Stars & Athletes Pair Up For ABC Reality Competition 'The Superstars'

Access Hollywood - April 21, 2009 1:12 PM PDT
Story photo: Stars & Athletes Pair Up For ABC Reality Competition 'The Superstars'Terrell Owens, Joanna KrupaGetty ImagesAccess Hollywood

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- A host of stars are lining up to match their physical prowess with some super athletes in a new reality show for ABC.

David Charvet, Maksim Chmerkovskiy , Dan Cortese, Paige Hemmis, Julio Iglesias, Jr., Joanna Krupa, Ali Landry and Estella Warren are the stars who will pair up with an athlete to battle it out in teams on new show, "The Superstars," beginning June 23 on ABC.

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Among the athletes competing on the show are Jennifer Capriati, Brandi Chastain, Robert Horry, Jeff Kent, Kristi Leskinen, Lisa Leslie, Bode Miller and Terrell Owens , Access Hollywood can reveal.

The show, which is based on ABC's "Wide World of Sports," will pair up one star and one athlete. As a team they will compete in various sporting events such as swimming, biking, running and kayaking. There will also be some head-to-head athletic challenges, the network confirmed.

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One team will be eliminated each week until one duo is left standing.

Football star Terrell Owens has been paired with model Joanna Krupa; baseball's Jeff Kent is paired up with actress and model Ali Landry ; basketballer Robert Horry has been paired up with actress/model and former synchronized swimmer, Estella Warren: Alpine ski racer Bode Miller has been paired with "Extreme Home Makeover's" Paige Hemmis; freestyle skier Kristi Leskinen will compete with "Dancing With the Stars" professional dancer, Maksim Chmerkovskiy ; basketball star Lisa Leslie will compete with actor Dan Cortese; tennis star Jennifer Capriati and former "Baywatch" star David Charvet will compete together; and soccer star Brandi Chastain has been paired with singer, Julio Iglesias, Jr.

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  • BEATRIZ
    this will be interesting
    report abuseposted August 28, 2009 9:10 PM PDT
  • Elizabeth L
    by the way fu@k u to tried sayn white player date there own kind black bit@h get it together.ur only race everything is white
    report abuseposted August 23, 2009 7:31 PM PDT
  • Elizabeth L
    i relly like to until i saw its all about the white bi@th i thought one black men didnt mind dating black women i should kill myself for that one .and by tje way they had a white bi@th coming on like white trash she r
    report abuseposted August 23, 2009 7:29 PM PDT
  • beko
    I watched the show last night with my children who are 6& 7 years old. I was so disappointed with behavior of the supermodel. She was a poor example for kids to be watching. I am proud of TO'S conduct. As for the so called supermodel she should never been aloud on public television!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    report abuseposted June 25, 2009 12:25 AM PDT
  • Michelle
    I agree with trissiebarrow! T.O. was the bigger person by not reacting to her rudeness questioning his atheleticism and asking what does he get paid millions for. Just because you're good in a sport doesn't mean you're good in ALL sports. What does she get paid millions for? I've never even heard of her. At least I know who TO is. He was right when he said he fel
    report abuseposted June 24, 2009 8:16 PM PDT
  • Therese
    Joanna Krupa's attitude tonight on the show was horrible. What a b@#%h!!!!!!!!
    report abuseposted June 24, 2009 1:43 AM PDT
  • ShavonaB
    There was a time when network stars would do battle in fun competitions. It was so much fun seeing the stars that you loved, playing games and having fun as themselves. This sounds like the same thing. I hope that it's as fun to watch as Battle of the Network Stars was. Too bad some of you are too young to remember when 'reality' wasn't a dirty word.
    report abuseposted April 21, 2009 1:29 PM PDT
  • KellyH
    Oh goody, more reality competition shows. My life is complete.
    report abuseposted April 21, 2009 12:46 PM PDT
  • AClaxGrl
    This sounds ridiculously stupid
    report abuseposted April 21, 2009 12:34 PM PDT
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