Season 21 of "Dancing With the Stars" seems to be its biggest one yet! Just this week, Good Morning America announced the show's first competitor, the late Steve Irwin's daughter, Bindi Irwin.
Now, it's been revealed that a Backstreet Boys member will be competing against Bindi Irwin and Triple Crown-winning jockey Victor Espinoza for the coveted mirror ball trophy.
After turning down offers from the "Dancing With the Stars" for four straight years, Nick Carter has finally agreed to join the ABC show's 21st season.
Us Weekly reports that former *NSYNC band member Joey Fatone was the one who convinced 35-year-old Nick Carter to finally sign onto the show. Joey Fatone competed on both season four and season 15 of "Dancing With the Stars."
But Nick Carter isn't the only one who's reportedly joining the new "Dancing With the Stars" cast this season. Sources have confirmed to E! News that celebrity chef Paula Deen has also signed onto the show.
Similar to Nick Carter, this isn't the first time the "Dancing With the Stars" crew approached Paula Deen to join the cast. In fact, 'DWTS' was trying to get her to compete in the show back in 2010, and again for season 17.
Not only that, but the sources have also said that Grammy-winner Chaka Khan - also known as the Queen of Funk - is set to compete on "Dancing With the Stars" as well.
Nine out of the 12 professional dancers have also been revealed. Karina Smirnoff, who was not on the show's previous season, will be hitting the dance floor once again for Season 21.
In addition, Val Chmerkovskiy - who won the mirror ball trophy last season with Rumer Willis - will also be coming back on the upcoming season.
Derek Hough, Mark Ballas, Artem Chigvintsec, Allison Holker, Witney Carson, Sharna Burgess, and Peta Murgatroyd will all be coming back to the "Dancing With the Stars" ballroom on season 21.
The entire 'DWTS' cast for season 21 will be unveiled on September 2 on Good Morning America. ABC's "Dancing With the Stars" premieres on September 14.