"I absolutely love dancing," Candace told US Weekly, "I have no dance experience whatsoever, but from being a kid to today, if there's a wedding or a party, I'm the first girl on the dance floor, and I'm the last one off." And when it comes to preparation, Bure has more than dance pro Mark Ballas to help her on the dance floor.

"My husband Val's a professional athlete, and he did a very similar show to this in Canada. And he won two years ago. So I want to challenge myself the way that he did, and see if I can bring home the mirror ball trophy."

Candace also said she has lots of bruises on her legs and back from practicing. She and her dancing partner Mark Ballas will start with a contemporary dance next monday, when the show premieres.

According to her husband, Val Bure, Candace will face a greater challenge than the show's physical demands. "I think he prepared me going in," she said. "That it gets really, really tough, not only physically, but mentally, and that's what's helped me the most. Because I had been through it, even on the other side, not as the competitor, I know how much effort it takes. So I think a lot of people get surprised when they go into these competition shows and go, 'Oh, I didn't realize how hard this would be!' And I know how hard this is going to be."

Read more about Dancing With The Stars on the website of ABC.