By Debbie Emery - Breaking Celebrity News Reporter

The pairings on Dancing with the Stars is literally the luck of the draw, and Breaking Celebrity News can exclusively reveal that pro Tristan MacManus couldn’t be happier about his new dance partner, Gladys Knight.

“I am very excited to be back on the show, that was a nice little surprise this morning,” the Irish dancer, who is preparing his second season on the show, told Breaking Celebrity News in an exclusive interview, shortly after the new cast was announced on ABC’s Good Morning America. “I am delighted, I am the lucky one!”

“I was waiting to find out who my partner was a few minutes before we went on air and I couldn’t be happier,” gushed MacManus, who was partnered with HLN host Nancy Grace in his debut season.

“I didn’t know who Nancy was last year but I am a huge music fan, I don’t think there is anyone who says they like music and doesn't know Gladys Knight.

“I am really buzzing about it, it is not every day you get to meet icons. It’s great to get someone from the entertainment industry who has had such an illustrious career and is still going. To be around someone for that many hours a day is such a