‘Dancing With The Stars’ Winners Through The Years: Where Are They Now?

A caller play of Dancing With the Stars means a caller mirrorball trophy is connected the line. A new formed of celebrities volition beryllium competing successful season 31, which premieres Sept. 19 astatine 8 p.m. connected Disney+. Fans deliberation the frontrunners from the caller formed see The Bachelorette star Gabby Windey, TV host Wayne Brady, and TikTok star Charli D’Amelio. Former champion Alfonso Ribeiro is joining Tyra Banks as co-host for the caller season, which volition watercourse connected Disney+ aft airing connected ABC for the past 30 seasons. Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli, and Derek Hough are backmost arsenic judges.

Dancing With the Stars kicked disconnected successful 2005 and soap prima Kelly Monaco, 46, was the show’s first-ever winner. Season 30 ended successful Nov. 2021 with NBA star Iman Shumpert walking distant with the mirrorball trophy. HollywoodLife is looking backmost astatine each azygous DWTS victor below.

Kelly Monaco (Season 1)

Kelly Monaco won the archetypal play of ‘Dancing With the Stars.’ (ABC)

Kelly Monaco, 46, was the precise archetypal victor of Dancing With the Stars successful 2005. She was paired with pro Alec Mazo. The histrion is inactive playing Sam McCall connected the ABC soap opera General Hospital, a relation she’s played since 2003. Kelly returned for the All-Stars season and came successful 3rd spot with Val Chmerkovskiy.

Drew Lachey (Season 2)

Drew Lachey won play 2 of ‘Dancing With the Stars.’ (AP Images)

Drew Lachey, 46, won the 2nd play with pro Cheryl Burke successful 2006. Since his DWTS win, Drew and his set 98 Degrees released a caller medium titled 2.0 successful 2013. Drew and his wife, Lea, person since welcomed 2 children, Isabella and Hudson. Drew returned for the All-Star season and was eliminated 3rd with partner Anna Trebunskaya.

Emmitt Smith (Season 3)

Emmitt Smith won play 3 of ‘DWTS.’ (AP Images)

Emmitt Smith, 53, a 3-time Super Bowl Champion, won play 3 with Cheryl Burke, which marked back-to-back wins for her. Following Emmitt’s win, helium was elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame successful 2010. Emmitt besides worked arsenic an expert for ESPN successful 2007 and 2008. Emmitt aboriginal returned to DWTS for the All-Stars variation of the show. He was paired with Cheryl again and came successful 4th place. The NFL fable and his wife, Patricia, welcomed their 3rd kid together, Elijah, successful 2010.

Apolo Anton Ohno (Season 4)

Apolo Anton Ohno won play 4 of ‘DWTS.’ (AP Images)

Olympian Apolo Anton Ohno, 40, took location the mirrorball trophy successful play 4 with Julianne Hough. The abbreviated way velocity skater went connected to vie successful the 2010 Winter Olympics. He won a metallic medal and 2 bronze medals. Apolo retired aft the 2010 Olympic Games. He has a full of 8 Olympic medals. Apolo was inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame successful 2019. Apolo returned for play 15 of Dancing With the Stars and came successful 5th place. He served arsenic a commentator for NBC’s sum of the 2014 and 2018 Winter Games.

Hélio Castroneves (Season 5)

Hélio Castroneves won play 5 of ‘DWTS.’ (AP Images)

Brazilian contention car driver Hélio Castroneves walked distant the victor of Dancing With the Stars play 5 with Julianne Hough, her 2nd triumph successful a row. Hélio won his 3rd Indianapolis 500 successful 2009. He welcomed his archetypal child, Mikaella, with longtime emotion Adriana Henao, successful 2009. He is inactive racing contiguous and a operator for Team Penske successful the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. He precocious finished 11th successful the 2020 Indianapolis 500.

Kristi Yamaguchi (Season 6)

Kristi Yamaguchi won play 6 of ‘DWTS.’ (AP Images)

Olympic champion Kristi Yamaguchi, 51, won Dancing With the Stars play 6 with pro Mark Ballas successful 2008. She received the 2008 Sonja Henie Award from the Professional Skaters Association conscionable 2 days aft winning the mirrorball trophy. For the 2010 Winter Olympics, Kristi served arsenic NBC’s regular Olympics skating broadcast expert for Universal Sports Network. She was besides a peculiar analogous for TODAY. She has since created a woman’s activewear enactment and authored a children’s book, Dream Big, Little Pig!

Brooke Burke (Season 7)

Brooke Burke won play 7 of ‘DWTS.’ (AP Images)

Brooke Burke, 51, and pro Derek Hough won play 7 of Dancing With the Stars. Upon winning play 7, Brooke became a DWTS co-host from 2010 to 2013. She went connected to co-host the Miss America pageants successful 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2016. She competed connected The New Celebrity Apprentice successful 2017. Brooke published her archetypal book, The Naked Mom: A Modern Mom’s Fearless Revelations, Savvy Advice, and Soulful Reflections, successful 2011. The pursuing year, Brooke underwent country for thyroid cancer. Brooke joined David Charvet successful 2011. They person 2 children together. Brooke and David split successful 2018, and their divorcement was finalized successful 2020.

Shawn Johnson (Season 8)

Shawn Johnson won play 8 of ‘DWTS.’ (AP Images)

Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson, 30, became the youngest idiosyncratic to win DWTS astatine 17 erstwhile she took location the mirrorball trophy with Mark Ballas during play 8. In 2011, Shawn became an authoritative subordinate of the USA Senior National team. At the 2011 Pan American Games Team, won a golden medal successful the squad contention and a metallic medal for her show connected the uneven bars. Shawn retired from competitory gymnastics successful 2012. She returned for DWTS play 15 and came successful 2nd place. Shawn joined Andrew East successful 2016. The mates welcomed their archetypal child, Drew Hazel East, successful 2019. Their lad Jett James East  was calved connected July 19, 2021.

Donny Osmond (Season 9)

Donny Osmond won play 9 of ‘DWTS.’ (AP Images)

Donny Osmond, 64, won Dancing With the Stars play 9 with pro Kym Johnson. In the years since his win, Donny has performed connected DWTS a fig of times and served arsenic a impermanent judge. He wrapped up his 11-year Las Vegas residency successful 2019. Donny was besides the runner-up of The Masked Singer play 1.

Nicole Scherzinger (Season 10)

Nicole Scherzinger and Derek Hough won play 10 of ‘DWTS.’ (AP Images)

Singer Nicole Scherzinger, 44, won the play 10 mirrorball trophy with Derek Hough. Following her win, she became a justice on The Sing-Off and connected the U.S. and U.K. versions of The X Factor. She has released 2 albums since winning DWTS. Nicole starred successful the West End revival of Cats and received a Laurence Olivier Award information for Best Actress successful a Supporting Role. She co-hosted Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris successful 2015 and starred successful the TV movie mentation of Dirty Dancing successful 2017. Nicole is present a personage panelist connected The Masked Singer. She is presently dating Thom Evans.

Jennifer Grey (Season 11)

Jennifer Grey won ‘DWTS’ play 11. (AP Images)

Dirty Dancing prima Jennifer Grey, 62, won play 11 with Derek Hough, his third DWTS win. She went connected to prima successful the Amazon Prime Video series Red Oaks from 2014 to 2017. She had a 3-episode arc connected Grey’s Anatomy successful 2019 and appeared successful 2 episodes of The Conners. In July 2020, Jennifer and hubby Clark Gregg announced they were divorcing aft 19 years of marriage. The mates has 1 daughter, Stella.

Hines Ward (Season 12)

Hines Ward won play 12 of ‘DWTS.’ (AP Images)

Super Bowl champion Hines Ward, 46, won play 12 with pro Kym Johnson. He returned to the NFL for 1 play pursuing his DWTS win. He announced his status successful 2012. He made a cameo quality successful The Dark Knight Rises and appeared arsenic a walker successful The Walking Dead play 3. Hines is presently a CNN sports contributor and caput manager and manager for a insignificant league shot team.

J.R. Martinez (Season 13)

J.R. Martinez won ‘DWTS’ play 13 successful 2011. (AP Images)

Army seasoned and actor J.R. Martinez, 39, is the play 13 victor of DWTS, along with Karina Smirnoff. He served arsenic the Grand Marshal of the 2012 Rose Parade. He published his archetypal book, Full of Heart: My Story of Survival, Strength and Spirit, successful 2012. He starred successful the enactment bid SAF3 successful 2013. He joined his woman successful 2018, and they person a girl named Lauryn. J.R. presently hosts the podcast ReBIRTH.

Donald Driver (Season 14)

Donald Driver took location the mirrorball trophy successful play 14. (AP Images)

Donald Driver, 47, won play 14 with pro Peta Murgatroyd. The NFL prima announced his status successful 2013. He was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame successful 2017. Donald is happily joined to Betina Driver. They person 3 kids together.

Melissa Rycroft (Season 15)

Melissa Rycroft won the All-Stars play of ‘DWTS.’ (AP Images)

The Bachelor alum archetypal competed successful play 8 of the amusement and came successful 3rd place. Melissa Rycroft returned for play 15’s All-Stars variation and won with Tony Dovolani. Melissa and husband Tye Strickland starred successful their ain world amusement Melissa & Tye on CMT for 1 season. She hosted the world amusement Redneck Island successful 2018. Since her DWTS win, Melissa and Tye welcomed 2 sons: Beckett successful 2014 and Cayson successful 2016. Their daughter, Ava, was calved successful 2011.

Kellie Pickler (Season 16)

Kellie Pickler won ‘DWTS’ play 16. (AP Images)

Kellie Pickler, 36, won the play 16 mirrorball trophy with pro Derek Hough. The state vocalist released her 4th album, The Woman I Am, pursuing her win. She was inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame successful 2016. She had her ain world show, I Love Kellie Pickler, successful 2015. She co-hosted the daytime speech show, Pickler & Ben, from 2017 to 2019.

Amber Riley (Season 17)

Amber Riley won play 7 of ‘Dancing With the Stars.’ (AP Images)

Amber Riley, 36, won play 17 with pro Derek Hough, his 5th win. After her win, she launched the plus-size online covering boutique, Rileyland Fashions, with her sister Ashley. She starred arsenic Addaperle successful The Wiz Live! successful 2015. Amber played the relation of Effie White successful the West End debut of Dreamgirls successful 2016. She won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress successful a Musical successful 2017. Amber formed a supergroup called Leading Ladies, and they released their debut album, Songs from the Stage, successful 2017. The actress/singer notably played the Emcee successful The Little Mermaid Live! successful 2019 and played Elle successful the 2020 film Infamous.

Meryl Davis (Season 18)

Meryl Davis won play 18 of ‘DWTS.’ (ABC)

Olympic fig skater Meryl Davis, 35, walked distant with the mirrorball trophy with Maksim Chmerkovskiy successful play 18. Meryl and her fig skating partner, Charlie White, did not vie successful the 2018 Winter Olympics, but they proceed to execute together. She joined erstwhile fig skater Fedor Andreev successful 2019.

Alfonso Ribeiro (Season 19)

Alfonso Ribeiro won ‘DWTS’ play 19. (AP Images)

Alfonso Ribeiro, 50, was the play 19 DWTS champion with pro Witney Carson. He is the existent big of America’s Funniest Home Videos. He launched the podcast, The 90s with Alfonso Ribeiro, successful 2019. Alfonso and his woman welcomed their 2nd kid together, Anders, successful 2015, and a daughter, Ava, successful 2019. Alfonso appeared alongside his Fresh Prince of Bel-Air castmates for a reunion special. Alfonso volition beryllium a co-host for DWTS season 31.

Rumer Willis (Season 20)

Rumer Willis was the play 20 ‘DWTS’ champion. (AP Images)

Rumer Willis, 34, won play 20 with pro Val Chmerkovskiy. She made her Broadway debut arsenic Roxie Hart successful Chicago successful 2015. Since DWTS, she has appeared successful TV bid similar Empire and 9-1-1. Rumer played Joanna Pettet successful Once Upon A Time In Hollywood. She was revealed arsenic the Lion successful play 1 of The Masked Singer.

Bindi Irwin (Season 21)

Bindi Irwin was the victor of ‘DWTS’ play 21. (AP Images)

Wildlife conservationist Bindi Irwin, 24, took location the mirrorball trophy successful play 21 with Derek Hough. Following her win, she released her 4th album, Bindi and The Jungle Girls Bindi’s Island Dance Party, successful 2016. Bindi joined Chandler Powell successful March 2020. Bindi and Chandler welcomed their their archetypal child, daughter Grace Warrior, successful March 2021.

Nyle DiMarco (Season 22)

Nyle DiMarco won ‘DWTS’ play 22. (AP Images)

Nyle DiMarco, 33, was the play 22 champion with pro Peta Murgatroyd. He made past arsenic the archetypal deaf contestant to triumph DWTS. He founded The Nyle DiMarco Foundation, a non-profit enactment providing entree to resources for deaf children and their families, successful 2016. The exemplary has also appeared successful the TV bid Difficult People and Station 19. He starred successful Dan + Shay’s “Tequila” euphony video successful 2018.

Laurie Hernandez (Season 23)

Laurie Hernandez was the champion of ‘DWTS’ play 23. (AP Images)

Olympic gymnast Laurie Hernandez, 22, won play 23 with Val Chmerkovskiy. She became the show’s youngest victor astatine 16. After DWTS, she was the on-course newsman for American Ninja Warrior Junior play 1. She published the children’s publication She’s Got This in 2018. She has not retired from gymnastics but did not prime for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.

Rashad Jennings (Season 24)

Rashad Jennings won play 14 of ‘DWTS.’ (ABC)

NFL subordinate Rashad Jennings, 37, was the champion of DWTS play 24 with pro Lindsay Arnold. A fewer months aft winning DWTS, Rashad announced helium was retiring from the NFL. He released his archetypal publication successful 2018, The If successful Life: How to Get Off Life’s Sidelines And Become Your Best Self. He is besides the writer of The Coin Slot Chronicles. In Sept. 2020, it was announced that helium had a improvement woody with Rock Hill Media.

Jordan Fisher (Season 25)

Jordan Fisher won ‘DWTS’ play 25. (AP Images)

Actor and vocalist Jordan Fisher, 28, took location the play 25 mirrorball trophy with pro Lindsay Arnold, her 2nd triumph successful a row. He hosted DWTS: Juniors successful 2018. Jordan took implicit the pb relation successful Dear Evan Hansen successful Jan. 2020. He landed the coveted relation of John Ambrose successful Netflix’s To All The Boys: P.S. I Still Love You, which was released successful 2020. He besides starred arsenic Jake Taylor successful the 2020 Netflix movie Work It. Jordan and his puerility sweetheart, Ellie Woods, got engaged successful 2019. They were expected to get joined successful March 2020, but it was postponed owed to the COVID-19 pandemic. They tied the knot successful November 2021 and welcomed their archetypal child, a son, successful June 2022.

Adam Rippon (Season 26)

Adam Rippon was the champion of ‘DWTS’ play 26. (ABC)

Olympic fig skater Adam Rippon, 32, won Dancing With the Stars play 26 with pro Jenna Johnson. Months aft his DWTS win, Adam announced that helium was retiring from competitory fig skating. He released his memoir, Beautiful connected the Outside, successful 2019. Adam besides appeared successful Taylor Swift’s “You Need to Calm Down” video.

Bobby Bones (Season 27)

Bobby Bones walked distant the victor of ‘DWTS’ play 27. (ABC)

Bobby Bones, 42, took location the play 27 mirrorball trophy with pro Sharna Burgess. He remains the big of the vigor show, The Bobby Bones Show. He serves arsenic a full-time mentor on American Idol and has filled successful for host Ryan Seacrest erstwhile helium was sick.

Hannah Brown (Season 28)

Hannah Brown is the astir caller victor of ‘DWTS.’ (ABC)

The Bachelorette alum Hannah Brown, 27, won play 28 of Dancing With the Stars with pro Alan Bersten. Since winning DWTS, Hannah has moved to Los Angeles. She present has a Mentor Series with the programme With Honors. She’s dating model Adam Woolard.

Kaitlyn Bristowe (Season 29)

Kaitlyn Bristowe (Photo: ABC)

Kaitlyn Bristowe, 37, won play 29 of DWTS with Artem Chigvintsev, becoming the second-straight The Bachelorette alum to triumph the show. It was Artem’s archetypal win. Kaitlyn has since gotten engaged to fellow Bachelor Nation alum Jason Tartick and they unrecorded successful Nashville together.

Iman Shumpert (Season 30)

Iman Shumpert (Photo: ABC/Eric McCandless)

NBA superstar Iman Shumpert, 32, won play 28 of Dancing With the Stars with pro Daniella Karagach, her archetypal win. Iman became the archetypal NBA subordinate to marque the finale and triumph the show. He’s joined to singer Teyana Taylor and they person 2 daughters together.