Carrie Ann Inaba will replace Julie Chen on 'The Talk'

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Carrie Ann Inaba, who has been with 'Dancig With the Stars' since the beginning will co-hosting 'The Talk.'

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JULIE CHEN has gotten her wish.

Carrie Ann Inaba , one of the judges for Dancing with the Stars, has been named to replace Chen on The Talk on CBS, reported Variety.

Chen resigned from her hosting duties on the day-time gabfest after her husband, CBS executive Les Moonves, resigned under the cloud of sexual harassment allegations.

She actually mentioned Inaba as her choice to replace her when she announced she would be leaving the show. 

“Carrie Ann,” Chen said, “I don’t know, but in my opinion, you look awful good sitting in that chair my Asian sister. I’m just saying.”

In addition to her new role on The Talk, Inaba will continue to be a judge on DWTS, a position she has had since the show premiered in 2005, according to People. Both shows are taped in Los Angeles.
Prior to Dancing with the Stars, Chen appeared in the Fox series, In Living Color, as a Fly Girl dancer.
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Mirai Nagasu - from the skating rink to the dance floor

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Figure skater Mirai Nagasu with her dance partner, Alan Bersten.

WELL, she got her wish. Mirai Nagasu is trading in her blades for high heels as she competes in Dancing With the Stars.

Remember when U.S. Olympic figure skater Mirai Naagasu made a joke about being on Dancing With the Stars? 

She got ripped for joking around when she failed to perform up to her best. She flubbed her triple axel in the individual free skate to help the U.S. team get a bronze medal. Her historic performance raised hope for a medal in the individual performances.

Back in February, in the heat of the Olympic competition, she failed to medal in the individual competition. She wasn't alone. All three of the U.S. women's figure skater performed below expectations. Mirai was unable to repeat the triple axel. She ended up in 10th place.

The 25-year old Southern Californian was disappointed and tired and in one interview, she quipped that the Olympics was just an audition for Dancing With the Stars “because I want to be a star.”

It looks like Mirai gets the last laugh.

“I think I’ve literally cried my way through these Olympic Games,” she tells PEOPLE in an interview one day after her final performance in Gangneung, South Korea. “It’s been an experience that I will never forget.”

This season of the popular dance competition will feature all athletes. Mirai will be competing agains the likes of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Tonya Harding, Johnny Damon and fellow Winter Olympians: snow boarder Jamie Anderson, luger Chris Mazdzer, figure skater and close fiend Adam Rippon and more

"Since it's so competitive, we're trying to hit the ground running," said Alan Bersten, Mirai's partner and dance coach. "We're not even doing a Week 1 dance, we're doing a Week 7 dance," which will be the salsa.

While Mirai admits she's a little uncomfortable on the dance floor but she is ready to be a dance champion.

"I fall all the time, but I get back up and keep going," she said.

Dancing with the Stars: Athletes premieres Monday, April 30 on ABC, 8 p.m. ET.______________________________________________________________________________