'Dancing with the Stars: Juniors' Cast Revealed — Honey Boo Boo, Tripp Palin Johnston and More!

Mar. 16, 2025

ABC just revealed the celebrities competing on the upcoming season ofDancing with the Stars: Juniors.

DWTSSeason 25’s Jordan Fisher andFrankie Munizwill host the upcoming season, with Olympic figure skaterAdam Rippon, longtimeDWTSpro and two-time Mirror Ball champVal ChmerkovskiyandLa La Landchoreographer Mandy Moore as judges.

Here are theDWTS: Juniorspairings:

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ADDISON OSTA SMITH, LEV CAMERON, KEO MOTSEPE

The 13-year-old chef was thefirst girl and youngest contestantever to winMasterChef Juniorat the age of 10. She is currently working on her first cookbook and wants to inspire kids and adults to do what they love.

TheMasterChefseason 4 winner won the competition in January 2016 and has since made appearances onThe Late Late Show with James Corden,the now-cancelledFABLife(where she metChrissy Teigen) andThe Steve Harvey Show.

TRISTAN IANIERO, ALANA THOMPSON, ARTEM CHIGVINTSEV

Thompson, who justturned 13 years old, kickstarted her career on TLC’sToddlers and Tiarasat the young age of 5 and made a name for herself while staring in her own reality series,Here Comes Honey Boo Boo. She’s currently starring inMama June: From Not to Hotwith her mother, Mama June Shannon, which is in its second season on WEtv.

“I’ve never even watched the show before to be honest,” Thompson exclusively tells PEOPLE. “I wanted to do it because, when they asked me, I thought this is something that I’ve never done and it’d be super fun and a great experience. So I figured, let’s do it!”

WITNEY CARSON, KAMRI PETERSON, AKASH VUKOTI

Best known as the youngest boy ever to participate in the history of Scripps National Spelling Bee, Vukoti, 9, competed in his first spelling bee when he was just 2 years old.

ARTYON CELESTINE, BRANDON ARMSTRONG, ARIANA GREENBLATT

Greenblatt, 11, is a young actress best known for her roles inAvengers: Infinity War,A Bad Moms ChristmasandStuck in the Middle. The young star just wrapped filming Disney’sThe One and Only Ivan, in which she stars opposite Bryan Cranston, Sam Rockwell andAngelina Jolie.

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HAYLEY ERBERT, KAMERON COUCH, HUDSON WEST

Born in Dayton, Ohio, the 10-year-old star is best known for his role as Jake Spencer in ABC’sGeneral Hospital. He’s also had roles on Showtime’sI’m Dying Up Here, Netflix’sGrace and Frankie,Grey’s AnatomyandModern Family.

JASON MAYBAUM, EMMA SLATER, ELLIANA WALMSLEY

Maybaum, 10, stars as Levi in Disney Channel’s live-action comedyRaven’s Home, a spinoff ofThat’s So Raven.In addition, Maybaum starred in the critically acclaimed Hulu movieBecoming Bond, has guest-starred inWorkaholics,Teachers,Blunt TalkandSuperstoreepisodes and has appeared in numerous commercials. He is also featured in the upcoming Disney Channel Original MovieFreaky Friday, a contemporary musical update of the classic comedic story.

GLEB SAVCHENKO, SAGE ROSEN, MACKENZIE ZIEGLER

Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the 14-year-old singer/songwriter and actress is best known for her appearance in Lifetime’sDance Momsfor six seasons and is the younger sister of Maddie Ziegler. On top of her many television roles, the young star also wrote a book,Kenzie’s Rules for Life, which was released on May 8.

BRIGHTYN BREMS, MANDLA MORRIS, CHERYL BURKE

Morris, 13, is the son of iconic singer/songwriter superstar Stevie Wonder and is an aspiring fashion designer who loves to draw and sketch clothing. Morris has five brothers, four sisters, one dog Cairo, and one exotic cat King, and he has a passion for music and playing the piano.

MILES BROWN, RYLEE ARNOLD, LINDSAY ARNOLD

In addition, Brown is the official JrNBA/NBA “Jr reporter” & is the youngest of the JrNBA council members.

His partner, Rylee, is the younger sister of their mentor, Lindsay Arnold.

ALAN BERSTEN, JT CHURCH, SKY BROWN

A 10-year-old powerhouse, Brown is best known as a skateboarding and surfing phenomenon and social media sensation. The athlete is one of the youngest girls to compete and medal at a professional skateboarding competition and is known to use her platform in skateboarding to promote positivity and empowerment to young girls around the world.

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JAKE MONREAL, SOPHIA PIPPEN, SASHA FARBER

Pippen, 9, is the daughter of six-time NBA champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist, Scottie Pippen and entrepreneur (andKim Kardashian’s bff!) Larsa Pippen. An aspiring model and fashion designer, the star is currently the face for Oscar De La Renta Kids.

TRIPP JOHNSTON, JENNA JOHNSON, HAILEY BILLS

Palin Johnston, 9, is the son of formerDancing with the Starscontestant Bristol Palin, and grandson of Sarah Palin.

Dancing with the Stars: Juniorspremieres Oct. 7 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.

source: people.com