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New Kids On The Block's Jonathan Knight Joins Cast Of 'Amazing Race' With Boyfriend

Jonathan Knight And Boyfriend Join The Cast Of 'Amazing Race'
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Entertainment Editor, HuffPost

Jonathan Knight and his boyfriend are taking their relationship "Step by Step" around the world.

Knight and Harley Rodriguez will join the cast of "The Amazing Race" for Season 26. The new season will be the first ever all-dating couples season, with five of the teams actually going on blind dates.

After the news of the casting was announced, Knight tweeted about his excitement:

So happy to finally be able to officially say Harley and I will be on season 26 of the amazing race! http://t.co/R6OD30cWI6

— Jonathan Knight (@JonathanRKnight) January 20, 2015

Knight said it'll be "interesting" doing the competition with Rodriguez, adding, "This is probably going to be the most time that we've been together continually," according to People. The NKOTB singer went on to say that if there's a tough situation they wouldn't argue, however, and would instead "help each other through it."

In addition to Knight, the cast also includes Olympic bronze medallist Aly Dudek and bobsledder Steven Langton:

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"The Amazing Race 26" premieres Wednesday, Feb. 25 at 9:30 p.m. ET on CBS.

For more, head to TV Guide.

Before You Go

1
William "Bopper" Minton and Mark Jackson
CBS
Minton, 43 and Jackson, 47 are friends from Clay County, Ky. They came in 5th place in Season 20.
2
Brendon Villegas and Rachel Reilly
CBS
The newlyweds, known as "Brenchel," are from Los Angeles, Calif. and came in 3rd place in Season 20. He's currently a PhD student in biomedical physics at UCLA and she's a TV personality.
3
Jennifer Wayne and Caroline Cutbirth
CBS
Friends Wayne, 31 and Cutbirth, 30 are from Nashville, Tenn. and Waco, Texas respectively and came in 4th place on Season 22. Wayne is a songwriter while Cutbirth is a "ramblin' music promoter."
4
David O'Leary and Connor O'Leary
CBS
Aged 59 and 22 respectively, the O'Leary father-son duo are both cancer survivors and came in 8th place on Season 22. The older O'Leary is a real estate investor and his son is a student/ professional cyclist.
5
Herbert "Flight Time" Lang and Nate "Big Easy" Lofton
CBS
Flight Time and Big Easy are not only friends, they're also Harlem Globetrotters. They came in 4th place on Season 16 and 2nd place on Season 18. Maybe this time, they'll take home a number one.
6
Cord McCoy and Jet McCoy
CBS
Brothers from Oklahoma, Cord McCoy and Jet McCoy are a cowboy and a rancher respectively, and came in 2nd place on Season 16 and 6th place on Season 18.
7
Joseph "Joey" Graceffa and Meghan Caramena
CBS
Graceffa, 22 and Caramena, 26 are best friends and YouTube hosts from Los Angeles. The duo came in 5th place on Season 22
8
John Erck and Jessica Hoel
CBS
Erck, 28 and Hoel, 27 are an engaged couple from Minnesota. They came in 9th place on Season 22, and are the only team to ever have an Express Pass and be eliminated.
9
Leo Temory and Jamal Zadran
CBS
Temory, 27 and Zadran, 26 call themselves the "Afghanimals," and are cousins from California. The duo recently came in 4th place on Season 23. Temory is a entrepreneur/ restaurateur and Zadran is the owner of Zadran Investment Group.
10
Margie O’Donnell and Luke Adams
CBS
The mother-son pair from Colorado and Philadelphia, respectively came in 3rd place on Season 14 and 8th place on Season 18. She's a RN/ senior clinical research associate and he's a motivational speaker/ advancement associate.
11
Natalie Anderson and Nadiya Anderson
CBS
The Anderson twins, 27 are from Edgewater, N.J. and came in 4th place on Season 21. Natalie is a student and Nadiya is studying to be a CrossFit instructor.
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