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Alfonso Ribeiro on Getting Tom Bergeron's Blessing to Host 'DWTS': 'I Follow in His Footsteps' (Exclusive)

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Alfonso Ribeiro has stepped into Tom Bergeron's dancing shoes not once, not twice, but three times. But if the new  co-host had his druthers, he'd like to step into Bergeron's shoes again and again and again.Ahead of the season 31 premiere Monday, Sept.

19 on Disney+, Ribeiro spoke with ET's Matt Cohen and opened up about co-hosting and how he's no stranger to following in Bergeron's footsteps.

For starters, Ribeiro took over Bergeron's hosting duties on  in October 2015 following Bergeron's 15-season run.It's also not the first time Ribeiro will co-host .

Also in October 2015, Ribeiro filled in for one episode, after Bergeron missed a show to be at his sick father's bedside. After getting the call earlier this summer that they'd like him to be a permanent co-host, Ribeiro said he hopped on the phone and chatted with Bergeron about it while also joking about Ribeiro, once again, following in his footsteps.«Tom and I talk every once in a while,» Ribeiro tells ET. «I'm like, Tom needs to get another big show.

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