Celebs Who Said ‘No’ to ‘Dancing With the Stars’

Appearing on Dancing With the Stars might seem like the opportunity of a lifetime, but not everyone is interested in taking a spin around the ballroom. Others simply don't have the time. Click through to see some celebrities who (reportedly) turned down a chance at Mirrorball glory. (Photos via Rich Polk/Getty Images for Children's Hospital Los Angeles + John Lamparski/Getty Images + Neilson Barnard/Getty Images + Roy Rochlin/Getty Images)

Jamie Lee Curtis: The Scream Queens actress appeared in the Dancing With the Stars audience back in 2010, when her pal Jennifer Grey competed on (and won!) season 11. But she wasn't interested in taking the floor herself. "They've knocked. No one was home," she quipped to NBC News. She later told E! News she would "never in a million years" do the show — unless they sweetened the deal. "I'll tell you how I would do Dancing With the Stars. If they gave me a million dollars to give to charity. … I would only do it if there was a big charity component." (Photo via Rich Polk/Getty Images for Children's Hospital Los Angeles)

Ben Higgins: The Bachelor alum obviously doesn't have an aversion to appearing on reality TV — he's done three Bachelor Nation shows and one Freeform spinoff. But in an interview after his season of The Bachelor in 2016, he told Variety that he wasn't competing on season 22 of DWTS because he wanted to focus on his engagement to then-fiancée Lauren Bushnell. "Was I asked? I'm sure it was talked about," he said at the time. "My focus is not on what's next. It's on Lauren and I." (Photo via John Lamparski/Getty Images)

Tiffani Thiessen: We've seen more than one Saved By the Bell alum on the Dancing With the Stars stage, thanks to Mario Lopez and Elizabeth Berkley, but Thiessen won't be adding her name to that list anytime soon. "I've been asked a few times, but my response is that I am an actor, not a dancer," she told The Huffington Post in 2011. "I think I would rather be one of those 50 and above going back to get into shape. They can ask me then." (Photo via Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

Russell Wilson: The NFL quarterback reportedly turned down multiple offers to do the show early in his career. "I have been invited, twice actually. After my rookie year, I got invited to do Dancing with the Stars, and then after this year, I got invited to do Dancing with the Stars," he told Access Hollywood in 2014. "I need to focus on my football career right now. I'm trying to do as much as I can in terms of winning football games for the Seattle Seahawks and our franchise." He did say, though, that he's open to the possibility in the future. "I will do it at some point, for sure," he said. (Photo via Roy Rochlin/Getty Images)

Caitlyn Jenner: The Kardashian-Jenners are no strangers to Dancing With the Stars. Kim Kardashian West competed with Mark Ballas on season 7, and Rob Kardashian teamed up with Cheryl Burke on season 13. But Jenner opted not to follow in their footsteps. In 2015, her publicist told Entertainment Tonight, "They inquired if she was interested in participating in the show and I said no thank you." (Photo via Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for EJAF)

Bobby Flay: As evidenced by Beat Bobby Flay, the Food Network star isn't afraid of a little competition. But when rumors suggested that he would compete on season 16 of Dancing With the Stars in 2013, Flay was quick to shut them down. According to Eater, he told Zagat that he didn't want to "be known as that guy on Dancing With the Stars." He also joked that his wife at the time, actress Stephanie March, told him she would divorce him if he did it. (Photo via Ethan Miller/Getty Images for Vegas Uncork'd by Bon Appetit)

Gayle King: The CBS This Morning co-anchor was reportedly approached to join Dancing With the Stars three times but declined every offer. "I think it's good to keep my public humiliation to a minimum," she told Us Weekly. "I would never want to embarrass my children ever… or myself. I can't dance!" (Photo via Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Clara Lionel Foundation)

LeAnn Rimes: Rimes was reportedly considered for Dancing With the Stars more than once. "They've asked for the last three years, but I haven't had the time. That's a true commitment and a big workout," she was quoted as saying. However, she didn't rule out a future appearance. "I would love to do it, but we'll see. Maybe one day, that would be fun," she told Great American Country. (Photo via Tristan Fewings/Getty Images)

Trace Adkins: The country singer reportedly told Great American Country in 2009 that he had turned down the show, saying, "I'm not gonna do that, just not gonna do it. I'm not gonna humiliate myself just to be on television." (Photo via Angela Weiss/Getty Images)

Queen Latifah: It's unclear whether Queen Latifah ever actually received an invitation to do the show, but there were certainly rumors that she had. In 2011, there was even a report claiming that she had signed on for season 13. However, the rapper and actress quickly shut that down. "No truth to the rumors of me doing Dancing With the Stars. Love the show though so I'll be watching just like you," she reportedly tweeted. She also told Access Hollywood, "I was chillin' on a beach in Europe and all of a sudden I get a call that I'm doing Dancing With the what? Who? It was just funny. … I watch the show, I love the show, I got too much other stuff to do." (Photo via Ben Gabbe/Getty Images)

Sylvester Stallone: According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sylvester Stallone was invited to join the cast of Dancing With the Stars in 2010. And while we're sure fans would have loved to see him put his Rocky footwork to good use on the dance floor, it apparently wasn't meant to be. (Photo via Ian Gavan/Getty Images)

Demi Moore: When Rumer Willis danced to a win on season 20 of DWTS, her famous mom was one of her biggest cheerleaders. But the G.I. Jane actress reportedly declined to follow in her daughter's fancy footsteps. (Photo via Rachel Murray/Getty Images for Visionary Women Salon)

Lindsay Lohan: The Mean Girls star reportedly received — and rejected — an offer for a hefty paycheck to compete on season 16 of DWTS. (Photo via Stefania D'Alessandro/Getty Images for LuisaViaRoma)