrant, with the international model calling the competition a “challenge”.

“The biggest challenge is learning the choreography and getting back into training seven days a week,” she said.

The 35-year-old has been living and working in Los Angeles for the past decade and made the difficult decision to come home to Australia in December amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

“I just got back from LA and then my agent called and said, ‘Would you be interested in doing Dancing With the Stars: All Stars?’ and I thought, ‘Why not, it’ll be super fun’,” she said.

“Going from COVID in LA to then come home and do this, it’s actually been really good to get fit and do something fun with everyone and have a good time.”

This isn’t the first time the former David Jones ambassador has stepped into her dancing shoes, having placed third in the Korean spin-off back in 2011. “That was their first (season of) Dancing with the Stars so it was quite a big deal at that time,” she said.

Gomes’ career as an international model first took off during a stint in South Korea, working for brands such as Sony, Hyundai and LG.

“I actually had my own TV show (I Am Jessica Gomes) in Korea at that time I did a big LG phone commercial, which kind of made me sort of a household name there,” she said.

The cast of Dancing with the Stars: All Stars:

• Bec Hewitt
• Tom Williams
• Ada Nicodemou
• Luke Jacobz
• Manu Feildel
• Fifi Box
• Lincoln Lewis
• Erin McNaught
• Kyly Clarke
• Jamie Durie
• Schapelle Corby
• Matty Johnson
• Renee Bargh
• Jessica Gomes