Twenty years after his debut in the format of the original English version,
Chris Marques
signs a thirteenth season as judge of
“Dancing with the Stars”
.
The Latin dance specialist remains the unmistakable judge, the true cornerstone of the program.
All the rest of the casting has been renewed.
Exit François Alu, Bilal Hassani and Marie-Agnès Gillot on the jury.
This 2024 edition welcomes a brand new personality: Mel Charlot, hip-hop choreographer.
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The casting is marked by the return to the judges' chairs of Jean-Marc Généreux who had held this place during the first ten seasons, but also the dancer Fauve Hautot, who oscillates between her juror's and dancer's cap on the floor.
“For me, “DALS” is a very good priority.
It’s true that the TF1 group trusts me on many things,”
underlines Chris Marques on “Buzz TV” this Wednesday when he is questioned about his longevity and his loyalty to the program.
As for the candidates this year, Adeline Toniutti, Nico Capone, Cristina Cordula, Coeur de pirate, Black M, Keiona, Diane Leyre, Roman Doduik, Natasha St-Pier, Inès Reg and Caroline Margeridon will compete.
We will also have to count on the presence of an international star: the American actor,
James Denton
.
“What I expect from him is the same thing as from others, that is to say I want performance, work and I want him to give himself fully to this adventure. But it’s true that he amazed us from the start
,” reveals the judge, emphasizing his professionalism.
And Chris Marquès assures him: the star of “Desperate Housewives” can in no way hope for any preferential treatment.
And it is not for this reason that the person concerned agreed to participate in the French version of “Dancing with the Stars”.
Curious, Chris Marques couldn't help but question him about the reasons that pushed him to cross the Atlantic to perfect his jive.
“At first he said no, and his daughter told him
“if it’s DALS France you absolutely have to go do it because the production is completely crazy,” he shares, adding:
he looked at the images and he said to himself that it was crazy, that the production looked even bigger than the American production and much more contemporary.”
Encouraged by his entire family, he would have said:
“
France, here I come” (“France, I’m coming!”, editor’s note).