Lindsay Arnold and her sister Rylee Arnold.Photo:Lindsay Arnold/Instagram
Lindsay Arnold/Instagram
Lindsay Arnoldis one proud sister!
After it was revealed that Lindsay’s younger sister Rylee will be joiningDancing with the Starsas apro on season 32, the professional dancer, 29,shared her excitementabout the news on Instagram.
Rylee — who competed onDWTS: Juniorswhen she was 13in 2018 — shared in an interview withGood Morning Americaahead of the cast reveal that she had “dreamt about this moment for my entire life.”
Rylee knew from a young age that she wanted to follow up her sisters’ footsteps, recalling, “I just remember when I was like 8 or 9, after a show one time, I was trying to choreograph a dance for Lindsay because I just literally wanted to be on the show so bad.”
Lindsay Arnold with her sister Rylee and partner Miles Brown on ‘DWTS: Juniors’.
The recent high school graduate also revealed the advice she received from Lindsay ahead of taking part in the ABC dance competition.
“Every day she just talked to me about things you might face and things you might do, but one of her biggest things was always be yourself,” she shared. “Because people want you to be yourself and it’s OK to be yourself. You don’t want to have to be somebody else.”
News of Rylee joiningDWTScomes after Lindsay announced she wouldbe stepping backfrom the show to focus on her family last month.
“I don’t want to separate our family,” she explained in a TikTok last month. “I don’t want to put my kids through that right now. I feel like this time of their life is so precious and is moving so fast and I want to cherish every single moment. I don’t want to miss a beat.”
At the time, she teased that may have “some fun connections to this season” despite not participating.
Rylee and Harry will be competing againstMauricio UmanskyandEmma Slater,Jason MrazandDaniella Karagach,Alyson HanniganandSasha Farber,Mira SorvinoandGleb Savchenko,Adrian PetersonandBritt Stewart,Barry WilliamsandPeta Murgatroyd,Tyson BeckfordandJenna Johnson,Xochitl GomezandVal Chmerkovskiy,Lele PonsandBrandon Armstrong, andMatt WalshandKoko Iwasakito take home the mirrorball trophy.
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Season 32 ofDancing with the Starspremieres Tuesday, Sept. 26 on ABC, and will stream on Disney+ and Hulu.
source: people.com
