Bristol Palin reportedly joining 'Dancing With the Stars'

Forget the pitbull with lipstick! It looks like her pup is about to learn some new tricks.

E! Online reported Thursday that Sarah Palin’s 19-year-old daughter, Bristol Palin, will compete in the 11th season of “Dancing With the Stars.”

It’s all rumors at this point. The full lineup will be revealed Monday on ABC during, uh, “Bachelor Pad.”

If true, it will mark Palin's second stint with ABC. She guest-starred last month on ABC Family’s “The Secret Life of the American Teenager.” 

How long before Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino, who we confirmed would be fist-pumping (or maybe hip-shaking?) this season, makes the move on Bristol?

— Yvonne Villarreal
twitter.com/villarrealy

Photo:  Bristol Palin with then-fiance Levi Johnston at the 2008 Republican National Convention. Credit: Shawn Thew / EPA.

Comments

[Dora]

DWTS must be desperate. First Tom DeLay, then Kate Gosselin, now Bristol. Well what a way to go down. Will they still have the boring spokesmodel again this season?

[C. Fraser]

Bristol Palin? Another good reason NOT to watch DWTS.

[K. Husman]

Bristol on Dancing with The Stars??? Are the producers nuts??? Right now, Bristol is known as the daughter of Sarah Palin who had a baby out of wedlock. End of story. If Bristol had not had the baby, she would be out of the limelight. If she goes on Dancing with The Stars, I will NEVER watch that show again. The producers will have sunk to a new low.

[Susanna]

Ugh!

The Palin Hillbillies just won't go away!

Oh well, at least she can't get pregnant dancing.

[Steve]

Lets see she says Levi Johnston is just an attention seeking whore and then proceeds to be the most attention seeking whore of the two. She is a lot like her mother, out of touch with reality and totally worthless as a person. When will this family of backwoods hillbilly trash go back to hunting moose and planning Alaska's secession from the US and let the rest of us live in peace.

[Barbara]

I used to enjoy DWTS when the contestants were professional entertainers and elite athletes. I was very disappointed when the producers hired Kate Gosselin, whose only claim to fame is the fact that she had eight children and exploited them on so-called reality television. I thought the DWTS producers couldn't sink any lower, but I was wrong. Bristol Palin? Really? Known as the daughter of a failed VP candidate who had an out-of-wedlock baby? I will not be watching this season.

[barry]

Ok, why? Who is she ? She certainly ain't no star.

[Terry M.]

Ack! Last season was the worst with train wreck Kate. I have always been a fan of DWTS, but I have no interest in watching this utter lack of star power. If the Palin pup is involved, then that adds the final nail. I'm done.

[jtbwriter]

DWTS has not only "jumped the shark"-but has been eaten by it! What a joke-they can't even get "D" level so-called "celebrities" for this show now...just dregs from reality shows and offspring of failed politicians! Tom Bergeron should just quit and get a better show!

[Marie]

Is this some kind of nuts? DWTS is at the end of its wit and confuses between a sexually active girl who has a child out of wedlock and a star. Both mother and daugther should go back to Alaska. No body want to hear from any of them.

[Tom]

I just love seeing all you lefties getting stressed outand hysterical at the mere mention of "Palin", whether it be Sarah, Bristol, or Todd. It just shows everyone how scared you are that Sarah Palin's political influence appears to be so powerful as to nearly bring a political neophyte into the senate race in Alaska as the Republican nominee. Three words that scare the democrats and extreme left (all are the same): Palin and Tea Party (which isn't a party, but simply a government reduction movement).

[Mary Bee]

Sorry, DWTS. I'm not putting you on my dance card if you are putting Bristle Palin on your show.

[George]

Pssst...Tom. It isn't about her mother.

Get a clue.

[markiejoe]

One finally has to conclude that the casting people/producers on DWTS are now agenda-driven neocon Evangelical Christians. No other explanation for the last five seasons' casting choices.

[bob cuomo]

Wow...I thought DWTS hit a low with Kate Gosselin, to say nothing of Buzz Aldrin (I know he's 80, but the poor guy could barely move out there). Now we might get Bristol Palin, who is not a celebrity (or a star). It's bad enough that the jerk from Jersey Shore (also not a star) is gonna be on. Hmm, I think I might pass this season.

[All Hallows Eve]

Funny, I would have expected Sarah or Levi before Bristol.

[Tom]

No George, you're in denial. For you and your fellow radical left wingers hiding behind your "progressives" masks, it is all about your hatred of her mother. There have been other truly awful choices for the show, which I've never watched as I've got better things to do. However I will take the time to ferret out the blind hatred of 19 year old girls by the mean spirited left.

[mrsbeans]

Hey Tom, this isn't about politics. The name of the show is "Dancing with the STARS" meaning it should showcase REAL celebrities such as professional actors, musicians, or athletes. This bimbo is none of the above, despite her lineage. Same goes for the "Jersey Shore" guy. Neither one has any discerable talent, nor are they real "stars" in amyone's book, which is why they shouldn't have even been considered for the show.
PS: If you've never ever watched the show, why did you bother to read and comment on this story?

[karen dapello]

Are they REALLY going there? Why, no more 2nd tier celebrities to choose from? Guess I won't be watching this season, and I guess I'm just too old to consider that some stupid teenaged daughter of some hack politician from Alaska is a CELEBRITY.

[Joe]

You mean she dances as well as she acts? Then she'll make Elaine Benes look like Ginger Rogers!