Julianne Hough & Bruno Tonioli Reflect On Longevity Of ‘Dancing With The Stars’: “Everybody Was Saying, ‘This Is Never Gonna Work'”

Dancing with the Stars may be a reality competition staple today, but that wasn’t always the case, as co-host Julianne Hough and judge Bruno Tonioli recall. In a recent interview with People at the 2026 Disney Upfront, Hough and Tonioli reflected on the pervasive doubt about whether the format would work. “I mean, this show […]

By Natalie Oganesyan