Dancing With The Stars Pros Celebrate Maria Menounos and Katherine Jenkins Birthdays In Las Vegas
Check out this fun photo! Friends and Dancing With The Stars pros Derek Hough, Maks Chmerkovskiy, Peta Murgatroyd, and Cheryl Burke had a birthday celebration for Maria Menounos and Katherine Jenkins last night at the Lavo in Las Vegas. They are also in Las Vegas this weekend to take part in a Donald Driver Charity golf tournament. You can see more photos and details on the night at Haute Living.
I love how they come together to support one another…. The Celebrities and the Pros. 🙂
What a beautiful group of people!Stunning lookers.Love them all..
“Burke and Chmerkovskiy were spotted later in the night at Marquee Nightclub at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.”—–Haha, they better check their facts.
Sounds like they’re having a great time.
Also there was a “scoop” on twitter that Derek (not sure of who else) went to another club for CC’s b’day. Will.i.am was DJ’ing. Maybe he brought along his harem.
Sure a good time is being had by all and nice to see that they are supporting Donald’s charity as well.
What an amazing photo!!! They all look stunning!!! I am so happy that I see them all together having fun and supporting each other!
And Brooke was also in Donald’s charity! Nice! 🙂
I saw more pics of them partying than anything having to do with Donald’s charity so I get the “having fun” part, but don’t get the “supporting each other” angle.
They were wined and dined, free of charge, and heavily promoted themselves. Such a sacrifice.
Wasn’t Maria’s birthday when she was on DWTS? I thought she got booted on her birthday (or was that Derek’s birthday?).
It’s a two way street, Katarina – their presence is PR for anywhere they go, including charities. Why else do you think they get so many offers to come and party for free?? Just out of the goodness of the club’s heart?? Hell no. In fact, if celebrities are paid to go to a club (and I know that’s why Derek and others have their birthday parties there), that seems to me that the clubs feel they get something very valuable out of it.
On the other hand, don’t really see what the pros and celebs get out of it, since they seem to get a ton of PR from just hanging out with friends in LA. In fact, I would say that hanging out in LA benefits everyone EXCEPT the pros and celebs, since the paps get to take photos and sell them, autograph hounds can sell their autographs….the list goes on. So, really, to claim that the DWTS pros and celebs were the only ones getting something is pretty damn naive. If everyone else is making a buck off them, they may as well get something out of it too. They ARE the talent, after all. The rest seem rather leech like.
That was Derek’s birthday, SueB. Although Maria’s birthday has lasted about a week now. 🙂 That said, Derek’s lasted a long time too, since he couldn’t really celebrate much because he was still on the show.
@Heidi — I never insinuated that the clubs don’t benefit. My point had nothing to do with that actually.
Since the pros and celebs usually mention on twitter what club/restaurant/hotel they’re at, you can bet the proprietors welcome them with open arms.
It preys on the fan who sees that a certain pro or celeb goes to party or have a dinner or to stay and they want to go to the same place.
Besides, isn’t Vegas warmer than LA most of the time? A lot of pool parties in Vegas. 😀
Well, your condescension and sarcastic tone in talking about them promoting themselves ties directly to that and to claim otherwise? Silly. They weren’t actually promoting “themselves” – they were there for Donald Driver’s thing and Katherine’s birthday. They get no additional promotion out it – none that they wouldn’t get in LA (just google Derek and Stephanie Pratt). If they drink and eat for free, I call that a pretty fair deal considering all the PR the clubs get off their names.
Just admit you’re jealous and be done with it. Grasping for the high road while putting down people for daring to have a good time and accept offers of free drink is just nonsense.
re katarina, I think they all came to vegas to help Donald with his charity golf tournament and since they were there they also had a lot of fun together. How does them having fun together negate the help they gave to Donald’s charity? I read a tweet of Maks where he golfed for it and Katherine was selling raffle tickets. It was a celebrity golf tournament so of course Donald wanted celebrities there.
Are there any photos anywhere from the “Donald” event. I was curious to see if Derek, Maria Maks golfed..if they played on teams etc. Bet that was fun…
This might not be appropriate place to ask, but PH,V,C usually have an answer or 2….does anyone know if Derek(and maybe Peta/Karina/?)are going to perform at the Dizzyfeet event Jul28?
I’m jealous lol.
A) There is video of Derek talking about his (not good) golf game and pictures of he and Katherine on the golf course or driving range with Donald. Apparently Derek golfs like I play lots of outside games – starts out great and gets worse as he goes along. My problem is I get bored or distracted…he seems like he would be the same way.
B) Derek is on the Dizzyfeet board and has performed at the event in the past. He’s also tweeted that he will be there on the 28th. I don’t know if that means performing of if he’ll just be there as a board member.
If the shoe fits, katarina.
Heidi – love the classy way you tell it like it is.
They looked like they had a great time.
Derek with his girls!-LOL They “all” look amazing. So nice to see Derek relaxed and having fun.
Wish I could have been there. BTW, Katherine has a hilarious new twitter photo of what appears to be Derek on the side of her! They apparently had a great time.-LOL Season 14 brought about a lot of great friendships. Very nice to see.