“From Courtroom to Dance Floor: How a Convicted Fraudster Plans to Steal the Spotlight on ‘Dancing With The Stars’!”
The 33-year-old, born Anna Sorokin, will be partnered up with pro dancer Ezra Sosa.
Anna Delvey, the con artist who posed as a German heiress to scam NYC’s elite, has been announced as a new competitor on Dancing with the Stars
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The official announcement features her in a glittering dress, high heels, and the ankle bracelet she has been wearing since 2022.
Anna was first arrested on larceny charges in 2017. Two years later, she was convicted and sentenced to four to twelve years in prison.
The fake heiress was initially released for good behavior in February 2021.
However, she was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement Custody (ICE) shortly afterward for overstaying her visa.
Anna was in ICE custody for over a year—during which she threw an art show for her prison sketches—and was released on bail to home arrest at her Manhattan apartment in October 2022.
The fraudster will compete in her ankle bracelet, as she’s been in house arrest since 2022
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Though her deportation case is ongoing, she was reportedly granted permission to participate in the ABC competition, which is filmed in Los Angeles.
“I had to ask ICE for permission to travel out of state and that took about I think 10 days, so I did not know if I was going to be able to join until mid last week, so everything happened at the very last minute,” Anna told Extra after the cast reveal.
She also revealed her plans to take her dance partner to New York Fashion Week, where she’s reportedly scheduled to walk the SHAO runway.
“I’m so excited to take Ezra to the Fashion Week and he’s going to be walking one of our shows. I’m producing, I think, five shows with Kelly Cutrone this season. We produced a show on my rooftop last year, so on 9/11 it’s going to be our one-year anniversary.”
