Dancing With The Stars! And The Winner Is...
Posted on May 23, 2012 @ 04:00AM - 1 comment
Cheese heads rejoice!
Green Bay Packer Donald Driver is your Dancing with the Stars champ following a season some trumpeted as the most competitive ever.
The Super Bowl champion wide receiver was named this season's winner after an impressive run this season with pro partner Peta Murgatroyd. He was flanked by his family as confetti and streamers rained down on the ballroom stage in celebration of his win.
Who Was Perfect Twice On Dancing With The Stars?
Posted on May 22, 2012 @ 12:00AM - 1 comment
It's official: Katherine Jenkins can sing and dance.
The Welsh mezzo-soprano stunner went 60 for 60 on Monday, amazing the judging trio of Bruno Tonioli, Carrie Ann Inaba and Len Goodman with a paso doble and a freestyle that were simply divine.
"That was a dance of a champion," Carrie Ann told Katherine after her freestyle. "You are a champion."
Not to be outdone, William Levy's 30-point cha cha and 29-point freestyle wowed on the year's penultimate outing.
While Len called the "Cuban Brad Pitt's" first dance "as good as I've ever seen in 14 seasons," he cost them perfection by only awarding nine points on the freestyle, as he said it was too "predictable."
The Surprising Elimination On Dancing With The Stars!
Posted on May 16, 2012 @ 01:00AM - 4 comments
Maria Menounos is going home.
Despite tying for Monday night's high with 59 points, voters sent the Extra beauty packing, leaving Katherine Jenkins, William Levy and Donald Driver to duke it out in the finals.
"I learned so many things," Maria, 33, said after she was eliminated. "I learned how strong I was. I learned to persevere. We didn't know our dances yesterday until we got on the floor."
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Maria's pro partner Derek Hough said he loved "dancing with this person -- not just dancing with her, but just her as a person.
"She's not just a champion of dancing," Derek said, "she's a champion of life."
Maria returned the kind words, saying she "wouldn't have made it this far without [Derek's] amazing talents and choreography."
Dancing With The Stars: Which Two Contestants Were Perfect?
Posted on May 15, 2012 @ 04:00AM - 1 comment
William Levy and Maria Menounos tied for the night's high with 59 points apiece, as both posted perfect scores of 30 Monday, with William delivering a sexy samba and Maria showing her mastery of the tango.
Bruno Tonioli described Maria's perfect dance as "titillating, enticing [and] absolutely fabulous;" the Extra host's follow-up jive was a near-perfect 29 points.
William's first dance, the tango, got him 29 points; the "Cuban Brad Pitt's" perfect samba had judge Len Goodman raving, "I've never looked at a man's bum for so long in my life!"
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Bruno told William, "You were like the dictator of the tango!"
No stranger to pressure-filled Monday nights, Donald Driver delivered 57 points on the evening with a 28-point tango and a 29-point samba judge Carrie Ann Inaba gave him a 10 for, telling him "I just thought that was A-plus."
Two More Gone! Who Was Eliminated On Dancing With The Stars?
Posted on May 09, 2012 @ 07:00AM - Add a comment
Roshon Fegan and Melissa Gilbert were both sent home, leaving a final four of William Levy, Maria Menounos, Katherine Jenkins and Donald Driver in the hunt for this year's mirrorball trophy.
"I'm definitely very happy that I can add ballroom dancing to my super-duper dance moves," Roshon, 20, said after he was ousted. His dance partner, Chelsie Hightower, called the Disney star "a joy to work with [who] came to work everyday willing to work and with such a great attitude.
"I'm happy to end it on a high note," Chelsie told Roshon, "and I'm happy I had you as my partner."
Next out was Melissa Gilbert, whose elimination comes as little surprise, as she was consistently among the back finishers the past few weeks.
Who Was Perfect On Dancing With The Stars?
Posted on May 08, 2012 @ 12:30AM - 2 comments
Latin heartthrob William Levy's torrid run on the ABC hit this season continued as the beefcake foxtrotted to a perfect 30 points in his first dance.
"You bring these performances to life," Carrie Ann Inaba told the hunk, who's been dubbed the "Cuban Brad Pitt," while Len Goodman said William's "technique and flare" complemented the dance.
William didn't lose any momentum in his second performance, in which he donned a Zorro mask to dance the a paso doble with pros Cheryl Burke and Tony Dovolani, getting 27 points, good for a night's high of 57 total.
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With two couples on the way out, everyone needed a stellar showing, and Roshon Fegan delivered one on Monday, racking up 56 total points -- 29 for his foxtrot and 27 for his paso doble.
Bruno Tonioli compared Fegan's foxtrot to "watching a young Mickey Rooney," while Len Goodman praised the Disney star for his "tight buttocks."
Dancing With The Stars: Who Had The Most Latin Flair?
Posted on Apr 16, 2012 @ 07:00PM - 1 comment
The great Carlos Santana took the stage as Dancing with the Stars aired their Latin-themed episode on Monday night, and the competition was sizzling, with two of this season's standouts again finding themselves in a showdown atop the night's leaderboard.
RadarOnline.com has a clip of all the highlights you missed!
'DWTS' Scoop: William Levy Gets A Boost From J.Lo
Posted on Apr 16, 2012 @ 09:21AM - Add a comment
Latin heartthrob William Levy has a secret weapon that just might help him win the DWTS disco ball trophy — and it isn't his six-pack.
Star has learned that the "Cuban Brad Pitt" is getting a little help with his steps from good pal Jennifer Lopez, who offered the services of her dancer boytoy, Casper Smart!
"Jennifer is still close to William since they filmed a music video together. So when she heard he was going to be on DWTS, she reached out," one source explains. "She convinced Casper to give him a few dance lessons."
And though her boyfriend wasn't thrilled with helping out one of J.Lo's rumored exes, the source says he relented and gave William some pointers.
"Jennifer thinks William could be a big star in the U.S., and she wants to do everything she can to help him get there," says the source. "It looks like it's working!"
10 Things You Didn't Know About DWTS' William Levy
Posted on Apr 03, 2012 @ 09:02AM - Add a comment
1. He was born in Cuba and became an exile at age 14.
2. Levy isn't his real last name! It's Gutiérrez.
3. He has two tots: Christopher Alexander, 5, and Kailey Alexandra, 2.
4. Acting wasn't his first passion — baseball was! He got an athletic scholarship to St. Thomas University in Miami.
5. He's no stranger to reality TV. William shot to fame on the Spanish-language reality show Isla de la Tentación.
6. William starred on a 2008 episode of the Mexican version of Sesame Street.
7. He posed nearly nude for the risqué underwear label N2N, once wearing only a see-through thong.
8. In 2011, People en Español crowned him the Sexiest Man alive.
9. He'll star on the new season of VH1's Single Ladies — his first English-language role!
10. Best of all, he's often called the "Cuban Brad Pitt"!
Dancing With The Stars: Who Scored The First 10s Of The Season?
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