Anna Delvey doesn’t care if she wins or loses “Dancing With the Stars.”
The 33-year-old fake heiress — who will be dancing with pro partner Ezra Sosa and her court-ordered ankle monitor — made the shocking claim after the Season 33 cast was revealed on Wednesday.
When Entertainment Weekly asked the convicted con artist what it would mean if she won the mirrorball trophy, she blurted out, “Nothing, really. I don’t know.”
Appearing to amend her answer, Delvey laughed and clarified, “It would be great.”
While the disgraced socialite, who was released from prison in 2021 and remains on house arrest, seems not to care about scoring a win this season, her partner would love to secure the trophy as he’s brand new to the show.
“I’m obsessed with her,” Sosa said about Delvey, adding, “For me, it’d mean a little bit more than that though, because I do love what I do and this show’s been my biggest dream.”
Delvey, not changing her tune, interjected, “I get to have the ball, I guess?”
Confirming his partner is uninterested in winning the competition dance series, Sosa claimed Delvey “said if she won, she’d put it [the mirrorball trophy] in storage.”
As for himself, he told the outlet, “But I’d put mine on the mantle. I’ll make sure it gets some sunlight.”
Delvey shared that her decision to join “DWTS” was “very last minute” due to the legal restrictions following her prison release.
“They offered it to me, then I had to get permission from ICE to be able to travel out of state and that took about 10 days,” Delvey shared. “I didn’t really know until very last minute if I was going to able to do it or not, and then it was kind of too late to say no, so, I’m just here.”
Delvey won’t be hiding her ankle bracelet this season, either.
“I’m going to rhinestone her ankle monitor,” her partner declared. “Obviously! It’s Dancing With the Stars! What do you expect?”
The ex-socialite also teased that she’s had experience on the dance floor before.
“I used to dance a little bit when I was ages 4 and 12,” Delvey recalled to EW, “but I haven’t really danced in 20 years.”
In 2019, Delvey was sentenced to four to 12 years in prison after being found guilty of charges including grand larceny and theft in connection to defrauding institutions out of at least $250,000 to support her lavish lifestyle while pretending to be the daughter of a German oil businessman.
She was set free in 2021 on good behavior, and her story became the backdrop for Netflix’s Inventing Anna.
Delvey wasn’t the only shocking star to join “DWTS” Season 33.
The cast also includes “Beverly Hills, 90210” alum Tori Spelling, “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Phaedra Parks, Julia Roberts’ brother and Emma Roberts’ father, Eric Roberts, retired NFL player Danny Amendola, NBA star Dwight Howard, recently dumped “Bachelorette” Jenn Tran, Olympic gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik, and more.
“Dancing With the Stars” premieres on Sept. 17 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and Disney+.
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