Overview
- Carson announced on Good Morning America on Monday that she is about four months pregnant, that she and her husband are expecting a third child, and that she will return to Dancing With the Stars partnered with Guillermo Rodriguez.
- She will be the first professional dancer on the series to begin a season already knowing she is pregnant and will be roughly five months along when Season 35 premieres on Sept. 15–16.
- Carson said she, her husband and DWTS casting director Deena Katz held repeated conversations about safety and logistics before deciding she could compete as long as she and the baby remain healthy.
- The announcement coincided with her guest-judge appearance on Dancing With the Stars: The Next Pro, the full Season 35 cast will be revealed on Good Morning America on Sept. 2, and the show will air on ABC and Disney+ with next-day streaming on Hulu.
- Carson is a two-time Mirrorball champion who already has two sons and says she views competing while pregnant as both a personal challenge and a way to model balancing career and family on a high-profile live competition.