{"id":5978,"date":"2026-06-18T12:36:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T12:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/jimmy-kimmels-sidekick-guillermo-rodriguez-tapped-for-dancing-with-the-stars-season-35\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T12:36:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T12:36:05","slug":"jimmy-kimmels-sidekick-guillermo-rodriguez-tapped-for-dancing-with-the-stars-season-35","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/jimmy-kimmels-sidekick-guillermo-rodriguez-tapped-for-dancing-with-the-stars-season-35\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Kimmel&#8217;s sidekick Guillermo Rodriguez tapped for Dancing With the Stars&#8217; Season 35"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F06%2Fcrop-9002882.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Guillermo Rodriguez is headed to the ballroom!<\/p>\n<p>Jimmy Kimmel\u2019s sidekick is joining Season 35 of \u201cDancing With the Stars,\u201d the late-night talk show host announced on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have a major announcement to make. I have been authorized, deputized even \u2026 to reveal the name of a major celebrity contestant who will be competing in the upcoming season,\u201d Kimmel, 58, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZtjXCiBmuw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told viewers<\/a>. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">jimmy kimmel live\/ instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">CBS via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThis person is someone you know, someone you love and someone we know quite well,\u201d he teased.<\/p>\n<p>After Rodriguez quipped that he \u201ccouldn\u2019t wait to find out\u201d who the person was, curtains parted to reveal him as the contestant in question.<\/p>\n<p>The 55-year-old gave a glimpse of his dance moves in a blue costume with ruffled sleeves as the crowd cheered.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">ABC via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">Disney via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHe will become the first ever parking lot security guard to dance with the stars,\u201d Kimmel said, referencing Rodriguez\u2019s start at the studio before becoming his right-hand man.<\/p>\n<p>The Emmy winner subsequently urged Rodriguez not to \u201close a single adorable pound.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kimmel\u2019s \u201cexcited\u201d and \u201chappy\u201d pal replied, \u201cI promise, if I lose five pounds, I\u2019m gonna gain 10 pounds back right away.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">Disney via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">ABC via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Rodriguez is the fourth person to be tapped for this fall\u2019s installment of \u201cDWTS.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSummer House\u201d star Ciara Miller will also be competing for the Mirrorball trophy in the wake of her co-stars\u2019 West Wilson and Amanda Batula\u2019s bombshell romance betrayal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI grew up dancing,\u201d the Bravolebrity, 30, told Us Weekly of the \u201cDWTS\u201d gig in April. \u201cI did ballet for 10 years. Why not?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">Disney via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">Disney via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cLove Island\u201d alum Maura Higgins will also be taking the stage.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, news broke in May that Savannah Bananas star Jackson Olson will take part in the season.<\/p>\n<p>The baseball player, notably, is Pat Sajak\u2019s daughter Maggie Sajak\u2019s boyfriend.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/18\/entertainment\/jimmy-kimmels-sidekick-guillermo-rodriguez-tapped-for-dancing-with-the-stars-season-35\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guillermo Rodriguez is headed to the ballroom! 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