From handcuffs and house arrest to the dance floor, Anna Sorokin, also known as Anna Delvey, is set to join the upcoming season of “Dancing With The Stars.”
The con artist, whose life story inspired the Netflix series *Inventing Anna*, has signed up to compete on the U.S. version of *Strictly Come Dancing*. In recent years, Delvey—whose real name is Anna Sorokin—has become infamous for her crimes, pretending to be a wealthy socialite in New York.
This year's *Dancing With The Stars* cast also includes two Team USA Olympians: rugby player Ilona Maher and gymnastics bronze medalist Stephen Nedoroscik, as well as *Beverly Hills, 90210* actress Tori Spelling. Joining them on the dance floor will be Oscar nominee Eric Roberts and *Real Housewives of Atlanta* star Phaedra Parks.
Sorokin will be paired with professional dancer Ezra Sosa and will compete while wearing an ankle monitor. She has been under house arrest since 2022 and is currently fighting a deportation order.
Her spokesperson, Juda Engelmayer, mentioned that she could travel within 70 miles of her home and anywhere within New York City under previous house arrest conditions but did not comment on any changes to those rules.
Sorokin was found guilty in 2019 of theft of services and grand larceny, having scammed more than $200,000 from banks and luxury hotels. She falsely claimed to have a $60 million trust fund and an ambitious project to create an arts foundation.
In reality, she was a recent magazine intern from an ordinary family of Russian immigrants living in Germany. By staying in expensive hotels and presenting a jet-set life on Instagram, she managed to trick others into believing her fantasy and picking up her bills.
Her story gained international attention in 2018 after a New York Magazine feature by Jessica Pressler. It was later adapted by Shonda Rhimes into a Netflix series, with Julia Garner portraying Sorokin.
Sorokin was paid $320,000 by Netflix for *Inventing Anna*, but she could not keep all the money due to a New York law that prevents criminals from profiting from their notoriety.
"I never asked for Netflix to buy my story, it just happened," Sorokin told the BBC in 2021, following her release from prison. "And everything else, it just spun out of my control."
