Is Derek Done Dancing?

Forget about Jessica Simpson… my boy Derek Hough was taken to the hospital for a real emergency. Luckily, it wasn’t serious enough to keep him from standing by his partner Shannon Elizabeth last night on Dancing with the Stars’ results show, but still… According to news reports, DWTS pro Hough injured his neck while he was rehearsing a routine with his sister Julianne and fellow Dancing pro Mark Ballas. Show producers say an ambulance was called and Hough was taken away on a stretcher as a precaution and sent to a nearby hospital for tests. Fortunately, doctors say the 22-year-old … Continue reading

Celebrity Couples News—Who’s Headed to the Chapel

Who says the second time can’t be the charm? Apparently not country music singer Sara Evans. The former “Dancing with the Stars” contestant, who underwent a very public and very nasty divorce last year, appears to be leaving her ugly past behind her. Less than six months after her split from ex-husband Craig Schelske was made official the country music star is getting married again. According to her rep, Evans plans to walk down the aisle with Jay Barker, a former quarterback from the University of Alabama. No wedding date has been set, but fans of the couple can’t say … Continue reading

Get Your “Dancing with the Stars” Fix Here

If you are like me and are suffering from “Dancing with the Stars” withdrawal then you’ll welcome these bits of news. First, the sixth season of ABC’s highly addictive toe-tapping, hip-shaking series kicks off on March 17th. However, producers will be announcing the names of the new cast members on February 18th. Which means you will have plenty of time to decide who you will be rooting for long before the first female contestant is double dipped. In the meantime, you can get a temporary fix of at least one hot hip shaker by tuning into “All My Children” on … Continue reading

“Dancing with the Stars” News—Maks and Cheryl Making Headlines

Looks like there’s good news for you Cheryl Burke fans who paid to see the two-time “Dancing with the Stars” champ bust a move in person. Doctors have cleared the flexible 23-year-old to rejoin her pals on the current “Dancing with the Stars” national tour. Earlier this week Burke contracted a mystery illness and was forced to sit out two shows—-including opening night in Seattle, and another performance in Sacramento. According to a tour spokesperson, Burke “is not suffering from appendicitis,” despite being rushed to a Seattle hospital with severe abdominal pain. Yesterday Matthew Lawrence’s girlfriend was examined by her … Continue reading

Lisa Rinna—-Dancing Queen

Okay, she wasn’t the first pick to replace new mom Samantha Harris on “Dancing with the Stars,” but now we may know why. Lisa Rinna is no longer competing for the mirrored disco ball trophy, but she’s still quick stepping with professional dance partner Louis Van Amstel. The actress has parlayed her “Dancing with the Stars” fame into a new gig that involves shaking and shimming with Average Joes. Rinna and Van Amstel have joined forces yet again on a venture that allows you to samba with the plump-lipped actress for $20. Oh, it’s no joke. Rinna made the announcement … Continue reading

“Dancing with the Stars” Update

“Dancing with the Stars” contestant Heather Mills laid it on the line yesterday answering the question no one had the guts to ask: “Is there the possibility that her prosthetic leg may come off while she’s competing?” According to TV’s “Extra,” Paul McCartney’s estranged wife—who had part of her left leg amputated after she was hit by a police motorcycle in 1993—said, “It’s very unlikely my leg is going to fly off, although it would be quite funny. I’ll have a strap on which I wouldn’t normally in every day life.” She added: “I’m quite happy to be thrown around … Continue reading

Look Who Will Be “Dancing with the Stars”

The rumors have been swirling for months. Will he? Will she? In recent weeks, the $64,000 question around Hollywood has been: “Who will compete on the fourth season of ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars?” Last season’s contestant Jerry Springer answered the question a couple hours ago on “Good Morning America.” Some of the names were real shockers (to me anyway). Drum roll please. Heather Mills. In a previous blog I wrote about the possibility that Paul McCartney’s estranged wife may be hitting the dance floor, but I never truly thought she’d commit, especially since she has faced so much public … Continue reading

“Dancing with the Stars”—Couples News

Two-time “Dancing with the Stars” champ Cheryl Burke may not have been paired with season three contest Joey Lawrence on the dance floor, but the two are closer than ever right now. No, Lawrence hasn’t left his wife to cha-cha with Burke off the dance floor. Rather, Burke has been seeing more of Joey Lawrence because she is dating his brother Matthew. “They are definitely together,” a friend of Burke’s told PEOLE Magazine. “Cheryl is very happy.” The couple met through Joey (during the season three taping of the popular ABC show), but sources say their relationship didn’t blossom until … Continue reading

Do You Think Cheryl Burke is Fat?

The general consensus amongst responders in the blogosphere is a hearty “YES!” Mind you the word “fat” as used on these Internet polls doesn’t mean real-world fat, rather it refers to “fat” as defined by Hollywood standards. So here we go again. Move over Tyra Banks and Jennifer Love Hewitt you’ve got company in the celebrity chub club… at least as far as millions of web users are concerned. If you don’t spend much time surfing the net then you likely have no clue that two-time “Dancing with the Stars” champ Cheryl Burke has become the target of thousands of … Continue reading

Sara Evans Finds a New Husband

It’s out with the old and in with the new for country music star Sara Evans. After surviving a very nasty and highly publicized divorce from her former husband, the singer is giving marriage another shot. Evans married former University of Alabama quarterback Jay Barker Saturday evening in an outdoor ceremony near her Franklin, Tennessee farm. According to reports, Evans’s 8-year-old son Avery, walked his mother down the aisle, preceded by her two daughters, 5-year-old Olivia and 3-year-old Audrey. Between the two of them Evans and Barker have seven children–Evans’ three plus four from Barker’s previous marriage—all of who were … Continue reading