Romeo
It's time, now, to put two of the biggest Dancing With the Stars preseason predictions to rest: First, that models — including this season's very tall, very lovely Petra Nemcova — can't dance. And second, that young rapper Romeo would be as careless about learning how to ballroom dance as his father, Master P, who subbed for his son after Romeo was injured playing basketball way back in Season 2.
Head judge Len Goodman was ruthless ...
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Petra Nemcova, Dancing With The Stars
It's all-American week on Dancing with the Stars — a theme near and dear to Petra Nemcova's and Dmitry Chaplin's hearts because they weren't born in the United States. "It's quite special for me and Dmitry," Nemcova tells TVGuide.com. "The quickstep will be a thank you for all the opportunities we've received coming to America." So what can we expect from their dance? Find out below. Plus: Why is she a clumsy elephant?
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Steve Carell
Dancing With the Stars (Monday, 8/7c, ABC)
Here we go again. Time to strap on the heels, attach the sequins and apply the spray tan. TV's giddiest dance competition returns for a new season, with the outrageous Kirstie Alley (paired with fan fave Maks) the highest-profile celeb in the cast. Her competition includes the usual suspects: athletes (Hines Ward, Sugar Ray Leonard), C-list performers (Ralph Macchio) a rapper (Romeo), a reality "star" (Kendra Wilkinson), a flamboyant talk-show host (Wendy Williams), a supermodel (Petra Nemcova) and a Disney personality few of the target audience will ever have heard of (Chelsea Kane). The mirrorball isn't the real prize for most of the contestants. Instant (if sometimes fleeting) stardom comes with the flashy territory.
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Ralph Macchio, Karina Smirnoff
Every dancing star needs a pro. ABC has unveiled the 11 pairings for Season 12 of Dancing with the Stars.
Two-time champs Cheryl Burke and Mark Ballas will go for a record-tying third Mirrorball trophy with WWE bruiser Chris Jericho and Disney star Chelsea Kane, respectively. The only other former champ in the running, Kym Johnson, will tackle the ballroom with ...
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Kirstie Alley, Sugar Ray Leonard
It's the season of the lookers, the fighters, a rapper, a Super Bowl MVP and a former Fat Actress — but not a one-time candidate for the U.S Senate. Emmy winner Kirstie Alley (Cheers) leads the cast of celebs who'll kick up their heels for Dancing With the Stars' 12th season, which begins March 21 on ABC. "We've wanted Kirstie from Day 1," says executive producer Conrad Green. "She's enormously winning and an absolute hoot."
Check out photos of the Dancing With the Stars Season 12 contestants
She'll be going toe-to-toe with one of the most popular boxers of all time...
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Petra Nemcova and Jamie Belman
Model Petra Nemcova is engaged to actor Jamie Belman, according to British Vogue.
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Nemcova, 31, met Belman through mutual friends and the couple has been dating for eight months. No wedding date has been set.
The model, who survived the 2004 tsunami that claimed the life of her then-fiancé Simon Atlee, has also been ...
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TLC has greenlit production on eight episodes of The Petra Nemcova Project, a tentatively titled unscripted series fronted by the aforementioned supermodel. But unlike America's Next Top Model, this Project won't be an elimination-based competition, nor will it transform plain Janes. At stake, however, are potential contracts with the NEXT agency. "With no disrespect, those shows are the make-believe world of modeling," producer Dave Broome (The Biggest Loser) tells Variety. "We're doing the reality." Hopefully, that esteemed reality still allows room for a catfight or two.
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