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Bersten said the pair has already had their first rehearsal and said Spears has been \"great\" to work with, calling her \"so hard-working and so dedicated ... and so much fun.\"

\"We get along so well,\" he added.

\"He's been wonderful. My family got to meet him,\" Spears gushed of Bersten. \"Wouldn't rather do it with anyone else.\"

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PHOTO: Spears will dance with pro Alan Bersten on the new season, premiering Sept. 26 on ABC and Disney+
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Spears said she found it \"so surprising\" that her 15-year-old daughter Maddie was \"very motivated\" for her mom to join \"Dancing with the Stars.\"

\"She was like, 'Mom, you have to do it,'\" she recalled. \"She's an athlete, I think she kinda wanted to see me push myself.\"

\"Even if I embarrass myself,\" Spears said, \"I'm doing it for a good reason and hopefully giving back to a community that has literally given back to me since I was a little girl.\"

Spears is best known for playing the titular character Zoey Brooks on Nickelodeon's teen sitcom \"Zoey 101\" for four seasons between 2005 and 2008, and for singing the show's theme song. She reprised the role this year in the sequel film, \"Zoey 102.\"

Back in 2002, Spears made her acting debut in the film \"Crossroads,\" playing the younger version of the character played by her big sister Britney Spears. That same year, she joined the Nickelodeon sketch comedy series \"All That,\" playing various roles.

Most recently, Spears has starred on Netflix's \"Sweet Magnolias,\" playing Noreen Fitzgibbons, since the show premiered in 2020.

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PHOTO: Jamie Lynn Spears attends the "Zoey 102" Cocktail Party at San Vicente Bungalows on June 22, 2023 in West Hollywood, Calif.
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Spears released an EP in 2014 titled \"The Journey,\" which included the song \"How Could I Want More.\" A year prior, she sang with her big sister on \"Chillin' with You\" off the pop star's 2013 album \"Britney Jean.\"

Last year, Jamie Lynn Spears released her memoir \"Things I Should Have Said.\"

Spears has been married to husband Jamie Watson since 2014, and she is mom to two daughters: Maddie, from a previous relationship, and Ivey, with Watson.

\"Dancing with the Stars\" season 32 will air this fall on ABC and Disney+ and will stream the next day on Hulu.

Disney is the parent company of ABC News and \"Good Morning America.\"

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