Host Tom Bergeron EXITS 'DWTS'

Gone from 'Dancing With The Stars'

Tom Bergeron, who has hosted the ABC  reality show juggernaut "Dancing with the Stars" since its debut in 2005, will be hanging up his dancing shoes, he tweeted Monday evening.

Just informed @DancingABC will be continuing without me. It's been an incredible 15 year run and the most unexpected gift of my career. I'm grateful for that and for the lifelong friendships made. That said, now what am I supposed to do with all of these glitter masks?

— Tom Bergeron (@Tom_Bergeron) July 13, 2020

His co-host, Erin Andrews, also will not be returning for Season 29.

“Tom Bergeron will forever be part of the Dancing with the Stars family,” reads a joint statement from ABC and BBC Studios, which produces the show. “As we embark on a new creative direction, he departs the show with our sincerest thanks and gratitude for his trademark wit and charm that helped make this show a success.”