Things are gradually coming to fruition regarding the twelfth season of Dance with the stars. At the start of the school year, the famous competition will return to TF1 and many changes are already planned. Especially on the side of the jury. Last year, we left a very eclectic quartet composed of the emblematic Chris Marques, the multiple-victorious dancer Denitsa Ikonomova, Francois Alu and fashion designer Jean-Paul Gaultier. Among them, only two have agreed to re-enter for the 2022 edition. These are Chris Marques and François Alu, who will be accompanied by Bilal Hassani, finalist for the last season, and Marie-Agnès Gillot.
Jean-Paul Gaultier could not get back into the adventure because of a “crazy project“which awaits him in the fall, explained the producer, Frédéric Pedraza, to the Parisian. And after only one season as a juror, Denitsa Ikonomova will also do without commenting on the performances of the new candidates. But even more surprisingly, she won’t take part in the competition either. This is the first time that the pretty 35-year-old Bulgarian will not be in the cast of the show at all since her arrival in 2012.
“He was offered to return to the court but his schedule does not allow it“, justified Frédéric Pedraza. And to specify: “She is preparing the choreography for a big film at the start of the school year, and is working on another feature film.” The doors are nevertheless always open to him for the future and Denitsa Ikonomova “will return around an event in the show“during the season.
The dancer will therefore in any case spend a lot of time away from her companions and friends from the front page show and more particularly from Francois Alu, whom she has been very close to since their meeting. The two professional dancers indeed spend a lot of time together, outside of TV sets. If the rumors saying they are a couple are rife – the star dancer of the Paris Opera recently revealed that he was in a relationship “with a dancer” – neither of them spoke on the subject. .