{"id":258722,"date":"2026-08-20T20:29:47","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T20:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/20\/dwts-season-35-to-feature-whitney-leavitts-husband-conner-brooks-naders-sister-sarah-jane\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T20:29:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T20:29:47","slug":"dwts-season-35-to-feature-whitney-leavitts-husband-conner-brooks-naders-sister-sarah-jane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/20\/dwts-season-35-to-feature-whitney-leavitts-husband-conner-brooks-naders-sister-sarah-jane\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018DWTS\u2019 Season 35 to Feature Whitney Leavitt\u2019s Husband Conner, Brooks Nader\u2019s Sister Sarah Jane"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Dancing With the Stars<\/em><\/a> has added family members of two of its most iconic competitors to the season 35 cast.<\/p>\n

Us<\/em> has learned that Secret Lives of Mormon Wives<\/em> star Whitney Leavitt<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s husband, Conner Leavitt<\/strong>, and model Brooks Nader<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s sister Sarah Jane Nader<\/strong><\/a> both will join the dancing competition this fall.<\/p>\n

Us<\/em> has reached out to ABC for comment.<\/p>\n

Conner, 32, has big shoes to fill on the dance floor, as his wife, Whitney, 33, and her professional partner, Mark Ballas<\/strong>, made it all the way to the semifinals in season 34 last year. Whitney has parlayed her success on Dancing With the Stars<\/em> into a record-breaking debut in Broadway\u2019s Chicago<\/em><\/a> and, soon, a leading role as Sandra Dee<\/strong> in Just in Time<\/em>, starting in December.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tThe Dancing With the Stars\u00a0ballroom is filling up fast for season 35. While simultaneously confirming the reality competition\u2019s renewal, Hulu shared during the Get Real House event in April that Summer House\u2019s Ciara Miller and Love Island star Maura Higgins would be lacing up their dancing shoes. The following month, Savannah Bananas second baseman Jackson [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Brooks, 29, and her now ex-boyfriend<\/a>, professional dancer Gleb Savchenko<\/strong>, competed on Dancing With the Stars<\/em> season 33 in 2024, where they finished in ninth place. She has since landed a role on Fox\u2019s upcoming reboot of Baywatch<\/em>.<\/p>\n

In April, Ciara Miller<\/strong> and Maura Higgins<\/strong> were unveiled as the first two celebrities to join the cast of DWTS<\/em> season 35. The reality stars were followed by ABC confirming that Savannah Bananas second baseman Jackson Olson<\/strong> and Jimmy Kimmel Live!<\/em> sidekick Guillermo Rodriguez<\/strong> had signed on.<\/p>\n

Us<\/em> exclusively reported earlier this week that Bachelor Nation star Tyler Camero<\/strong>n and Step Up<\/em> actress Jenna Dewan<\/strong> will be joining DWTS<\/em><\/a> this year as well. The full Dancing With the Stars<\/em> cast \u2014 including pros and celebrities \u2014 will be revealed on ABC\u2019s Good Morning America<\/em> on September 2.<\/p>\n

ABC has already confirmed that Rodriguez, 55, will be paired with reigning pro winner<\/a> Witney Carson<\/strong>, who recently announced that she is expecting her third baby<\/a> with husband Carson McAllister<\/strong>. (Carson, 32, won %MCEPASTEBIN%DWTS<\/em> season 34 with celebrity partner Robert Irwin<\/strong>.)<\/p>\n

\u201cI would be lying if I said it wasn\u2019t very daunting. I\u2019ve never been this far along pregnant and competing on Dancing With the Stars<\/em>, ever,\u201d she admitted on GMA<\/em> on Monday, August 17. \u201cI don\u2019t know if it\u2019s ever been done.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tThe Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Jen Affleck is giving fans some insight into her costar Whitney Leavitt\u2019s \u201ccompetitive nature\u201d as they both prepare to go head-to-head on Dancing With the Stars. \u201cI think we\u2019re doing completely different dances, so she\u2019s focusing on what she\u2019s focusing on and I\u2019m focusing on what I\u2019m doing,\u201d [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The pro dancer added, \u201cI\u2019m so proud to be a woman, to be creating life and growing this human, and to be able to do the show and compete \u2026 is such a huge blessing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ahead of the season 35 kickoff, Savannah Bananas player Olson, 28, exclusively opened up to Us<\/em> about what will make him most nervous<\/a> about stepping onto the dance floor.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m definitely nervous. I feel like my dad used to always say to me, \u2018If you\u2019re nervous, it\u2019s a good thing. If you\u2019re scared, it is not a good thing,\u2019\u201d Olson told Us<\/em> on August 6. \u201cThere\u2019s a big difference there. I feel like the nerves are there, but it\u2019s more excitement.\u201d<\/p>\n

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