'DWTS' Alum Joe Amabile Gives Bachelorette Hannah Brown Some Tips — and Predicts She'll Win!

Mar. 16, 2025

After anemotional roller coasteronThe Bachelorette,Hannah Browncould use a win.

“I’m going to say right now, I think she’s going to win,” he said. “I really do. You heard it here first!”

Amabile, 32,competed on season 27 ofDWTSlast year and made it to the semifinals with his pro partnerJenna Johnson. So what’s his advice for Brown?

“Just have fun and enjoy every moment, because it’s such a terrific experience,” he said. “It’s surreal. You’re going to be nervous, just don’t let your nerves ruin the fun element of it.”

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Joe Amabile, Hannah Brown

Brown will be going up against The Supremes’ Mary Wilson,Queer Eye‘sKaramo Brown, supermodelChristie Brinkley, country starLauren Alaina, actorJames Van Der Beek, NFL legend Ray Lewis,The Officestar Kate Flannery, pop starAlly Brooke,Lamar Odom, comedian and actorKel Mitchelland President Donald Trump’s former press secretarySean Spicer.

Speaking toPEOPLE Nowafter the cast announcement last month, the former pageant queen said shelooks forward to challenging herselfon the show.

“I don’t want to really flash back to pageant days for this because I think that was what was the hardest thing for me competing — not looking to my left or my right and really just focusing on getting better and showing my best self,” she said. “I want to do that with this.”

“Of course I want to win. You don’t compete in something if that’s not your goal, you should always want to succeed,” she added. “But I just want to continue getting better and better each week and have that competition for myself, not with the other contestants.”

Season 28 ofDancing with the Starspremieres Sept. 16 on ABC.

source: people.com