Patrick Randak/NBC(NEW YORK) — NBC announced on Tuesday the 16 celebrities who will compete on the seventh season of The Celebrity Apprentice.
This season’s competitors include actors Gilbert Gottfried, Vivica A. Fox, Lorenzo Lamas, Keshia Knight Pulliam, and Ian Ziering. It also includes reality stars Kate Gosselin, Brandi Glanville and Kenya Moore.
There are athletes competing as well, including two-time World Series champion Johnny Damon, former NFL player Terrell Owens, Olympic snowboarder Jamie Anderson, and gold medal Olympian Shawn Johnson.
Deadliest Catch star Sig Hansen, plus Geraldo Rivera, Leeza Gibbons and Grammy Award-nominated singer Kevin Jonas, round out the celebrity competitors.
“This season of The Celebrity Apprentice is on point to be the best yet,” creator Donald Trump said in a statement. “With 16 extraordinary contestants bringing their energy to the boardroom, it is sure to be a hit, as always.”
The reality show competition will also feature scenes from the late Joan Rivers, who appears in two episodes during the season, when the former Apprentice champ returned as an advisor. Piers Morgan, who won the original Apprentice, also returns this season as an advisor.
Trump returns to the boardroom to judge the celebs, alongside his kids, Don Jr., Ivanka and Eric.
The Celebrity Apprentice returns Jan. 4 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on NBC. It will then air in its regular time slot, on Monday nights at 8 ET/PT.
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