Suzanne Somers Turned Down 'Dancing With The Stars!'

[Brian Damage]

Here’s a little “how the sausage gets made” moment for you Dancing with the Stars fans. Before settling on this season’s lot of “stars,” ABC was rebuffed by Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg, Sylvester Stallone, Ann Coulter, Condoleezza Rice, the real Erin Brockovich, Richard Branson, Tim Allen and Suzanne Somers. “We’ve approached a lot of people over the years,” executive producer Conrad Green told THR. “People say no for a variety of reasons. Some people like the show but think they suck at dancing. It’s a lot easier to say no than it is to say yes.”

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