Hit reality show Dancing with the Stars is about to get a whole lot Scarier.
Former contestant Mel B is in the running to take over as a co-host of the show.
Current co-host Samantha Harris has announced she is leaving the show, and producers are now racing to find a co-host before the celeb dance contest kicks off its new season on March 22 on ABC in the US.
A shortlist of replacements have been drawn up including two former contestants Melissa Rycroft and Brooke Burke.
But according to reports, it’s now Mel B who is the frontrunner to co-host the show.
The singer, Scary Spice in the girl band the Spice Girls, is also no stranger to the show, after she came in second place in season five.
And it has been revealed the mum of two was invited to the ABC studios this week for a screen test.
An announcement on Harris’ replacement is expected shortly.
Dancing With The Stars host Samantha Harris said it was “definitely a shocker” when Macy Gray talked about losing her dance virginity on live TV.
Samantha, 35, is hosting the new season of the show and she said she was left shocked when singer Macy Gray was asked about her performance and said live on the show: “I just busted my cherry.”
The comment was bleeped out of the east and west coast broadcasts.
Samantha said to OK! after the show: “When Macy made the comment about losing her dance virginity, it was definitely a shocker.
“We were used to [former DWTS competitor] Cloris Leachman making some broad comedic statements that were somewhat shocking, but I think Cloris would have blushed from this.
“But I think it’s what makes Macy such a great addition to our show – she’s exactly who she is. I’m sure it will find its way onto YouTube. The stage managers and cast were blown away.
“I actually had to turn away from camera and step out because I was laughing that she’d said something so shocking on camera but I think worse has been done on live TV.”
Former 98 Degrees front man Nick Lachey has finally gotten a job! The former singer is set to host ABC/Disney’s ‘High School Musical: Summer Session’. The show is basically a talent show based on the hit ‘High School Musical’ franchise. The show is set to premiere on June 20th. This is Nick’s first so-called real job since his reality gig ‘Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica’ went off the air and he divorced from Jessica. I’m not counting the album he recorded after that because it flopped anyway. Was his brother Drew not available? He’s become the more famous brother after ‘Dancing with the Stars’. Drew should have been the host.
