Actor JR Martinez from All My Children won the Mirror Ball Trophy with dance pro partner Karina Smirnoff on Season 13 of Dancing With The Stars in 2011. Following a dreadful injury obtained while serving his country, JR Martinez took up acting. Landing a gig on the soap opera All My Children, he went on to become an inspiration to cast, crew, and all the viewers. Now he is also an Unsung Hero award winner thanks to Lois Pope’s Lady in Red Ball. The charity benefit organizers presented him with the award on December 2nd, 2011. He is also the co-hosting the 5th annual CNN Heroes All-Star Tribute to the American military. Keep reading…
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Dancing With The Stars: Shocking Winner and Biggest Losers of Season 13
Who won Season 13 of Dancing With The Stars? The shocking winners and biggest losers of DWTS 2011 revealed. Rob Kardashian, the spoiled brat born into a famous family of Kardashian Sisters, turned out to be a crowd favorite underdog. Named the most improved dancer in the competition, he stunned everyone by making it to the final round. Ricki Lake, talk show host, was the judges favorite over the long haul — but her scores with them were not enough to win her the heart of the crowd. JR Martinez, a soldier and burn victim with oodles of charm, has a special ability to light up the ballroom. Who won DWTS? Keep reading…
Hope Solo and dance partner Maksim no show for Jimmy Kimmel Live, why?
DWTS 2011 Semi-Finals Round video clips shown on results night showed soccer star Hope Solo and dance partner Maks swearing and scoffing at the judges for giving them low scores. Then, the Olympic Gold Medalist told the judges to kiss her behind. After that came more slurs and four letter words. And that all happened before the celebrity couple were a no show for their special guest appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live. What did he do to save the show? Had the three finalists on as special guests! Which star is in it to win it now when it comes time to take home the Mirror Ball Trophy? Keep reading…
Hope Solo and Maks kicked off DWTS for bad attitudes?
All Hope is lost! Hope Solo and Maksim Chmerkovskiy were kicked off Dancing With The Stars on November 15th, 2011. While they made the semi-finals, they were not good enough to go all the way to compete for the DWTS Mirror Ball Trophy. Why did the Olympic athlete have such a hard time being a good sport? She started out with a bad attitude against Maks (her dance pro). Once they made up and started acting all lovey-dovey she turned that intimidating glare on the judges. Then, both she and Maks had some four letter words to share both with and for each judge who gave them low scores. What really happened there? Keep reading…
Dancing With The Stars 2011: Rob Kardashian Samba winning over fans? Yes!
The week was challenging for all the remaining contestants — which include Olympic gold medal winner and future hopeful Soccer player contender Hope Solo, actor and military hero JR Martinez, former talk show host Ricki Lake, and Rob Kardashian. Each were expected to learn and memorize the choreography for three dances. But it was Rob Kardashian doing a booty-shaking Samba that had people talking. Using his natural assets (that Kardashian sisters big butt), he seemed to gain fans from the LGBT crowd. And, of course, momager Kris Jenner crying in the audience helped win votes. Will he make the finals? Keep reading…
Pee Wee Herman heading from Broadway to Dancing With The Stars?
Charitable celeb Paul Reubens (a.k.a. Pee Wee Herman) hopes to be picked up to dance a season on Dancing With The Stars himself! He told the celebrity gossip writers, “My dance skills are pretty awesome, I’m cultivating them even further so if I am on next year then I’ll be ready!” when he spoke with them at the SCREAM Awards on Oct. 15. Regarding his friend David Arquette’s performance he said, “I think he has shocked himself, it’s been incredible.” So has Pee Wee Herman — who has been tweeting for charity. Will fans get to see Pee Wee Herman again don his dancing shoes to dance to “Tequila” and more next season? Keep reading…