Abby Lee Miller says she’s returning to “Dance Moms.”
The reality star announced the news on Instagram on Friday.
“OMG! Can you believe I’m going to film Season 8 of Dance Moms! Yes, it’s official! We begin the end of Jan!” she wrote.
Abby Lee also shared a photo showing her looking excited.
She had teased a “Big announcement” in a Christmas Instagram post, showing her smiling with Santa.
“See Santa had ME on the NICE list!” she wrote, adding, “Big announcement coming soon!”
The same night she shared a snap showing her with “Dance Moms” star JoJo Siwa, at JoJo’s family’s Christmas party.
In November, Abby Lee also got fans excited when she seemed to be teasing her return to the show after sharing a behind-the-scenes-looking pic on Instagram.
“Grrrrrrrr!!!! Back to the daily grind Comment if you can guess what we’re shooting today,” she wrote, adding a host of hashtags, including #DanceMoms.
Abby Lee’s”Dance Moms” news comes at the end of what’s been a tough year for the reality star.
She underwent emergency spinal surgery in April to treat what doctors initially thought was a severe infection. She later received a preliminary diagnosis of Burkitt lymphoma, and took to social media to express gratitude for the outpouring of support from fans.
She had a second spinal surgery over the summer, and revealed in a July Instagram post that she had undergone her fifth round of chemotherapy.
Abby Lee was released from prison earlier this year. She had been sentenced in 2017 to one year and a day for bankruptcy fraud and bringing more than $120,000 worth of Australian currency stateside without reporting it, per the Associated Press.
“Dance Moms” recently featured guest choreographers Cheryl Burke, Lauriann Gibson, Aisha Francis and Miranda Maleski.
A rep for Lifetime, which airs “Dance Moms,” wasn’t immediately available for comment.
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