Dancing With The Stars Judge Carrie Ann Inaba To Sit Out Season 34 Premiere — Find Out Why
Dancing With the Stars judge Carrie Ann Inaba will not take part in tonight's Season 34 premiere, she announced today on Instagram.
"I wanted to share that I will not be at the show tonight as I am feeling quite under the weather," she wrote. "I'm resting up and can't wait to be back next week in good health. In the meantime, I wish all the contestants the very best of luck. I'll be cheering you on from home. Have a great show everyone!"
The show will not fill Inaba's spot for the evening, TVLine has confirmed, so only Derek Hough and Bruno Tonioli will judge the new contestants.
The two-hour premiere will air tonight at 8/7c on ABC. This season's celebrity contestants include Boy Meets World's Danielle Fishel, Conan O'Brien sidekick Andy Richter, The Traitors champ Dylan Efron, Mrs. Alec Baldwin Hilaria Baldwin, Stand by Me's Corey Feldman, Olympic gold medalist Jordan Chiles and The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' Jen Affleck and Whitney Leavitt. (See the full cast list here.)
Tonioli and Derek Hough, as well as hosts Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough, recently stopped by our New York studio for a TVLine Spotlight conversation about their massively popular show. They relieved the most shocking, heartwarming and funny moments from the reality competition's 20-year (and counting!) run, including the night that Ryan Lochte protesters rushed the stage during a live broadcast and the routine that landed Julianne Hough in the emergency room in an I Love Lucy costume.
Are you planning to watch tonight's Dancing With the Stars premiere? Let us know – and leave your get-well wishes for Inaba — in the comments!