One of the most exciting contestants is"The Talk" co-hostAmanda Kloots (viaPeople).

For Kloots, “DWTS” is more than just a fun competition.

Kloots lost her husband, Nick Cordero, on July 5, 2020 to the COVID-19 virus.

Amanda Kloots smiling

She joked, “Hannah told me if I need to call her to vent, I can.”

The pros and contestants spend many hours in the practice room, pushing their bodies to new limits.

Alan Bersten and Hannah Brown