Anna Sorokin's Viral Comeback: From Dancing with an Ankle Monitor to NYFW Headliner

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Anna Sorokin is back on the cultural stage and, true to form, she’s making her return impossible to ignore. According to both Page Six and Telegrafi, a New York court has finally granted Sorokin permission to return to social media after years of forced silence following her release from house arrest in 2022. The comeback kicked off with a viral Instagram carousel of garden photos shot by Oliver Halfin and captioned simply Stockholm syndrome, signaling to her million-plus followers that the Anna Delvey era is far from over (as reported by People and AOL). The new freedom to post is not just symbolic—Sorokin has told People that regaining her voice online is a vital first step, thanking her legal team and stating she’s ready to share more news soon.

But that’s just the beginning. Making a move that blends legal risk and tabloid spectacle, Anna Sorokin is now officially a contestant on ABC’s Dancing With the Stars Season 33—the first ever to dance with a court-mandated ankle monitor visibly strapped to her custom glamour looks, her pro partner Ezra Sosa by her side. ABC confirmed it was only a week before the cast reveal that she received ICE permission to leave her New York base and film in Los Angeles, as covered by Spreaker on November 9. Predictably, social media erupted with both mockery and support over having a convicted scammer become mainstream reality TV fodder, but there’s no denying it paid off: Variety and The New York Times report the show’s early numbers were the best for the franchise in years, largely thanks to Sorokin’s brief but viral appearance.

Never content to sit back, Anna used the opportunity to tease her next act: headlining and producing a New York Fashion Week show for designer SHAO, both on the runway and behind the scenes, as well as coproducing multiple events with fashion publicist Kelly Cutrone. Us Weekly caught up with her at the UPRISE 2025: The Art of Resistance event, where she confirmed renting her own Manhattan apartment, a new start after months upstate, and revealed she’s at work on an art collection and plotting a fashion label—turning that infamy into influence one Instagram at a time.

Of course, legal shadows persist. Her high-profile deportation case remains unresolved according to AOL and Us Weekly, so any TV or business deal could be upended at a moment’s notice. And while she recently had to jump on Instagram to squash a tabloid rumor linking her to an influencer bunny scandal, Sorokin seems unfazed, weaponizing headlines in her slow roll from disgraced con artist to polarizing pop brand—a transformation sure to keep both law reporters and gossip columnists on high alert for what Anna Delvey does next.

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