Alfonso Ribeiro Explains How His Previous DWTS Win Helps Him Now as a Co-Host

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Ahead of the play 31 premiere connected Disney+, Dancing With the Stars' Alfonso Ribeiro talked however his past acquisition with the contention bid helped him with the hosting gig.

What the Move to Disney+ Means for Dancing with the Stars

Season 31 of Dancing With the Stars is a afloat ellipse infinitesimal for Alfonso Ribeiro.

That's what the new Dancing With the Stars co-host revealed to E! News successful an exclusive chat up of the caller season's Sept. 19 premiere. For those who whitethorn not recall, Alfonso and his spouse Witney Carson won play 19 of the series, and present he's returned to the dancing contention arsenic Tyra Banks' co-host.

And portion Alfonso doesn't see himself the "perfect host," helium understands the benefits of having him backmost successful the ballroom.

"I'm present due to the fact that of the information that I person truthful overmuch acquisition with the show," helium shared. "Because of that, it brings a familiarity that I don't deliberation a batch of different hosts successful the concern mightiness automatically travel successful with."

Not lone has Alfonso won DWTS before, but he's besides served arsenic a impermanent justice and a substitute justice successful the past.

He went connected to explain that viewers are witnessing relationships that were cultivated agelong earlier accumulation started up for play 31. Case successful point: Alfonso confirmed that helium had a relationship with Tyra anterior to their caller on-screen partnership.

In fact, Tyra, who joined Alfonso for the E! News interview, noted that they person a narration "like a member and sister."

"I deliberation it's conscionable gonna beryllium this love-fest of brainsick fun," she teased of the caller season, "but besides emotion. There's a batch of touching moments and we're gonna beryllium up determination with those dancers and stars and truly connecting to their hearts arsenic well."

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See much of the co-hosts erstwhile play 31 of Dancing with the Stars premieres unrecorded Sept. 19 connected Disney+.

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