Dancing with
the Stars is shaking things up a bit with the
new season, announcing this week that Shangela has joined the cast as the
reality show’s first ever drag queen contestant.
The RuPaul’s Drag Race alum will be partnered
with Gleb Savchenko for season 31 of the popular dance competition, and is more
than ready to prove her moves.
“I feel so
honored to be the first drag entertainer to compete on the show,” she wrote
on Instagram.
“It’s about darn time!!! So all y’all who’ve been in my corner all these years,
tell a friend!”
“Let’s go win
this Crown… I mean, Mirrorball!” she added.
While Shangela
may be the first drag queen on the original U.S. iteration of Dancing
with the Stars, Australia beat us to the punch by including Courtney Act on their show in both 2019 and earlier
this year, for an All Stars edition.
Dancing with
the Stars, like many well-established reality shows,
has been slow to catch up to the inclusivity of modern times. It was just last
year that JoJo Siwa became the first female contestant to
compete with a female dance partner on the show. But seeing these steps
continue in the right direction rather than halt or wind it back is promising,
at least.
Season 31 will
also see Wayne Brady, Selma Blair, Jordin Sparks, Cheryl Ladd, Daniel Durant,
and Trevor Donovan join the cast, along with Jessie James Decker, bodybuilder
Joseph Baena, weatherman Sam Champion, TikTok influencer Charli D’Amelio and
her mother, Heidi, The Bachelorette’s Gabby Windey, Jersey
Shore’s Vinny Guadagnino, and The Real Housewives of New Jersey’s
Teresa Giudice.
Tune in on
Monday, September 19 to see Shangela shine!
SOURCE: PRIDE DOT COM
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