Julia Stiles has been confirmed as a celebrity contestant on the upcoming season 35 of “Dancing With the Stars,” Page Six says they’ve confirmed. Stiles was a ’90s and early 2000s teen idol, starring in films such as “Save the Last Dance” and “10 Things I Hate About You,” after landing her first major television role with a recurring part on “Ghostwriter.”
In 2013, she starred in the Hallmark Hall of Fame film “The Makeover” as a driver’s ed teacher turned politician who tries to transform a beer vendor played by David Walton into a polished gentleman.
The outlet reported the news on Thursday, August 20. The outlet says they’ve reached out to ABC, but notes the network “does not comment on casting rumors.”
Page Six did not mention Stiles’ partner, but a popular fan page called “The DWTS Report” named Ezra Sosa. Last season, Sosa was partnered with Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast Jordan Chiles.
Which Celebrities Has ABC Confirmed for ‘DWTS’ Season 35?
So far, four celebrity contestants for the upcoming season have been confirmed. They include two reality stars: Maura Higgins of “Love Island,” and Ciara Miller of “Summer House.”
Ciara’s casting comes after she experienced a very high profile spring after it was confirmed in March that her former best friend Amanda Batula was dating her ex-boyfriend West Wilson. During the widely discussed scandal, even Rihanna appeared to weigh in on the situation, unfollowing Batula on Instagram in an apparent gesture of support for Ciara.
The other two contestants ABC has confirmed so far are Jimmy Kimmel’s sidekick Guillermo Rodriguez, and Savannah Bananas member Jackson Olson. The Savannah Bananas are an exhibition baseball team who’ve been compared to the Harlem Globetrotters for their entertaining high-energy shows.
Guillermo started his career as a parking lot security guard on the Hollywood Boulevard lot that housed the studio for “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” The unlikely comedian, now 50, used to sleep in his car at times before rising to TV stardom, People says.
Julia Stiles Recently Celebrated Mother’s Day With a Beautifully Artful Photograph
This spring, the 45-year-old celebrated Mother’s Day by sharing an artistic photo that took on the appearance of a painting. The photo shows the “Mona Lisa Smile” star juggling three toddlers in different poses to represent her three children, all boys. Stiles’ welcomed her first child in 2017, and two more arrived in 2022 and 2023.
Stiles shares the boys with her husband Preston J. Cook, whom she married in September 2017. She first met the camera assistant on the set of the 2014 thriller “Blackway.”
