'Dancing with the Stars: Facts of Life' Star Nancy McKeon Pairs with Val Chmerkovskiy for Season 27

It’s official!

Nancy McKeon has been paired with dance proVal Chmerkovskiyfor season 27 ofDancing with the Stars.

The reveal was announced onGood Morning AmericaWednesday after Chmerkovskiy, 32, teased the news on Instagram the night before.

“He is awesome,” gushed McKeon. “He’s the most amazing partner, most patience than anybody I know and I’m so lucky.”

While McKeon and Chmerkovskiy will certainly bring the heat this season, the competition for the Brooklyn native will be especially fierce considering he will bebattling it out against his fiancée,Jenna Johnson.

Johnson, 24, will be returning to the ABC series as the defending champion. She won theMirrorball trophywith her partner Olympic medalistAdam Ripponon the specialAthletesiteration in May.

Chmerkovskiy has also had his fair share of wins. In 2015, he won alongsideRumer Willis, and again in 2016 with Olympic gymnastLaurie Hernandez.

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For season 27, Cheryl Burke, Sharna Burgess, Emma Slater, Lindsay Arnold, Witney Carson, Sasha Farber, Gleb Savchenko, Artem Chigvintsev, Keo Motsepe, Alan Bersten and Brandon Armstrong will also be joining Chmerkovskiy and Johnson as pros.

When they’re not working up a sweat on the dance floor, Chmerkovskiy and Johnson are busyplanning their upcoming wedding. (Heproposedwhile the couple was on vacation in Venice in June.)

“It’s good. Wedding planning is good, it’s happening,” Chmerkovskiy previously told PEOPLE. “It’s organic, it’s stress-free.”

Season 27 ofDancing with the Starspremieres Sept. 24 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.

source: people.com