HOT GALLERY: Watch Them Go for the Mirror-Ball Trophy Again! Dancing with the Stars All-Stars Then and Now
For the past 14 seasons, we’ve watched them shake and sashay their sequins around the dance floor. Now, 13 past contestants—including six previous winners, two Olympic champions, two boy-banders, and a football legend—are back to compete once again for the mirror-ball trophy. Here are some of our favorites; who do you think will win Dancing with the Stars: All Stars (premiering Monday, September 24, at 8 p.m. ET)? By Nina Hämmerling SmithGeneral Hospital star Kelly Monaco—who started her career as a Playboy model—and her partner Alec Mazo were the very first Dancing with the Stars champions—but she is perhaps best remembered for the wardrobe malfunction that left her clutching her top during the samba. Oh, and that little business of her controversial win against the über-popular John O’Hurley (and his subsequent win in a rematch). This time, Monaco is paired with Valentin Chmerkovskiy (Maksim’s little brother is returning for his third season on the show). “I think only the strong survive,” Monaco said about All-Stars. “I’m not surprised all of them would have the heart to put themselves in this position again.”