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Why Dancing With the Stars Judge Carrie Ann Inaba Is Missing Season 34 Premiere

Carrie Ann Inaba, a judge since 2005, missed the season 34 premiere due to illness and is expected to return next week, with no guest judge replacing her.

  • Carrie Ann Inaba announced on Instagram that she will miss the premiere of Season 34 of Dancing with the Stars due to feeling "quite under the weather."
  • There will be no guest judge replacing Inaba, which means Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough will be the only judges on the panel for the premiere.
  • Inaba expressed her well wishes for the contestants in her Instagram post, stating, "I wish all the contestants the very best of luck."
  • Inaba is set to return for the second episode of Season 34, which airs on September 23.
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