Dancing With the Stars

NELLY: NOT AS DANGEROUS AS HE LOOKS

Nelly has never been the gangster rapper that some people assumed he was. The fact that he’s appearing on Dancing with the Stars should validate that fact. We met Nelly over 16 years ago when he filmed part of a music video at our house. He was slim and cute and surprisingly well spoken- we got the feeling he wanted to be more of a bad boy than he really WAS. (In those days rappers were mostly from the east or west coast – not the midwest, like Nelly.) Fast forward to today – he’s a fierce looking muscleman and he has raised four kids of his own…and he DANCES.

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YOU CAN’T FOOL WENDY WILLIAMS!

Love, love, love, Wendy Wlliams’ theory on what REALLY happened to Christie Brinkley and Dancing with the Stars. Wendy is convinced that Christie, 65, FAKED that shoulder injury that supposedly happened during practice last Thursday, just so her model daughter Sailor could take her place and dance on the show! Wendy has a good point: Sailor is 21 and not famous enough to be invited to do the show herself. Wendy thinks Christie agreed to appear and schemed ahead of time to have Sailor take her place! It’s great publicity for Sailor! What’s more, Wendy summed it up with a wink “You can LOOK like a teenager on the outside, but it’s all 65 on the inside!”
(It will be interesting to see if Sailor knows the dance routine perfectly on opening night Tuesday)

Above, Wendy Williams walking in New York wearing a Wendy Williams t-shirt in case you don’t recognize her new hair.

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PAM ANDERSON BOUNCES BACK AFTER FROM SPLIT FROM SOCCER STUD

Pam Anderson, 51, leased out her Malibu house and moved to Marseille to live with her soccer playing boyfriend Adil Rami, 32, last year. She said she wanted a fresh start for the second half of her life and had always planned to move to France. In July, Pam was wearing some sort of promise ring from Adil but recently the couple has been on the rocks. Pam promptly booked a job competing on Danse Avec Les Stars (the French version of Dancing with the Stars) and now she’s living in Paris. But it’s not over yet- Adil was seen leaving Pam’s hotel this week…

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CHERYL BURKE’S AMAZING NEW LOOK

It’s love the second time around for Cheryl Burke, 33, and actor Matthew Lawrence, 38. Matthew’s brother Joey Lawrence introduced them when Joey was on Dancing With The Stars in season 3. Cheryl and Matthew had a six month fling before splitting in 2008. Not long ago they got back together and Cheryl says this time she’s really in love. But what REALLY interests us is: what happened to Cheryl? She looks younger and more beautiful than EVER!

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LITTLE MAKSIM – HAPPY AT LAST!

Actually the Dancing with the Stars pro is not so little – he’s 6”2” – but he seems to have finally calmed down. During his 11 seasons the show, the dancing lothario Maksim Chmerkovskiy, has been romantically linked year after year with either his partner or another pro dancer by the press, and there were never any denials. Even Kirstie Alley enjoyed a purported romance with Maks and the series appreciated every minute of the publicity. This season he’s dancing with Amber Rose and you just KNOW there would be rumors if he wasn’t “taken.” Now Maks, 36, is engaged to fellow hoofer Peta Murgatroyd, 29, and they’re expecting a baby boy in January. Hopefully, the show will survive.
Above, Maks and Peta at a Hollywood restaurant

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RYAN LOCHTE HOPES TO DANCE HIS WAY BACK INTO OUR GOOD GRACES

The clear winner in the Ryan Lochte scandal is Dancing with the Stars. The ageing series has been losing viewers and attracting a lesser grade of “stars.” Ryan is sure to attract lots of viewers at least in the beginning. But appearing on the show IS a risk for the disgraced Olympian. If he’s a clumsy dancer and gets voted off early, it might add to the list of reasons not to like him. Even if he’s a skillful dancer, will viewers VOTE for him? Can he redeem himself? This makes for an interesting show…

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BETTER THAN A TROPHY: ROBERT HERJAVEC WON KYM JOHNSON’S LOVE

We’ve said it before: never underestimate the power of dancing. Most recently we were referring to Taylor Swift’s heated dance with total stranger Tom Hiddleston at the Met Gala. She was mightily impressed with the British actor’s moves, and he soon became her boyfriend. When Shark Tank mogul Robert Herjavec appeared on Dancing With the Stars, he was immediately smitten with the skillful dance partner he was assigned to –Kym Johnson. There is no denying the physical power of a dance partnership. Most viewers doubted that Robert, 53, and Kym,39, would remain a couple after the show ended, but they did. And what a fairy tale ending: the pretty dancer married the billionaire and they will dance happily ever after…
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IS KIM FIELDS TURNING INTO NENE LEAKES?

There’s a lot of NeNe Leakes in this recent photo of Kim Fields – note the blonde hair, the huge toothy smile, even the hand gesture. The former Facts of Life star has not only followed NeNe on to The Real Housewives of Atlanta, but now she’s appearing on Dancing with the Stars just like NeNe did. We think NeNe has taken note this phenomenon – she remarked that she didn’t think Kim was an “exciting” addition to the Housewives show, and NeNe admitted that Kim wouldn’t be HER choice if she were casting!

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KYM JOHNSON IS SAVING THE LAST DANCE FOR ROBERT HERJAVEC

Don’t hold your breath waiting for Kym Johnson, 39, to return to Dancing with the Stars any time soon. She just caught the big fish that all the dancers dream about! Billionaire Shark Tank star Robert Herjavec 53, (he’s one of the nicer ones) has just proposed to Kym. They’ve been together since they were assigned as dance partners on the show last season. Most people figured the relationship would fizzle out like most dance floor romances. But this is for real and Kym, who’s never been married, already has a huge diamond.

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MAKSIM AND PETA: JOBS ON THE SIDE

Dancing with the Stars isn’t enough to keep Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Peta Murgatroid busy year around, so they look for dance gigs wherever they can find them. Their latest appearance was at JC Penney at Manhattan Mall where they hosted a fitness event. Actually, the recently engaged pair could become quite the power couple in the world of dancing and we expect they will have no trouble finding work – if they stay together.