The . The hit dance competition premiered on Tuesday, September 17 with 13 celebrities contestants dancing away for the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy. Viewers at home saw NBA player Dwight Howard, 90201 star Tori Spelling, , Family Matters star Reginald VelJohnson, former NFL star Danny Amendola, Olympic rugby medalist Ilona Maher, Disney star Chandler Kinney, Actor Eric Roberts, former Sports Illustrated model Brooks Nader, and make their debut.
Usually only one person from the Bachelor franchise competes but this time and are competing. Joey set the tone and was first to perform. Him and his partner Jenna Johnson performed an impressive dance number that left viewers at home drooling when he took off his shirt.
They received a seven from all three judges, Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough. Jenn performed later on, with support from former Bachelorette contestant Jonathon in the audience, who she is rumored to be dating after her fiancé, Devin, ended their engagement on the phone. She danced to Flowers by Miley Cyrus with her partner Sasha Farber.
They received a total score of 19 after Carrie Ann gave a seven, while Bruno and Derek gave them a six. Viewers at home could not believe that the former Bachelorette and Bachelor were competing on the same season of the dance competition. One person on X, formerly known as Twitter, wrote: "I love it when the Bachelor and Bachelorette stars succeed so well on #DWTS.
" Another person wrote: "Jen! It’s so interesting.