“Summer House” star Ciara Miller and Maura Higgins of “Love Island” fame will be competing on the ABC series this fall.

Dancing With the Stars season 35 reveals first 2 contestants

"Summer House" star Ciara Miller and Maura Higgins of "Love Island" fame will be competing on the ABC series this fall.

By Kathleen Perricone

on April 22, 2026 9:49 p.m. ET

Ciara Miller; Maura Higgins. Credit:

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- *Summer House*'s Ciara Miller and *Love Island*'s Maura Higgins have been announced for *Dancing With the Star*'s upcoming 35th season.

- The two reality stars were previously rumored to be the next *Bachelorette*.

- Season 35 of *Dancing With the Stars* is expected to premiere this fall on ABC.

The *Dancing With the Stars* ballroom just got a lot more glamorous.

Ciara Miller of *Summer House* and Maura Higgins of *Love Island* will be slipping on their dancing shoes for the upcoming 35th season, Disney announced on Wednesday during Hulu’s Get Real House event.

The remaining contestants will be unveiled at a later date.

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Prior to the announcement, there was buzz that either Miller or Higgins could be the next *Bachelorette*.

Ciara Miller on 'Summer House'.

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The *Summer House* star was quick to shoot down the rumors. “F--- no,” Miller recently told *Glamour*. “I’m way too private.”

But it seemed Higgins’ heart was open to the idea. The Irish beauty reacted to an Instagram post by Deuxmoi, sourcing the friend of an ABC exec, that “they are looking into getting Maura Higgins to be the new Bachelorette and do a live shooting of it.” Higgins — who, like Miller, also appeared on *The Traitors* (but in different seasons) — commented with the eyes emoji, which typically signifies intrigue.

Maura Higgins on 'The Traitors'.

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Miller has been in the news lately in the wake of the bombshell revelation that her good friend, Amanda Batula, and ex-boyfriend, West Wilson, have been in a secret relationship behind the backs of the *Summer House* cast.

Describing the betrayal as “a major mindf---,” Miller opened up in a *Glamour* cover story about Batula, who split from her husband Kyle Cooke in January.

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“I just never would think that it would come from someone like Amanda, who has been what has felt like in my circle and in my corner for so long,” confessed Miller. "I think that's the craziest part."

The *Summer House* star follows in the footsteps of fellow Bravoleb Ariana Madix, who joined *Dancing With the Stars* in 2023 after it was revealed her boyfriend of 10 years, Tom Sandoval, had been carrying on an affair with her friend Raquel Leviss, a.k.a. “Scandoval.” Madix went on to take third place in season 32.

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