A "Pretty Little Liars" star has reportedly joined a somewhat eclectic mix of cast members who will be participating in "Dancing with the Stars" Season 19.
Janel Parrish, who plays Mona in the ABC Family teen drama, will allegedly join Olympian Lolo Jones and "General Hospital" alum Antonia Sabato Jr. to compete for the mirrorball trophy, US Weekly reported.
Parrish would have ample time to compete in the dancing show-off, considering that she was already killed off in the August 26 Fatal Finale of "PLL," Hollywood Life said. The actress is expected to be making her presence known in the dancing competition at least on September 4 once ABC announces its new cast lineup. "DWTS" premieres on September 15.
Aside from Parrish, Sabato and Jones, "The Bachelorette" star, Andi Dorfman, and winner-beau Josh Murray, are also expected to join the competition. US Weekly also ran a story that "Duck Dynasty" star, Sadie Robertson, will also be participating in the competition.
Moreover, TMZ reported that according to their sources, "DWTS" producers have been working overtime to get ex-UFC fighter Randy Couture, "American Ninja Warrior" contestant Kacy Catanzaro and a yet-to-be-named female YouTube star who is said to have tens of millions of followers.
When the gossip rag asked their sources on why the new cast members seems to be varied, they said that hiring celebrities who have a formidable Internet following would definitely help save the show from dropping viewership numbers. "DWTS" has yet to hire a really huge traditional television or movie star for its celebrity lineup.
Meanwhile, Parrish may have already left "PLL," but she did tell Zap2It that Mona is still a big presence in the back half of Season 5.
Referring to her shocking death in the series, she told the blog, "Don't be too bummed, she'll be back. She's going to be back in a different capacity. She's the new flashback girl, which I'm actually really excited about. I think fans will love it too. I know it's sad to see her go as an alive character, but she'll still be haunting Rosewood a little bit in some flashbacks and I think it's going to be really great to get some backstory on her."
"Yeah, we film continuously from March through November, so yes, I've filmed more since my death. Like I said, I'm going to be in the Christmas special as the ghost of Christmas past, present and future, and in the second half of the season there will be more Mona flashbacks," she added.
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