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Find Out the New Pairings for Dancing With the Stars + More Wednesday Goodies

Also, Colin Farrell quit smoking in the craziest way.
by 9/2/2015

Dancing With the Stars’ 21st season premieres Sept. 14 on ABC, and we now know the official pairings. Check them out, y’all:

Andy Grammer—Allison Holker
Alexa Vega—Mark Ballas
Bindi Irwin—Derek Hough
Chaka Khan—Keo Motsepe
Paula Deen—Louis Van Amstel
Hayes Grier—Emma Slater
Nick Carter—Sharna Burgess
Carlos Pena—Witney Carson
Gary Busey—Anna Trebunskaya
Alek Skarlatos—Lindsay Arnold
Victor Espinoza—Karina Smirnoff
Tamar Braxton—Val Chermovskiy
Kim Zolciak—Tony Dovolani

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