'Dancing With The Stars' first aired on ABC back in 2005, and showcased celebrities taking on the role of a lifetime as they navigated the world of ballroom dancing in front of millions of weekly viewers each and every week.

The show, which is currently in its 28th season, has become a nationwide success and has featured some pretty big names such as Normani, Kim Kardashian, James Van Der Beek, and season 1 winner and soap star, Kelly Monaco.

Although the reality show is meant to showcase reality, there is a lot that happens behind the scenes that fans don't know about. With secrets, scripted moments, and production control, here are 20 hush-hush details that the producers of 'DWTS' don't want you to know.

40 Emergency Celebrities

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Each season of 'Dancing With The Stars' there are about 12-15 celebrity contestants, however, many of them don't always stick it out the whole way through. In some rare cases, some celebs have to back down, and in this case, the producers always have some emergency contestants in their back pockets.

38 Pro Dancers Sign Life Away

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When you are a professional dancer on the show, you are essentially signing your life away! In Julianne Hough's case, her career began to blossom while on the show, however, she has to turn down a lot of work due to the show.

36 Celebrity Fans

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Believe it or not, celebrities are, in fact, fans of the show! For instance, Alfonso Ribeiro was approached by producers to be on the show, and it took all of five seconds before signing him on considering he was a massive fan! Producers now scout celebrity fans of the show to make casting all that much easier.

34 Pre-Selected Winner

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Many fans always wonder if the winner is truly based on votes and scores alone, however, several sources, including TV Line, claim that the winner is pre-selected in advance! Despite votes being in and scores being high enough for one team, producers will often favour one team over another and pre-select them as winners.

32 Scripted Reality

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Although 'Dancing With The Stars' is a reality show, a lot of the moments showcased on certain episodes are sometimes planned! For instance, contestant and 'Real Housewife' Lisa Vanderpump took a tumble and "fainted" during one episode, which was later revealed as a publicity stunt to help her and Gleb Sevchenko get more votes.

30 Original: Strictly Come Dancing

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ABC's 'Dancing With The Stars' first aired in 2005, however, it is by no means the original version! We've seen countless versions of this show in other countries, however, it all began in the United Kingdom. 'Strictly Come Dancing' is the original celeb dance show that ABC later copied and created 'DWTS'.

28 Judges' Schedules

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The 'DWTS' judges seem to have it pretty easy, however, it is far from that! According to Good House Keeping, the judges are not always in Los Angeles, where the show if filmed, considering they are working on other projects. In this case, judges such as Len Goodman and Carrie Ann Inaba travel the day of the show and travel back immediately after to get back to their daytime schedule.

26 Celeb Salaries

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Celebrities give up a lot of their time and energy for the show, meaning they are missing out on other projects! Although this is a major commitment, celebs on the show do, in fact, get paid for their time. Certain celebs agree upon a set figure for their time on the show, while others get paid a specific number per episode they appear on.

24 Kate Gosselin Scandal

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Kate Gosselin is easily one of the most disliked contestants on the entire series of the show! Not only did she complain, whine and criticize her routines every week, but she also would not take any constructive criticism. Additionally, she made her partner, Tony Dovolani, go completely mad, to the point where the two had a very hostile relationship.

22 Spray Tan Bonanza

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Producers enforce strict rules on their celeb and professional dancers! Considering they are expected to look their best on camera, contestants and pro dancers undergo major beauty regimens including constant spray tan sessions. According to Women's Health Magazine, the show uses over 5 gallons of spray tan per season.