Lamar Odom sees his ‘Dancing With the Stars’ signing as a ”blessing.”
The 39-year-old basketball participant – who was beforehand married to Khloe Kardashian – is about to participate within the forthcoming ballroom and latin season and he is nonetheless in shock that he was chosen to affix the line-up alongside the likes of Christie Brinkley, ‘The Bachelorette’s Hannah Brown, The Supremes’ Mary Wilson and the previous press secretary of President Donald Trump, Sean Spicer.
Speaking to PEOPLE.com, Lamar stated of his hopes for the present: ”Hopefully simply giving me energy in every part I do. Every day I’m simply attempting to get higher and higher and higher, be a greater individual. Hopefully simply deliver out the very best in me.
”Of course simply to be alive and naturally to be out on the stage and dance in entrance of America, it is a blessing.”
Also set to star on the present is Karamo Brown, nation singer Lauren Alaina, actor James Van Der Beek, NFL star Ray Lewis, singer Ally Brooke and Kel Mitchell.
It was additionally confirmed earlier this week that skilled dancer Peta Murgatroyd can be making her return to the present after leaving in 2017.
She stated in an announcement: ”I’m overwhelmed with pleasure. I’m excited and glad to be again with my household.
”Honestly, I simply missed everyone a lot! As lots of people know, it is such an in depth and tight-knit household, so I’m simply glad to be again with everyone.
”I positively needed this to occur. I hoped that I may make this work for a few months now and was praying and hoping that it might all align. It was the proper time for my household. Maks [Chmerkovskiy] has different issues happening and Shai is effectively taken care of and it was only a good time for us.”
The new season of ‘Dancing with the Stars’ premieres on September 16 on ABC.