Anna Delvey may have just invented a new way to compete on Dancing With the Stars.
The Inventing Anna subject—who was convicted of larceny after allegedly posing as a German heiress and scamming thousands of dollars from New York’s elites to fund her luxurious lifestyle—has been partnered up with pro dancer Ezra Sosa on season 33 of the ABC dance competition. The network announced her casting Sept. 4, teasing the debut of the “notorious ankle bracelet fashionista” on the Sept. 17 premiere.
And though Anna was recently on house arrest at her Manhattan apartment for overstaying her visa, she will still be able to compete in-person as the upcoming season films in Los Angeles.
As she revealed to E! News in an exclusive interview, “I’ve been waiting to get permission from ICE to travel out of state,” but noted that she still has travel restrictions otherwise. (For more with Anna, tune into E! News tonight Sept. 4 at 11 p.m.)
But this is not Anna’s first foray into reality TV since her 2022 prison release. Last month, she made a cheeky cameo in a promo for USA Network’s strategic competition series The Anonymous.