A thought occurred to me over the past two weeks of watching Dancing with the Stars, as I found myself nervous that new pro Chelsie Hightower would be eliminated the first week out, and feeling for Lacey Schwimmer as she stood alone receiving comments without her partner Steve-O -- are the professional dancers on the show now more famous than their "celebrity" partners?
Think about it --
-Three of the pros (Chelsie, Lacey, and Dimitri Chapin) amassed sizable fanbases on So You Think You Can Dance (a show that gets a lot more viewers than Holly Madison' Girls Next Door).
-Edyta Sliwinska has been on eight cycles of the show
-Cheryl Burke has won twice and is a tabloid fixture
-Julianne Hough has a country CD and has been nominated for several awards
-Former champs Derek Hough and Mark Ballas have a new CD in stores
-Maksim Chmerkowskiy and Karinna Smirnoff are engaged, and constantly in the press
Now, this is not to say that some of this year's "stars" are, in fact, accomplished -- no one can take away Shawn Johnston's gold medal or Lil' Kim's notoriety or Laurence Taylor's football records. But in the Dancing with the Stars universe, there is no doubt that some of the pros have eclipsed their partners in terms of viewer affection.
Which begs the question -- is the playing field now stacked in favor of the pros who have their own fanbases? Lacey, Chelsie and Dimitri have fans who are used to voting for them -- does this, as a result, help Steve-O, Ty and Bridget? Will Julianne and Chuck last in the competition because of the audience's affection for Julianne? Will Denise Richards hang around because viewers can't get enough of Maks?
And does it even matter?
Let me know what you think in the comments section below.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Are the DANCING WITH THE STARS Professionals Now More Famous Than Their "Celebrity" Partners?
Saturday, December 15, 2007
Dancing with the Stars' Maks Broods for the Camera
He made no effort to hide his vanity, so it shouldn't come as a surprise that Dancing with the Stars' Maksim Chmerkovskiy seems to love the camera so much.
Maks, of course, announced last week that he was speaking from a place of passion when he said he wouldn't return to the hit ABC show. He will, indeed, be back this spring.
What do you think -- Maks, hot or not?
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Monday, December 10, 2007
Maksim Chmerkovskiy Takes it Back -- He Will Stay On Dancing with the Stars
Oh Maks, why am I not surprised that you are a sore loser.
The Dancing with the Stars pro, who partnered Spice Girl Mel B. this past season, told TV Guide last week that he would not be returning to the show. Now, it seems, he's changed his mind.
Among the reasons he had given for quitting were that the competition is unfairly tainted against a woman winning, and his distaste for the decadent Hollywood lifestyle. "I spent some time here just looking around and going, ‘Wow, this is an amazing house,'" he told TV Guide. "But I’m a very analytical person. And right away, I looked past the curtains and I saw the drugs and the difficult lifestyles and the failed marriages. And I saw absolutely no family values — and that is the most important thing.”
Well, it looks like he's figured out a way to deal with the "difficult lifestyles," 'cause he's taking it all back.
Maks told People magazine that he made those comments “at a time when I was very stressed out.” He continued by saying, “This show is amazing and it’s rewarding.... I want people — especially my fans — to know that I appreciate their support. I am not turning my back on the show. I don’t want people to feel betrayed. I love this show.”
Wow, did someone feel a bit of backlash?
I know a good way for Dancing to punish Maks -- put him with rumored contestant Florence Henderson!
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Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Blake Lewis, Makes People's List of Hottest Bachelors
American Idol runner-up Blake Lewis is a part of People magazine's Hottest Bachelors list. The issue will be on newstands this week.
Lewis is joined by cover-boy Matthew McConaughey; singers Ludacris, Justin Timberlake, and Kenny Chesney; actors Jake Gyllenhaal, Adrian Grenier, Chris Evans; and fellow reality TV stars Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Apolo Anton Ohno, both from Dancing with the Stars. You can view a slide-show of some of this year's chosen fellas here.
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