Dancing With the Stars named Maura Higgins and Ciara Miller as its first two celebrity contestants for Season 35 on Wednesday, setting up a fall return for the long-running dance competition. The new season will premiere on ABC and Disney+ and stream the next day on Hulu.
Higgins arrives after placing as a finalist on Peacock’s The Traitors, adding another reality-TV chapter to a career that began with Love Island UK. She also hosted Love Island USA: Aftersun and has since become a full-time model and fashion influencer, with appearances at the Golden Globes, the British Fashion Awards and the TIME 100 Gala.
The early reveal gives the show a head start, but the rest of the lineup is still under wraps. The full cast of celebrities and returning professional dancers will be announced at a later date, leaving viewers to wait for the remaining names before the season begins this fall.
For Higgins, the new booking confirms that her reality-TV reach has outlasted a single breakout role. For Dancing With the Stars, it signals another season built around familiar names with a broad audience pull, even before the full cast is known.
