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She’s back to the ballroom! Niecy Nash is on Dancing With the Stars again more than a decade after she was last on the dance floor. Nash—an actress and comedian best known for shows like Reno 911, Getting On, Rookie: Feds, and Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story—was a guest judge for “Monster Night” on Dancing With the Stars Season 32.
Dancing With the Stars Season 32—which premiered in September 2023—started with 14 contestants including actress and Britney Spears’ younger sister Jamie Lynn Spears; Emmy-nominated actor Matt Walsh; super male model Tyson Beckford; and Oscar-winning actress Mira Sorvino. By the time of “Monster Night,” only nine contestants remained including Vanderpump Rules star Ariana Madix; Grammy-winning singer Jason Mraz; Season 20 Bachelorette Charity Lawson; and Marvel star Xochitl Gomez.
Nash is the second guest judge on Dancing With the Stars Season 32. The first was Good Morning America co-anchor and former NFL star Michael Strahan on “Motown Night.” Unlike Strahan, Nash came to the judges panel with the expertise of a former contestant. Read on for what happened with Niecy Nash on Dancing With the Stars and which season she was on.
Was Niecy Nash on Dancing With the Stars?
Yes! Niecy Nash was a contestant on Dancing With the Stars Season 10, where she was partnered with professional dance Louis van Amstel. Amstel joined Dancing With the Stars in Season 1 in 2005 and competed on 11 seasons. His most recent season was Season 31 with actress Cheryl Ladd. The couple came in 14th place.
In an interview with People in 2010, Nash revealed that she wasn’t surprised when she got the call to be on Dancing With the Stars. “It just seemed like the right thing to do,” she said. “I am dancing for redemption. I haven’t put on a leotard since I was put out of my eighth grade dance class. So I’m trying to prove to my old dance teacher that I can do it.”
She also named astronaut Buzz Aldrin as her biggest competition before the season started. “I peeked in on Buzz’s rehearsal,” she said. “He has some hip moves and I don’t know if America is ready for it.” She also listed Jon and Kate Plus 8 alum Kate Gosselin as another strong competitor. “Let me tell you something, it will be the battle of the mothers,” she said.
Did Niecy Nash win Dancing With the Stars?
No, Niecy Nash didn’t win Dancing With the Stars Season 10, however, she did make it far. Nash and her partner, professional dancer Louis van Amstel, came in fifth place. The winner of Dancing With the Stars Season 10 was Pussycat Dolls member Nicole Scherzinger and professional dancer Derek Hough. Olympic figure skater Evan Lyacek and pro Anna Trebunskyaya were the runners-up. ESPN sportscaster Erin Andrews and pro Maksim Chmerkovksiy came in third place.
Dancing With the Stars airs on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. on ABC. Stream it on Disney Plus and Hulu.
Check out the gallery below on all the Dancing With the Stars winners ranked, including which pro has won the most Mirrorball Trophies.
For more on Dancing With the Stars, check out Derek Hough’s book, Taking the Lead: Lessons from a Life in Motion. The New York Times bestselling memoir takes readers through Hough’s life and career—from his childhood as a bullied kid in Salt Lake City, Utah, to his early dance training in London at 12 years old, to how he was cast on Dancing With the Stars. The book, which includes a foreword from Hough’s Season 16 Dancing With the Stars partner and winner Kellie Pickler, also features, never-before-told stories from Hough’s time as a professional dancer on the hit reality TV dance competition series. “Sometimes I’ve taken home the trophy, sometimes I’ve stumbled or tripped over my own feet. But every move I’ve made has shaped me into the person I am today,” Hough writes in Taking the Lead.
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