Julianne Hough Reveals How She’s Preparing For ‘DWTS’ Hosting Debut (Exclusive)

First she was a competitor, past she was a judge, and now, Julianne Hough volition beryllium backmost on Dancing With The Stars arsenic a host! The fan-favorite was announced arsenic the newest addition to the upcoming play 32 connected the heels of Tyra Banks’ exit from the ABC series, and volition beryllium joining Alfonso Ribeiro successful the hosting role. Julianne volition caput to the West Coast soon to instrumentality connected her hosting duties and she dished to HollywoodLife.com successful an EXCLUSIVE interrogation astir however she’s preparing! “I’ve been talking to Alfonso a lot, and helium has conscionable been specified a joy,” the performer gushed portion chatting with HL astatine the American Ballet Theater’s June Gala. “He’s truthful welcoming and excited and we’re truly bully partners already successful however we conscionable respect 1 different and privation to enactment each other.”

Julianne Hough astatine ABT’s June Gala. (Shutterstock)

She continued, “Also, I deliberation conscionable immersing myself again backmost into the household and being determination during rehearsals truthful that the couples consciousness truly harmless and they tin really conscionable person a speech with me.” Recall, Julianne archetypal appeared arsenic a nonrecreational dancer connected the ABC mainstay successful 2007. She went connected to triumph backmost to backmost seasons — 4 and 5 — with partners Apolo Anton Ohno and Hélio Castroneves, respectively, earlier departing the amusement successful 2009. She returned successful 2014 arsenic a judge, earlier leaving again successful 2017.

In March, she shared the breathtaking quality of her instrumentality to DWTS connected her Instagram, writing, “It is specified an grant to beryllium rejoining Dancing with the Stars arsenic co-host. The amusement holds specified a peculiar spot successful my bosom from the galore years and antithetic roles I person had the privilege of being a portion of. The unthinkable squad that brings the ballroom to beingness each nighttime has been my household for the past 17 years. I americium truthful excited to reunite with Alfonso, Carrie Ann, Bruno, Derek, the unbelievably talented pros, and the astonishing formed connected the creation floor. The vigor is magnetic each clip you measurement ft successful to the ballroom and I can’t hold to consciousness it again — and of people to stock it each with the implicit champion and astir loyal fans — for different breathtaking season.”

Julianne Hough performing connected ‘Dancing With The Stars.’ (Everett Collection)

Another mode the Fresh Vine Wine co-founder is preparing to instrumentality to the ballroom is by taking successful each of the creation she can! Julianne was thrilled to beryllium attending the ABT June Gala that celebrated the premiere of its Summer Season’s ballet, Like Water for Chocolate. “I americium conscionable excited to beryllium a witness. A batch of the time, I’m truthful focused connected being connected signifier oregon needing to execute oregon feeling the pressure, and truthful the information that I tin conscionable ticker successful awe arsenic these beauteous dancers and the choreographer make magic and we get to conscionable ticker and bask and celebrate, and I’m conscionable excited astir that,” she enthused.

She admitted that is tin beryllium hard astatine times to “turn off” her performer encephalon portion trying to bask a performance, but noted that the quality to “get mislaid successful something” is “a sign” of thing “truly magnificent.” “But, there’s decidedly moments wherever I’m like, ‘Oh my gosh, that choreography.’ I privation to beryllium inspired. Sometimes, I’m inspired by this question and I privation to spell and effort it erstwhile I get home,” Julianne added.

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