‘Fake heiress’ Anna Delvey to compete on Dancing With The Stars

Complicating her latest starring role is the ankle bracelet – or electronic tag – she has worn since October 2022,

Anna Delvey, also known as Anna Sorokin, poses at her apartment in New York in May 2023 to promote her podcast The Anna Delvey Show (John Carucci/AP)

Anna Sorokin, the con artist who was convicted of swindling banks, hotels and friends in 2019 after falsely building a reputation as a wealthy German heiress named Anna Delvey, will compete on US TV show Dancing With The Stars.

Described as the “notorious ankle bracelet fashionista” in a press release, Sorokin was announced on Wednesday on Good Morning America along with the likes of former NBA star Dwight Howard, actor Tori Spelling and Jenn Tran, The Bachelorette lead whose season ended on Tuesday night.