kellie pickler

'Dancing With the Stars' won't officially announce the cast of its new season until Tuesday, Feb. 26 on 'Good Morning America,' but the leaks are already beginning to spring. It might be a country cast this time around, as Kellie Pickler and Wynonna Judd are rumored to be joining this upcoming season, trading their cowgirl boots for dancing shoes.

Like any good southern gal, North Carolina native Kellie Pickler knows how to cook. In fact, the ‘Tough’ songstress was recently invited to demonstrate a few recipes on ABC’s cooking show, ‘The Chew.’ From the moment she walked on stage carrying a basket of pickles in mason jars (get it? Kellie Pickler makes pickles?), she was a complete hit on the daytime television show.

It was a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment during the 2012 CMT Music Awards on Wednesday (June 6). Who was the Marine seated next to Kellie Pickler? He certainly isn’t her husband Kyle — did she bring someone back from her recent USO trip?