Overview

• Affleck was announced as a Season 34 contestant on Sept. 3 with pro partner Jan Ravnik, who recently danced on Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour.
• Eight weeks after welcoming her third child, she describes rehearsals as intense and physically taxing, citing blisters, bruises and soreness.
• She says participating in the show is helping her stave off baby blues and potentially postpartum depression.
• The mom of three credits encouragement from her husband, Zac, and notes solidarity with fellow competitor and mother of three Whitney Leavitt.
• Dancing With the Stars returns Sept. 16 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC with a Disney+ simulcast and next‑day streaming on Hulu.