‘Dancing with the Stars’: Meet the Season 13 lineup
She’s better known these days as the HLN host who coined the term “tot mom” -- and found a way to insert it into every other sentence -- in her crusade against Casey Anthony. Now the former prosecutor-turned-TV personality will be judged on her leg extensions and posture. Perhaps this is the beginning of “Fox Trot mom”? (Reed Saxon / Associated Press)
More veteran in the reality circuit than all the contestants combined -- having appeared on MTV’s “Laguna Beach” and its spin-off “The Hills” -- Cavallari now has a gig that will make her red carpet presence slightly more valid. Wonder if she’ll get the vote of Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler? (Charley Gallay/Getty Images)
Tracy Turnblad is back! Long before she introduced us to women who thought they were “all that” on her syndicated talk show, Lake proved she had could wiggle her hips and tap her toes as star of the original “Hairspray” movie. Let’s hope she doesn’t resurrect the beehive hairstyle. (Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images)
Notice to future ex-girlfriends of George Clooney and/or stars of “Deuce Bigelow European Gigolo”: This is your future. (Valerie Macon / Getty Images)
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He acts. He produces. He designs clothes. He sometimes wrestles. He talks to Howard Stern about his sex life. Now Arquette is going to tango and jive? Let’s hope he doesn’t disclose intimate dancing positions to Stern. (Frederick M. Brown / Getty Images)
He plays Brot Monroe in ABC’s “All My Children.” The retired soldier, who suffered severe burns to his body while serving in Iraq, will now see if his resilience can endure glittery outfits and Bruno’s outbursts. (Michael Robinson-Chavez / Los Angeles Times)
When you’re the only boy in the Kardashian clan, extreme measures need to be taken to prove that you actually exist. For Rob, that means being open to plunging necklines and sequined-lined pants as he follows in sister Kim’s footsteps as a contestant on the show. The dancing gene didn’t make it in Kim’s DNA -- as Prince will tell ya -- but maybe Rob got lucky. (David Livingston / Getty Images)
The “Bridesmaids’ ” golden touch even extends to one-hit wonders. One-third of ‘90s pop trio Wilson Phillips, which had a climactic scene in the Kristen Wiig flick, the 43-year-old singer is trying to “Hold On” to a comeback. (Matt Sayles / Associated Press)
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The Los Angeles Lakers forward is putting on his incredibly big dancing shoes to demonstrate his fancy footwork on the reality series. But if his publicist is right, maybe his fancy footwork has its limits. (Julie Jacobson / Associated Press)
The U.S. women’s soccer star’s stalwart leg muscles are likely to come in handy when the 30-year-old goalie joins the cast. (Michael Loccisano / Getty Images)
Formerly of Bravo’s “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy,” Kressely now hosts “Carson’s Nation” on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN). Given the less-than-stellar performance of the network since its launch, it’s probably a good thing he’s finding other ways to make money. (Jennifer S. Altman / For The Times)