LOS ANGELES?? Amidst fan suggestions that dancer/actor Derek Hough be cast as Johnny Castle in the upcoming "Dirty Dancing" remake, the 26-year-old told People that he will be returning to the fall season of ABC's "Dancing With the Stars."
Arguably the show's most popular "pro," Hough took a hiatus from season 12 of the competition series "to grow and expand a little bit as an artist," had said. During that time he starred in a dance movie, "Cobu 3D."
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"It was good for me to take a season off and see what the audience sees," said Hough, who's won the show's mirror ball trophy three times. "It gave me a new boost and inspiration to want to do some great things."
With this news comes the question of where Hough will find the time to star in choreographer/director Kenny Ortega's upcoming "Dirty Dancing" remake. Fans of the ballroom dancer buzzed on the Internet over their hopes that Hough would get the role.
Story: Chat with Ree and Anna about 'Dancing'Even "DWTS" judge Carrie Ann Inaba is rooting for Hough. She tweeted with some bias: "If they do a dirty dancing remake ? THEY BETTER USE DEREK HOUGH There's no one better for the role!!!"
Season 13 of "DWTS" premieres Monday, Sept. 19 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC. The network will also air a new special, "Dancing With the Stars: Meet the Cast," on Tuesday, Sept. 20.
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