Stars Who Prefer to Sit Out Dancing With the Stars

Dancing With the Stars has seen many famous faces, but not everyone is ready to hit the dance floor. Kevin Jonas, for instance, loves watching the show but has turned down multiple invitations to join. He shared this in a 2025 interview with InStyle, where he also mentioned that his brother Nick Jonas joked about the show asking him every season for years. Meanwhile, Tish Cyrus, mother of Miley Cyrus, has her own reasons for saying no. She admitted on the "Sorry We're Cyrus" podcast that the live aspect of the show scares her. Her daughter, Brandi Cyrus, thinks she'd be great on the show, but Tish isn't convinced. Interestingly, Tish's ex-husband, Billy Ray Cyrus, did compete in season 4 and finished in fifth place. Other celebrities have also declined the show for various reasons. Caitlyn Jenner, for example, was reportedly not interested in joining, while Tiffani Thiessen, known for "Saved by the Bell, " said she's an actor, not a dancer. Bobby Flay, the famous chef, didn't want to be known as "that guy on Dancing With the Stars" and joked that his ex-wife would divorce him if he did. Jamie Lee Curtis had a unique condition for joining: she would only do it for a big charity. Paula Deen, on the other hand, had a different reason for declining, saying that "fat girls don’t look good sweating. " Gayle King also turned down the show three times, preferring to avoid public humiliation and embarrassment.