TAMPA, Fla. -- Some big news for all you "Cool Cats and Kittens" who love Dancing With the Stars. 

Big Cat Rescue Founder Carole Baskin will be a contestant on the reality competition's 28th season. 

Baskin is now famous worldwide for her appearance in the hit Netflix documentary series "Tiger King."

Other contestants on this season include Rapper Nelly, Backstreet Boys member AJ McLean, and Bachelorette star Kaitlyn Bristowe. 

The new season of Dancing With The Stars starts September 14.