we'll see kirstie alley, pamela anderson, kelly monaco, apollo anton o no. and emmitt smith z shawn johnson is returning and this time partnering with derek hough. >> this is literally teaching thousand walk. and it's kind of exciting to come in the first day and with like oh, we can start now. >> the last cast member was added after being voted in by fans. she's also dancing with a new partner. >> people that danced before have chemistry. so there is a head start. and people expect ep them to have the same chemistry f you're new, no one expects anything. >> melissa rycoft gets to dance with her partner. >> we've done thchl the challenge is being fresh. >> and i am glad. doi think we have to be that much better since the audience has seen melissa ask tony do every routine out there. and so we want to be fresh, too. and so we've kind of been getting creative juices going. >> you've been repaired. do you feel there is a little bit of an advantage? >> this is -- i think everyone is going to be mazing. i know we have a great chemistry. so we've got that. >> and

kellie monaco. emmett smith, hello.wn johnson. >> shawn johnson is the gold medalist who try atriumph ped. >> we have one, two three of my season. that's infilm datimidateintimid. they're out to get me. >> gilles marini came in second. six of them won. why are you calling me the front-runner. i'm clearly not. >> the third place finisher, former dallas cowgirl melissa rycroft. >> last time around is a particularly tough time in your life. . not a highlight. >> last time she appeared on "dancing with the stars" after she had been proposed to on "the bachelor." only to be famously dumped by her new fiance on "after the final rose." >> to me getting engaged and finding that person was a once in a lifetime thing and you took that from me. >> season 8 i came off a humiliating time of my life. >> this time around all of the stars faced new challenges. they faced ups and downs. >> some have not been dancing in quite a while. >> each of them know this particular mirror ball trophy know there's a status for fans of the show comin