Chaz Confirms Cher Will Attend

Chaz Bono confirms speculation that his mother Cher and stepmother Mary Bono Mack will both in the audience to watch him compete on tonight's Dancing With The Stars, reports People magazine.

Bono reveals his mother texted him just before last Monday's show, saying, "I wanted people to be able to feel your presence and not take away from that and I think you've made your presence known now."

Bono says, "So I texted her back and I said, 'OK, so if I make it through this week that means you'll come to Monday's show?' And she said, 'Yes.'"

"It's very exciting," Bono says, adding that "my mom and my stepmom Mary Bono Mack are coming, along with my aunt and uncle and my brother. It will be a real family affair."

Dancing With The Stars airs tonight on ABC.