DWTS All Stars – The First Look at Some of the Pairs
This time around, anyways. Thanks to Gitte for compiling all these in the comments while both Vogue and I were out of pocket this afternoon. Much appreciated. 🙂
Gilles and Peta look every bit as gorgeous together as I expected them to – wow. Too much pretty. 🙂
Gee, Derek and Joey being goofy. What a shock. 🙂 I’m really happily surprised by how grown up Shawn looks – very pretty. And the height difference between her and Derek isn’t as bad as I was worried about. Of course, if she’s actually wearing shoes and not slippers, I may take that back. I did see a couple websites put her at 5’1″ which is better than the 4’9″ I’ve seen in other places.
Isn’t this very similar to what Melissa wore the first time around or am I mis-remebering?? Or wait – did she wear that gawdawful thing with the large mesh upper that Tony is so fond of??
Hmmmm….jury is out on these two. Not feelin’ this partnership yet.
Oooo…Apolo’s gettin’ a good shoot.
This is Vogue and here is another of the gorgeous Apolo….
And another (thanks to @Dwtsgossip for the heads up on this one). NICE!
Check out a video HERE of Anna and Drew at their Title Shoot. Perfect and the blue will look perfect with Anna’s red hair.
Thanks Heidi and thanks Gitte. Just beautiful. Peta ‘s hair is old Hollywood. Love her look!!! She and Gilles are hot together. Shawn and Derek are a total match. So cute! Not sure I’m feeling Helio and Chelsie either. Kym and Joey look so happy!!
Youre welcome 🙂
Melissa was a late entrant in her season so I think her outfit in the official pictures was the one she wore for their first dance – and yes, that was that awful mesh thing.
I think Helio and Chelsie might turn out ok…might. I don’t now Helio very well, I didn’t watch his season. But, he did get along with Julianne (right?)- and Julianne and Chelsie aren’t that much different.
They may not be different in appearance, but they are VERY different in personality and choreography. And that could be huge.
Oh wow, Gilles and Peta look a like movie poster. As PH said, too much pretty Gilles will dance amazingly but even if he didn’t this couple would still a little too much too handle already, for my eyes.
Chelsie is 5’2″-5’3″ so if Shawn is that much shorter than her…. She must be shorter than 5′, imo Of course their footwear could be different but still.
Helio and Chelsie, like others I’m not expecting that much from them but since I like Chelsie a lot, gonna stay positive.
Chelsie and Shawn kinda look like sisters in those pictures.
Well, Helio and Chelsie have great smiles going for them:)
I’d say Derek is giving Gilles a run for his money these days. Looking mighty good, and Shawn is beautiful.
I’m actually loving Chelsie and Helio in that picture. Both have engaging, hard to resist smiles and he’s as competitive as it gets so if she plays her cards right, they could go far imo.
All Melissa needs is a little white vest with that dress and she’d look like her former Dallas Cowboy cheerleader self!
I’m not sure I like Peta & Gilles together, there’s something I can’t put my finger on but I’m withholding judgement until I at least see them dance and I’m fully prepared to be proven wrong.
I LOVE Joey & Kym. I hope he dances better than he did on the DaD a few season’s back – that was sooo cringeworthy!
About Shawn’s height, she’s about the same height as Gabby Douglas, who was just listed at the Olympics as 4’11.” I’d be surprised if she tops 5 ft, she’s still tiny height wise, even for a gymnast! Having said that, her long time boyfriend is a former Iowa Hawkeye footballer (listed as 6’2″), so I’m sure she’s used to a height difference by now.
Heidi:
For some reason Shawn looks a little bit like Julianne. I think she and Derek will be wonderful together and I am sure he will treat her like a little sister!
to Melissa, just say NO to the netting, do not let him put you in it
These pics are so much fun. Thanks!
Wowsa! Gilles and Peta are absolutely stunning together…
These pictures are definitely getting me more into this all-star season. I havn’t been able to rly get into it thus far but the couples all look rly fun. 🙂
Loved it.
I love how Cheryl and Kym look so happy, much deserved after last season
Giles and Peta look like a couple from some of the “classic” movies. Their “visuals” alone are gonna be something else, specially if the music and her choreo are good…and yes,katarina..Giles and Derek, almost too much gorgeousness to handle (tho Derek has a slight edge on that for me. lol)
Giles, to me is like a real-deal “hunk”. I just couldn’t believe all the screaming etc last season for WL. His body, ehh,ok, but it all seemed a little false, forced but now had it been Giles out there I would understand it more (not a screamer, personally), smooth, smoldering just “naturally” sexy . And Derek, I guess what it is, is that most of the time he seems to have no clue HOW hot he is ….that’s one of the things I loved about his season w/Maria she brought that and his emotions out a little more along with the great, fun guy he already was.
LOVE the picture with Joey, Chelsie, Shawn and Derek. Gilles and Peta look so glamourous. Chelsie and Helio do have nice big smiles and he does have a fun personality but not feeling them at all and this is my least favorite partnership.
Does anyone remember how tall Jennifer Grey was? I remember her and Derek fitting together very well and I’m wondering how her and Shawn’s heights compare.
These are great pics! Can’t wait for all of them to come out. I am anxious to see how Pam and Tristan and Val and Kelly look together!
Agree with everyone about Gilles and Peta. Don’t know how the dancing will go, but they are glamorous in old Hollywood way. Reminds me of studio publicity shots of leading ladies and men from the 40s.
Great pics. The only one that I didn’t like was the one of giles and peta (the first one) but thats because of the odd coloring.
I feel so jelous seeing Gilles with Peta im so dissapointed hes not with Cheryl this season i just couldnt picture him with anyone else im really jelous wow…its like seeing a ex bf with his new gf
Andrea: Jennifer grey is 5’3″. I think Shawn Johnson is a bit taller than 4’9″ though, possibly maybe an inch or two shorter than Jennifer Grey. She and Derek are gonna be awesome together!
According to the web Lil Kim is 4’11″ and Derek made it work with her so I have full confidence that he can with Shawn too.
Derek and Shawn will be just fine.
Shawn is 4 ft 11. She was 4 ft 9 at the Olympics 4 years ago and then had a 2 inch growth spurt right after.
& I’m feelin the Chelsie/Helio partnership 🙂
Thanks Gitte, PH, and Vogue for these great teaser pics.
Gilles…be still my heart! He and Peta are breathtaking together.
Shawn is still a tiny thing but her face is definitely less “girlish” now. I think she and Derek will make a charming dance couple.
I hope Helio and Chelsie’s personalities mesh better than we think they will. They’re such nice people.
Can’t wait to see more of the cast.
Karina is taking away that charisma from Apolo. Shes way too strong looking for him. But Wow, Gilles and Peta!
I think Karina and Apolo look wonderful together.
I’m looking forward to seeing them perform something like the jive that Karina did with JR. Karina can be quite the tomboyishly athletic dancer and I think that will go great with Apolo.
I still don’t like Gilles & Peta together (to me these pictures are very cold), maybe I will change my mind after having seen them dancing but I like Shawn & Derek a lot, they look like they’re having fun and I can’t wait to see Pamela & Tristan dancing
Gilles and Peta our going to HOT! together finally a right matched pair together by the producers. Never understood why they gave Cheryl all the hot guys.
I agree with Pompon, the first three pictures of Gilles and Peta are gorgeous, yet expressionless. Apolo and Karina’s aren’t expertly staged, but they look alive.
Apolo is so cute I want to pinch him. I won’t say where…
I agree with those who said that Gilles and PETA look Hot but Fake.
Your such a bad girl Heidi… 🙂 But Apolo is a cutie pie. The ladies love him.
I don’t get the fakeness with Peta and Gilles. I think they look happy as you can look for just meeting. I am glad that Gilles got Peta instead of that one trick pony Cheryl.
#26 Mel, have you seen Apolo in action (on dance floor and the ice)? He’ll keep up with Karina just fine 🙂
Gilles has bedroom eyes. That expression had always eluded me, but no longer LOL
LOL Heidi. I love Apolo too!! What a doll!
I agree. I remember Gilles and Cheryl’s first photo up, and there was that instant sexiness and huge expressions. Gilles and Peta looking very classy and beautiful together, but seems forced. It has that very dry vibe between them. But will wait till i see them dance.
I’m not questioning whether Apolo can keep up.I’m looking at Karina and Apolo’s physical appearance together. Very far from cute and charming couple of Julianne and Apolo. No offense, but maybe it was the makeup, but Karina managed to look so much older than he is. Their looks doesn’t compliment each other too well.
@Mel – So Gilles and Peta seem forced, and Apolo and Karina don’t compliment each other. Well, I think both couples look ah-mazing together.
Video of Drew and Anna:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=4544569457958
They look great together and they look like they’re having fun 🙂
I’m only making my impression on these photos and guessing just like everybody is.This is all pre- season impressions, and don’t mean anything. Will be happy if Gilles and Apolo’s partnerships proved me wrong.
Great minds. Just posted the video Gitte. Thanks!!
Geez Mel, I think Apolo and Karina are a very striking couple!! They look hot together.
And I don’t think Peta and Gilles look forced either.
“Will be happy if Gilles & Apolo’s partnerships proved me wrong.” *snicker* I highly doubt that, Mel, given your track record as a diehard Cheryl fan who doesn’t have anything nice to say about any of the other female pros.
What’s wrong with ABC and TPTB at DWTS? What kind of two-bit operation are they running? They should have cloned Cheryl so she could dance with all three of her former partners. Since obviously nobody else is good enough for them 👿
So Apolo and Karina don’t look “cute and charming” like Apolo and Julianne. No big deal. Apolo and Karina will forge their own relationship and look. I’m hoping we’ll get to see a different side to Apolo’s personality. PH has already reminded us that he has a nice back side; and I’m looking forward to seeing lots of that 😛
Cute video of Drew and Anna. Thanks, Vogue! 🙂 I heard Drew saying something about getting “smack-talk” from “people who haven’t even won yet”…. Gee, I wonder who that could be? *cough-cough* JOEY! *cough-cough*…. 😉
I think perhaps you’re hoping it looks forced, Mel. I don’t see any such thing.
Why are you ganging up on me? I’m talking about the photos here. I’m not denying that i’m a cheryl fan, but how many of you picked and been very mean to Cheryl based on her photos and interviews posted here? Is it only Cheryl who’s allowed to be ripped apart on here? Karina looked older on Apolo on the picture, and i did say it must have been the makeup. You made a comment on helio and Chelsie , why can’t I say my true views?And everydbody has their favorite pros, and why am i being attacked for supporting Cheryl? Why are others allowed to downplay anything about Cheryl, but i can’t say anything the same to other pros or couples?
Well said, Cidra! Can’t wait to see Karina and Apolo dance together 🙂
We moderators can see all the comments in one spot on the dashboard of the site and it looks like you’re going into a few different posts with very little good to say about anyone. Like perhaps you’re looking to start something.
You also have a bit of a history, unfortunately.
I really don’t give a rat’s ass whether you like Cheryl or not – what I do have a problem with, Mel, is you waltzing in and stating your own opinions as fact
& claiming they are the opinions of the masses.
And like Heidi said – if I look at the dashboard and see that you’ve made 5 or 6 comments on 5 or 6 different posts in rapid succession, and they all are generally contrary to what is being said in each comments section, I am going to assume that you are bound & determined to start a fight.
Gilles and Peta – gorgeous! – not forced at all – really like her Marilyn Monroe look here.
Shawn and Derek – very cute together. She does have a slightly more mature look now, which is great.
Melissa – Always attractive but perhaps generic (my opinion only.)
Joey/Kim and Cheryl/Emmitt – look good but seen them before.
Helio and Chelsie – I must be the only one who has enthusiasm for this couple. I think they’ll be cute together.
Apolo – a total rock star in my book, and I think he and Karina make a knockout couple.
Shawn looks like a woman, an attractive woman, this time around. I think her transformation makes her seem like a new competitor. If this was already mentioned, sorry I missed it.
Love the video of Drew and Anna. I think they’ll be so fun together.
@Sally (#48) – Could just be me, but when Drew first mentioned about “smack talk” from folks who hadn’t won yet, I got the idea that for just a second Anna thought Drew was referring to her. Then she realized he meant other celebs (like Las Vegas Joey, *snicker*). In any case they were a hoot on that video. Loved it when Drew threw her over his back and carried her away.
I had been thinking that Drew might go before Kirstie, Bristol, and maybe even Pam, but I’m hoping (maybe even praying lol) that America gets this season right and votes based on the dancing.
http://www.whosay.com/annatrebunskaya/photos/214191 carson anna and drew such a funny pic
@Cidra – I totally agree about Apolo and Karina making their own partnership and not trying to be Apolo and Julianne. That is why I was so puzzled by Chelsie’s tweet tagging Julianne saying she would “take good care of Helio” this season. Karina has not tweeted Julianne she’ll “take good care of Apolo” and I don’t know why Chelsie felt she had to go there, except she could be looking for votes from Julianne’s fans. I also hope Chelsie will forge her own partnership with her own personality and style and not play Julianne 2.0, because that Chelsie is a lot of fun and, IMO, she’s really grown into her own these past few seasons.
I don’t know why, but it seems Chelsie always gets the short end of the stick when it comes to partners. Last season was the only time she has been giving anyone that could dance worth a lick, but he was unknown and just didn’t have much of a fan base for her to go far. They need to give her someone next time who not only is a good dancer, but has more of a celebrity status, so she can at least get to the finals.
Uh, the short end of the stick?? Chelsie got a former winner this season – you can’t do too much better, since when they are not all stars you have no clue how they’re going to dance.
It’s not like she got Master P.
Leigh,
Chelsie has a WINNER and a star that is loved by his fans. I remember the tour in 2008, the building erupted when he performed. I don’t think he’s the best male dancer but I do believe his charisma and smile will continue to charm the fans. The rest is up to Chelsie.
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Helio is so far from the short end of the stick. He wond his season and is a blast to watch. If anything, she might make him even better since she is tougher than julianne was as a teacher (and i love julianne when she was on the show).
Sorry, didn’t mean to disrespect Helio. I am sure he is a nice guy, but he is being put up against very popular celebrites from all past seasons. I just don’t think his fan base is as big as the rest. Hope I am wrong, because I love Chelsie and want her to do well.
Doesn’t have much to do with Helio – you were making it sound like Chelsie always gets bad partners (short end of the stick) when the reality is far different. I bet if you asked Chelsie I would bet she’s grateful to be on the show (or ask Lacey how she feels) since she is not really a lock for every season like some pros are.
http://t.co/yTK1WU4r
Finally a Kelly and Val pic 🙂
Oh, wow, Kelly and Val match up really well. they’re definitely the most gorgeous couple, IMO!
Ugh…don’t find Val remotely attractive. I think if they are the most gorgeous pair will depend on their attitudes. For me, personality counts A LOT.
Going by personality alone – I’d say Drew & Anna are the most gorgeous couple right now. Their energy is infectious 🙂
I was going by looks alone, LOL. The only male pros I really find attractive are Val and Maks, even though their personalities do leave much to be desired.
Now, the most fun couple, I would say Drew and Anna might have that cornered. We shall see when the show starts. I wish it wasn’t so far away.
I don’t find Val OR Maks attractive, physically or based on personality….I’ll leave it at that with what’s going on now with MC.
I find Tristan the all-around most attractive. Even though I don’t find Derek physically/facially attractive his personality & body makes up for it hehe.