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Shannon Elizabeth would be a nice relative to have. The actress, last seen on "Dancing with the Stars," brought this little girl who appears to be a niece or cousin, and treated her to a splurge at American Girl Place at The Grove. Shannon bought her a new doll and a wardrobe that included matching necklaces for the girl and her doll. Shannon is still dating her dance partner Derek Hough, and did you know she travels to Las Vegas three times a month for poker tournaments? She's THAT good at playing the game.
Photo Credit: Splash NewsNow THAT is a good looking family. It's David Charvet and his "Dancing with the Stars" winning fiancee Brooke Burke at The Grove. David is carrying their two year old daughter Heaven, along with the diaper bag, and you can barely see 8 month old baby Shaya's head poking up from Brooke's jacket. Brooke also has two daughters from her marriage to plastic surgeon Garth Fisher.
Photo Credit: Splash NewsIt's apparent that "Dancing With The Stars" pros Karina Smirnoff and Maxsim Chmerkovskiy are in the throes of a new romance. They're both Ukrainian and look like a great match, but it IS odd that the show has been on for seven seasons and it took until NOW for them to hook up. Maxsim says they have actually known each other for fifteen years. So they've been friends for a long time and the relationship just turned romantic. At least they know what they're getting into.
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Aren't all popularity contests just about the same? Cute picture, huh!
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Dancing with the Stars judge Carrie Ann Inaba has come a LONG way since she danced topless on a stripper pole in Madonna's Girlie Show concert tour. She was doing something at "E!" channel recently and she arrived with a huge entourage of hair, makeup, PR, wardrobe, and security people. (Keep in mind, "E!" already provides those services.) Carrie Ann was described as "very demanding, and not in a nice way." She and her people took over the place and ran E! staffers ragged, running and fetching for them. Her big group even spread out unapologetically into Ryan Seacrest's area and he didn't way a word. After she cleared out, E! bought all their exhausted staffers lunch as a thank you for putting up with her.
Mario Lopez has been touring the country promoting his new book "Mario Lopez's Knockout Fitness" and we hear he is SORELY missed by his costarring dancers on Broadway in "A Chorus Line." They can't wait for his hiatus to end June 3 because - we hear that a number of the dancing girls have crushes on him - and a few of the guys too. Insiders believe that dimpled Mario, who plays Zach, has hooked up with several of the sexy dancers and it's creating quite a lot of backstage competition and drama. Anyway, we figure that by now, Mario's girlfriend Karina Smirnoff, back in LA, has decided her best strategy is to ignore all rumors.
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We were accustomed to seeing Cheryl Burke nightclubbing with her boyfriend Matthew Lawrence, who always had a sour look on his face. Since they split up, she's been rehearsing for Dancing with the Stars and not going out much. If she was down in the dumps after her bustup with Matthew, we're sure that her hot new dance partner, Chilean actor Cristian de la Fuente is cheering her up. She looks happy here on her way to Hyde.
We love diva stories - especially when they're about men. As the Dancing with the Stars tour progresses, the divas in the group become apparent. Biggest diva is said to be Joey Lawrence! He even out-demands Wayne Newton according to the National Enquirer. Joey demands a tour bus all for himself and his family, his own tanning bed, and an assistant in charge of dirty diapers. He also has a long list of special foods and items to be stocked on his bus and in all his deluxe hotel rooms. Joey believes he's the main attraction and deserves preferential treatment. Some of the pro dancers like Alec Mazo are getting rather demanding TOO but insiders say Cheryl Burke, who dates Joey's brother Matthew, is the LEAST demanding and most cooperative performer on the tour.
When Cameron Mathison signed up for Dancing with the Stars he knew he'd be spending lots of time in LA (He lives with his wife and kids in New York) and he really doesn't like hotels. He has apparently been watching those expose news shows, and acquired a fear of bedbugs and other unpleasantries potentially lurking in hotel rooms. Cameron was relieved when his wife called their friend and former All My Children costar Rebecca Budig who is married to "Bachelor" Bob Guiney. Rebecca and Bob invited him to stay at their home and they've been waiting on him hand an foot. When he's sore from dancing they draw baths for him, wake him up in the morning and make sure he never misses a rehearsal. Not only did they rescue him from what he calls "hotel hell" but they treat him like royalty.
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Cheryl Burke and Matthew Lawrence met on Dancing with the Stars when his brother Joey was on the show, and the romance has lasted almost a year so far. In fact, they're starting to look almost like an old married couple. (It's funny how much younger Cheryl seems when she's not wearing those glitzy costumes for the show.) Last night they turned up at the eclectic Phillipe Starck designed S Bar on Hollywood and Vine.
We were startled to see this photograph of Melanie "Scary Spice" Brown leaving a rehearsal for Dancing With The Stars because she suddenly looks so SLIM! She's lost all the baby weight and then some. (She gave birth to Eddie Murphy's baby last summer) Her dance partner, the Russian hottie Maksem Chmerkowskiy must be giving her QUITE a workout! Melanie has gushed about how much she enjoys dancing wih him. We can only imagine what her new husband Stephen "Belafonte" is thinking! Stephen seems to be gaining weight while Mel looks better every day.
"Dancing with the Stars" Cameron Mathison was surprised when he had his first interview with show execs and right away they asked him if he had ever posed nude or anything of that nature. Uh-oh, had his past come back to haunt him? The "All My Children" star laughed and admitted that in 1999 he WAS on the cover of Playgirl, but his pictorial inside was tastefully clothed. When they requested a copy, he took it as a sign that he might be out of the running, and was really worried. He was greatly relieved when it turned out the women who asked for the magazine simply wanted him to autograph it for them.
Melanie "Scary Spice" Brown had all the right moves last night on Dancing with the Stars and she can't say enough good things about her hunky partner Maksem Chmerkowskiy. She likes him a LOT! Her newlywed husband, who calls himself Stephen Belafonte, is annoyed by Mel's daunting rehearsal schedule and has heard ENOUGH about her Russian dance partner. (Maks IS a flirt - he admitted to having a fling with Willa Ford on the 2003 show.) Ironically Stephen has a history of temperamental outbursts and roughing up women, so it will be interesting to see how this triangle develops. For now, Stephen is tagging along to all of Mel's rehearsals to keep an eye on her.
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Last night was a match made in heaven. Due to her divorce from Paul McCartney, Heather Mills knows she is loathed by Beatle fans and she is desperate to be liked. Dancing with the Stars needed a new angle to draw in viewers who are growing tired of the same old celebrity dancers. What could be better than a one legged woman who stated that she was "afraid her leg might fly off on the dancefloor?" Viewers simply HAD to tune in and see how Heather fared. And the audience couldn't help but admire Heather's brave attempt and decent performance. Everybody got what they wanted.
Here's a HOT RUMOR and it makes all the sense in the world. We're hearing that Emmitt Smith is set to win tonight, regardless of how the voting goes. Producers decided that Emmitt HAS to win because Mario, as you read here, has told them he will NOT be going on the Dancing with the Stars tour! They can't have a tour without the winner, can they? We hear that Mario already knows he can't win, and he's okay with it. Is this another Rockstar Supernova situation, or what? Time will tell!
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