DWTS12 Week 7 Search Engine Round-Up
So last night, John & Heidi taught me how to check the site stats and see what the top search terms were for the site this week. And boy – is it interesting just what you kids are wanting to know 🙂 So as a new feature, I’m going to go through top search terms at PureDWTS and answer your burning questions – and also some not-so-burning ones that I just find amusing 😉 So just what did you guys want to know about this week?…
Is Hines Ward married?
This was the top searched term for the site this week – and it only cropped up yesterday, after the story broke about Hines & a lady friend getting handcuffed under suspicion of grand theft auto. Unfortunately, the answer to this question seems murky at best. First I tried searching for a marriage license or a divorce decree in Fulton county, GA (Hines’ county of residence), and it did show some public records for Hines, but I didn’t feel like shelling out the $19.95 fee to see them in their entirety…sorry guys 😉 So I had to go the gossip route on this one. According to Player Wives (which I would take with a grain of salt), he was allegedly married at some point to Simone Ward, the mother of his son Jaden. However, rumors started swirling of their separation back in late 2008, after Hines was spotted spending some time with another lady. That same article references a claim from Gossip Online (which of course I cannot find) that they’ve either been separated or divorced for at least a year now. So due to the lack of mainstream speculation about whether Hines was creeping around on wifey, I would venture a guess that they are probably no longer romantically involved, at the very least. We all know that the gossip mags would just jump on that one if they thought they had something solid to go on 😉 But I must say – Simone is quite striking. Very pretty lady.
Mark Ballas hand gesture/obscene gesture/rude gesture
I don’t know why I find this slightly funny, but I do 🙂 Maybe it’s just funny out of context. Anywho…this one was discussed at length by our readers in the comments section of Vogue’s post about whether Mark & Chelsea’s risk-taking was hurting their chances of winning. Many believed it was obscene; others insisted it was benign. According to Mark’s mom Shirley’s Facebook, it was meant to be a “rolling the dice” gesture for a risky paso. Tom Bergeron also weighed in on the gesture in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, and of course added his own brand of Tom humor to the explanation 🙂 The official word: it was meant to be “rolling the dice”. The Courtney opinion? Glad it wasn’t obscene after all, but maybe next time don’t pick a gesture that could be so easily misinterpreted within context.
Chantal Sutherland
This one definitely came out of left-field – we first reported that jockey Chantal was a possible contestant for season 11 back in August of last year. Obviously, that has yet to materialize into anything solid. So I’m wondering if horse racing fans just have Chantal on the brain, with the Kentucky Derby upon us…or maybe you guys know something we don’t? 😉
Dial Idol
I’m hoping & praying that you guys are searching this in order to find my post that explains why Dial Idol doesn’t work for DWTS, because as of last week this has been declared a 4-letter word here at PureDWTS 😉 If so, please – feel free to refer any renegade believers freaking out over so-and-so being in the bottom on that blasted site to my post to show them they probably shouldn’t put too much stock in what it says 😀 Once again, if it just happens to be correct – pure coincidence. Not a genius prediction.
DWTS Music List
Glad you guys come to us for the rundown on the tunes you’ve heard on the show 😉 As always, you can find all the music from the show right here, or by clicking on the “DWTS Music” link on the top right-hand side of the page. John usually posts each week’s music on Monday after the show wraps in the Mountain time zone.
How old is Shirley Ballas?
The answer: cougar 🙂 Just kidding! According to Shirley’s facebook page, she was born in 1960…and I know for a fact that she’s a Virgo (long story short – Corky jokingly blames their divorce on her zodiac sign), so she hasn’t had her birthday yet this year…so Shirley is 50. And looks fabulous! 🙂
Mark Ballas girlfriend
*sigh* Seriously guys? You’re gonna make me utter not one, but TWO forbidden words in one post? 😛 Alright, just this once…for those of you who have either been living under a rock or are fortunate enough to NOT have the ground-breaking Mark & Pia performance on last week’s results show rammed down your throat, Mark has allegedly (and I say allegedly because they both have elected to be uber-coy about the whole thing, despite some pretty incriminating media coverage *eye roll*) been spending some quality time with ousted Idol contestant Pia Toscano. She was in the audience next to Corky on Monday night’s show this week. Alright, no more P-word. 😉 Man, you guys really had Ballas on the brain this week!
Louis Van Amstel boyfriend
Ooh…this is a tough one. He publicly admitted having one on the Chelsea Lately show in 2009, and allegedly pointed him out in the audience on the Ellen show, but of course, I can’t find a clip. But hey, he’s a pretty enthusiastic (and verbose) Tweeter…what’s to say he won’t spill the beans if you ask nicely? 😉
Wow! Interesting post, Courtney! I’m curious about all kinds of things (Although I’ve never used the site’s search engine) and this is the kind of stuff that tickles me pink. 🙂 Thanks for putting it all together and I for one, think this is a cool idea for a regular feature! 🙂
Thanks Courtney! Love this stuff too! I have a couple of questions and I’m not sure where to ask them: have the dancers for the designer dance been chosen yet? Now that we know that Cheryl cole is coming to the US for the X Factor, do we have an update on any Cheryl/Derek news? I know this question should go to Heidi! 🙂
That was great, thank you Courtney! Very interesting stuff, especially the explanation of Mark’s hand gesture. Good to know. 😛
Glad you all enjoyed it 🙂 It was certainly fun (and a bit funny) to see what people were curious about!
@Meggie – The pros have been chosen for the DaD; however, they are being kept a secret until the DaD is performed during finale week. As for any Cherek news – http://www.purederekhough.com. Or tweet Heidi with questions @purederekhough 😉
LOL I love this….especially the take on “Mark Ballas’ Girlfriend”. lol
Weeelllll….Derek says “I have a special someone in my life” when asked if he’s dating, and everyone in the US assumes that someone is Cheryl Cole (and annecdotally, I have strong evidence this is true) – hell, it is obvious to anyone with a brain. BUT – no, there is no “official” word and there probably won’t be. That said, most news outlets assume they are a couple. Ironically, because they travel a lot together and take great pains to not be photographed together. It’s actually rather ridiculous, if you ask me. He and Mark are like opposite extremes and both extremes are dumb, although Derek’s is more understandable. But that’s just me. 🙂
By the way, the “search terms” are terms used in actual search engines that direct people to this site, not the search words used in the search on this site. Follow?
Ah, Heidi, thanks for the clarification. I assumed, incorrectly, that we were talking about this site’s search function (does it even have one, I’m now wondering). It’s still hella interesting though. 🙂 How did I find Pure? Hmmm… I think it was from a retweet by one of the fan teams early last season. *nodnod* Yup. I think so.
Funny! from now on I’m gonna use search engine to come to this site. .. And I’m gonna search for craziest things. 🙂
Yeah, we have a search function – it’s somewhere near the top of the page. Haven’t used it in a while. 🙂
Interesting stuff! I like this post.
In this interview from March 7 they asked Hines if he was married and he said no:
http://sportsradiointerviews.com/2011/03/07/hines-ward-dancing-with-the-stars-pittsburgh-steelers/#more-34370
I only use the search engine function on the site itself in order to find previous posts to reference. Too lazy to scroll through pages upon pages of stuff 😉
If you guys thought these terms were interesting/funny – you’d pee your pants if you knew how many people got led to Pure DWTS in the past month by searching “Mike Catherwood nude”. Naughty, naughty 😉 Trust me, if we were in possession of pictures of Mike in the buff, we probably would be keeping those for our own selfish purposes 😉 MEOW!
And Maddy…*shaking my head*…it’s gonna take you searching “Mark Ballas has a big pee-pee” a few hundred separate times before it shows up as one of the most searched terms. 🙂
I just had a flash of memory… I think Louis pointed out his boyfriend on the Wendy Williams Show. It was the same season that Maks was on when he was engaged to Karina.
Why is his name in the headline and not the mystery lady? What’s up with that? None of my business i guess! Oh well it’s all over! Shalonda let it go! Lol!
So, you write a Dancing With The Stars website, but you take our website with a grain of salt? Interesting dichotomy.
Todd, you cite ONE source in your article, and it’s not even one I can find to verify. So yah, I do take your website with a grain of salt. At least I’m willing to link to my sources.
Then he’s done it more than once, Evaine, because I’ve never seen Wendy’s show, but I have seen Louis point out his (very cute) boyfriend. Maybe it was Chelsea Lately….it was either that or Ellen.
Yes, he was very cute! *g*
I’ve never used the search engine before, but it’s rather… interesting to see what other people were curious about. 🙂 “Mike Catherwood nude”…. REALLY, PEOPLE?
Hey, I bet he looks just as good nude as he does clothed. 😉
Very interesting article! As for the wife question on Hines Ward, heck I’ve been around Steeler Nation since this season started so I’m learning a lot about Hines. So to answer the question… Nope! He is not married. He has been married before but he’s divorced now. Does he have a girlfriend? I might be wrong but I doubt it. I only say that because I haven’t heard of a girlfriend. Glad I could help. 😉
i remember louis boyfriend an it was definely on a chelsea late show. he’s a skinny guy… just can’t remember if he was with cho or niecy, but i guess it was niecy
found it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oz3BAxUkKw8&feature=related
at 0:21
That’s him! That’s what I remember! Now I said it was Wendy Williams, because that’s where my brain went (The few times I’ve watched Wendy’s show it’s been because someone from DWTS has been on). I don’t get Chelsea Handler up here in Quebec and it could have been Ellen too. My memory is far from infallible. *LOL* Ask my son how many times he’s been called by the dog’s name. 🙂
That’s the cutie I remember though!
Ahhh….it’s all coming back to me, watching the whole Chelsea Lately segment. I wonder how I saw it originally, since I ordinarily don’t watch that show?? Maybe cuz we didn’t have Vogue then. Thank god for Vogue. 🙂 There’s no way I could keep up if I was doing what I do plus the media too.
I remember watching the Chelsea Lately show and Louis was with Kelly not Cho or Neicy. But Im not so sure he is still with that guy. That seems decades ago doesnt it, I do know that the two couples Louis and his partner, and Kelly and her then boyfriend went on a holiday together.
Ahhh, thanks ((((Heidi)))) xxx 😉
Dwtsgossip has a video of Hines’ arrest via tmz. No comment! Scary!
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