Season 34 of “Dancing With the Stars” is shaping as much as have fairly a forged — “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” stars Whitney Leavitt and Jen Affleck are set to compete this fall, the ladies introduced throughout the reunion particular for the Hulu hit on Monday night time.

Each Leavitt and Affleck have been on “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” since Season 1 premiered on Hulu in September 2024. The present rapidly turned the streaming service’s most-watched unscripted sequence — and when Season 2 debuted on Could 15, its rankings rapidly outpaced the primary season, drawing 5 million views in its first 5 days.

In Season 1 of the present, Leavitt was painted because the sequence’ villain, since she stored eradicating herself from the #MomTok groupchat, and alienated herself from the group of influencers. However within the present’s second season, Leavitt tried to make up with the group, and had principally succeeded (Mikayla Matthews remained unswayed).

Affleck had a tough time throughout Season 2. She was estranged from her husband, Zac, and the season’s early focus was on their marital difficulties — in addition to arguments she was having with different members of the forged. She then discovered that she was pregnant along with her and Zac Affleck’s third baby, they usually acquired again collectively — however she stopped filming with the present due to prenatal melancholy. Affleck, by the best way, has not but introduced that the infant has been born, and in her June 27 put up on Instagram, she mentioned she’s in labor (throughout a nail appointment).

In a current interview, when Selection requested Taylor Frankie Paul, the present’s central determine, whether or not Affleck is again in #MomTok, Paul struck a welcoming notice. “She stepped away for her psychological well being and is taking it step-by-step. She’s been wanting to return again, and we’re very welcoming to her,” Paul mentioned. “And I of all folks can resonate along with her being in a low place. That was actually laborious to observe on the present, her struggling. For me, take as a lot time as you want for no matter motive, as a result of we don’t know what goes on behind your closed doorways. Jen, deal with your self and while you’re again, we’re prepared for you.”

The duo are the third and fourth celebrities which were introduced for Season 34, alongside wildlife conservationist Robert Irwin (the son of the late Steve Irwin and brother of Season 21 champ Bindi Irwin), and mannequin and influencer Alix Earle.

“Dancing With the Stars” is ready to air on ABC and Disney+ within the fall and can stream the following day on Hulu. Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough will return as co-hosts and the primary three judges will stay Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough.