Overview
- The former host appears Tuesday, Nov. 11, as a guest judge for Dancing With the Stars’ 20th anniversary broadcast.
- Bergeron will join Carrie Ann Inaba, Derek Hough, and Bruno Tonioli at the judges' desk for the special episode.
- He reiterates that bringing political figures onto the show undermines its escapist spirit, a stance he voiced during the 2019 Sean Spicer casting controversy.
- Bergeron, who was let go ahead of Season 29 in 2020 after clashes over the show's direction, says he has no plans to return as host.
- He emphatically rules out competing as a contestant and says the only celebrity he long hoped to see on the show was his friend William Shatner, a prospect he believes has passed.