DWTS10 Finale – The Cheesecake Awards!!!
*sniff* Sorry for the delay, kids – this week’s awards were a little bittersweet for Heidi & I, since they’re the last chance we’re going to be able to nitpick & snark until September 🙁 But better late than never, eh? With 3 hours of nonstop ridiculousness to pull from this week, we definitely had a lot of material to work with – and I like to think we’ve really outdone ourselves this time 😀 So please – sit back, relax, and savor your last piece of cheesecake from season 10!
Best Impersonation of a Jersey Shore cast member: Brooke’s Snooki-inspired pouffy hair
Courtney: I can’t recall a hairstyle in the show’s history that was more talked-about than this one (not even Karina’s mullet!). Thank goodness Heidi & I weren’t the only ones that were totally distracted by Brooke’s sky-high Bump-It pouff on Monday night. And with a headband? Totally ridiculous…send her hairstylist back to Jersey, PLEASE! In fact, this pouff could have actually rivaled Snooki’s in its size…looks like J-Woww, Pauly D, and the Situation are all fist pumping under there.
Heidi: I think Voldemort was under there. Maybe that’s why she’s improved so much – he’s controlling her. 🙂
Biggest Exercise in Futility: Kate’s encore performance of her paso doble, and subsequent hustle to “I Will Survive”; (dis)honorable mention for Evan & Anna and Erin & Maks unsuccessful use of outside choreography for their freestyles
Courtney: A question for whoever had the bright idea to put Kate front & center in the opening number: did you really think she was gonna pull off the simple act of walking with a feather thingie successfully? Because she managed to botch that completely. And the paso was terrible the first time around – did we really need to relive it, as if to confirm “Yep, Kate really is a bad dancer!” The feeble hustle that ended with her being lifted up in a cherry-picker at the end? I guess we should be thankful that it was less hustle and more just Kate being lifted. At least she seemed to be having fun. And after the two mediocre freestyles from the couples that used outside assistance, I reiterate: the further you go outside of your comfort zone and into something that you’re unfamiliar with, the more clueless & uncomfortable you look. Stick with what works.
Heidi: Dude, she was downright creepy, what with the way she was “flying” and the way she was lit. Eeep!! As for the outside choreography…well, I guess I kinda understand it *in theory*, but at that point in the season the dancers know each other (and their strengths and weaknesses) so well, that it seems to me that an outsider would mess with that.
Most Interesting Double Entendre: Maks’ excuse for the mess-ups on the bed – “That wasn’t the bed we rehearsed on!”
Courtney: I still can’t decide if he said this in earnest, or deliberately threw out something saucy like this. He only dug himself further into a hole with his follow-up comment on GMA yesterday morning: “The first time we did it on the bed, she went flying off!” Oh jeebus…
Heidi: I’m tempted to make a crack about you giving Maks too much credit for superb innuendo. 🙂 But it beats me if he was earnest or not. Better was Tom’s reaction to it last night – making a big O with his arms and yelling “over sharing!!!”
Courtney: Eh, I’m leaning more towards the former – that he was just flustered and blurted it out without thinking – but Maks does have interesting ways of getting attention…maybe he actually thought of it beforehand and had it in his verbal arsenal just incase 😉
The “Denial is not just a river in Egypt” award: Nicole & Derek’s vehement denial of there being anything going on between them romantically
Courtney: Ok, first there was the armpit sniffing and gum sharing. Then the strange neck caressing. And then, after an overtly sexual rumba, they pan to Nicole’s boyfriend in the audience – and he is NOT a happy camper. And after a juicy bit of insider info that I heard a few days ago, I am almost 100% certain that SOMETHING has gone on between these two.
Heidi: You forgot that she jumped on top of him in happiness – not only that, but she was running her hand over his hair and kissing on him. More than anything it’s the hands in the hair thing and the multiple times she wrapped her legs around him. 🙂 And Derek keeps picking her up.
Biggest Accident Waiting to Happen: Erin nearly taking Maks out during the infamous jump off the stage in the their Argentine tango
Courtney: Maybe she overshot it a bit, maybe he wasn’t quite grounded enough – maybe a combination of both. But for a second, Maks wavered, and I was worried that they both were going to topple. Seriously – that is one dangerous lift! I don’t blame Erin for being apprehensive…
Heidi: I gasped – thought they were going all the way to the judges.
Best “Hairstyle on a Budget”: Nicole’s banana claw for the rumba
Courtney: Prior to their rumba, I was like “Really, hair people? First you Snookify Brooke, now you’re scrimping on Nicole and sticking her with a $2 Goody banana clip from the drugstore? You could at least bedazzle that thing, jeez!” Then I saw the rumba…and I was like “Ahhhh. I think I need to invest in some banana clips.”
Heidi: LOL – I was gonna say, nothing says “We’ve done it” more than a practiced hair loosening. Ya see, it’s the subtle little moves like that that make me go “Ahhh…I want some of that kind of action please.”
Best Intro for a Returning Celeb Dance: Tom’s description of Pam’s performance – “Pamela Anderson…and some guys.”
Courtney: Oh Pam – I knew you would make a triumphant return to the floor in your own steamy way! And she really did upstage all three of them, slinking around in that corset and fishnets. Leave it to Tom to summarize it best…I’m gonna miss you till September, Tom Bergeron 🙁
Heidi: Follow him on Twitter – hilarious. He and Melissa Rycroft have some weird relationship. He used her as a paparazzi shield monday night and then pseudo apologized on Twitter. Anyway, Pam didn’t just upstage them, she ROLLED across them. Wowza!!
The Candid Camera Award: Evan & Anna’s unhappy expressions in the dressing room; (dis)honorable mention for Anna clearly mouthing the f-word at the end of Monday night’s show
Courtney: Now we’ve all seen what kind of damage can be done when the couples know the camera is running during their practice sessions. But the real fun happens when they DON’T know the camera is on them – like finale night, when they showed Nicole & Derek backstage energetically practicing their jive, and then panned to the adjacent room where Evan & Anna were sitting – glumly, like someone had killed their dog – or they were about to kill each other. Now before anyone can say “But they felt defeated after Len told Nicole she should win!”, keep in mind this was BEFORE Len said that, as neither of them had performed their final dance yet. Not sure what they were so upset about, but someone must have told them to perk up, because they next time they showed them backstage, they were all smiles. As for Anna’s pottymouth moment, it’s at the very end of Monday night’s show, when they’re going through the scoreboard – they pan to Evan & Anna as they’re saying “And at the bottom of the leaderboard…” and Anna looks over her right shoulder and says “F&%!” It actually made me laugh – if I were on the show, I would probably have the censors taking beta blockers, they’d be bleeping me so much…nice to know the pros slip up from time to time, too;-)
Heidi: That was striking, them sitting there. I was like, what the hell?? But at the end of the results show, when Mark picks Derek up, I’m pretty sure he lets out an involuntary “shit” of surprise – or it was my high def making the audio cut out. Buncha potty mouths. 🙂
Best Wardrobe Malfunction Waiting to Happen – Brooke Burke and her gold Mummy dress
Heidi: When she went to talk to the final two and she actually SAT DOWN – I actually held my breath to see if the dress would bust in a strategic spot. 🙂 I was oddly disappointed when it held together. Seriously, they work so hard to keep the dancers in their dresses wouldn’t it be freakin’ hilarious if Brooke busted (heh) out of hers?? Anyway, she gave a whole new meaning to the words Golden Globes.
Courtney: That dress just confused me. It was some crazy patchwork concoction – like someone didn’t have enough of any one type of fabric to make a dress, so they just combined scraps they had laying around. I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I actually think I liked Samantha’s dresses better than some of the ones Brooke has worn.
Tom Bergeron Line O’ The Night: “Hey Kate, while you’re up there, sing ‘Don’t Cry for me Argentina'”
Heidi: I think I actually guffawed. I don’t even know what that actually sounds like, but I’m pretty sure I did it. 🙂
Courtney: Eva Peron > Kate Gosselin. *shudder* Somehow I think that Kate would actually be a worse singer than she is a dancer (and I think we’ve already established that she is a TERRIBLE dancer!) Tom, don’t give Kate any ideas – next thing you know, the tabloids will have her auditioning for Broadway!
Hugest Disservice to an American Hero – Buzz and his strange space suit, complete with Green Lasers
Heidi: Really DWTS Wardrobe?? Really? Talk about cheesy!! Holy hell. And Star Wars? It also lasted about ten minutes too long. 🙂
Courtney: Ugh. Enough with the space suits and references to his astronaut background. Although I have to wonder if Buzz had some say in what he wanted to do – the man does wear a lot of NASA shirts…
Biggest Piece of Cheese I’m Most Ashamed to Admit that I Thought was Kinda Cool – The “Mirrorball Cage In Which Nicole and Evan Descended from the Ceiling.
Heidi:: I’m so ashamed. Between that and the fog, I was like “Coooool”. :::sigh:::
Courtney: My DVR cut that part out. Thank goodness!
Best Self Impersonation – Derek Hough, Describing his Reaction to Almost Dropping Nicole
Heidi: So nice to see these two so relaxed. Ahem. 🙂 Relaxed.
Courtney: DVR cut out on this one too…so I’ll just take your word for it 😉
Heidi: I’ll post it. It’s actually pretty funny. Apparently there was a lot of dialog during that dance and it was Derek who screwed it up. The dance, not the dialog.
Worst Opening Sequence in the History of the Show: Tuesday Night
Heidi: Is it just me or was that a craptastic opening dance? Did you see Kate walking along the edge of the dance floor trying to find her spot?? Did you notice Derek’s “I’m so going to puke” face?? LOL
Courtney: Another group number that looked like it was thrown together at the last possible moment. Lots of confused choreography, dittoed costumes, and pained expressions. I think the feather thingies were meant to distract us from a clearly terrible performance – some very wise production assistant must have plucked them from the prop closet & suggested they reuse them from the female pros’ opening dancing last season. If I were one of the producers, that production assistant would be promoted to creative director! Haha.
The “I’m So Uncomfortable Watching This” Award: Kate Gosselin informing Tony That She’s Controversial “You know”
Heidi: Um, ick? I can’t decide if it was mean of the producers to show that, or stupid of Kate to seem oddly proud of it.
Courtney: I think what bothered me most was the way she said the word “controversial”. She put too much emphasis on the “i” – “controverSEE-al”. Like she wanted to make it sound more high-class or something. Honey, if you have to tell us that you’re controverSEE-al – then you’re just fishing.
Moment I Expected To Be Supremely Craptastic: Vienna Dancing
Heidi: Why wasn’t she on the show?? She’s way better than Jake. I was surprised how well she did with Dmitry, then not surprised when with Jake everything got…stiff. Pardon the expression. 🙂 Jake turns everything Cheesy.
Courtney: Jake is a goober. And Vienna was alright – but she still looks like she has no clue what is going on around her. Totally blank expression. Dude, at least Tenley had more facial expressions than just “confused”.
Heidi: :::gasp::: Did YOU watch the Bachelor?!?! Come sit with me in the hall of shame, girly. 🙂
Courtney: Eh, I saw some of the finale…CSI must have been a rerun that night. It was like a train wreck in progress – terrible, but you just can’t seem to avert your eyes!
Surest Sign that Len’s Meds Need Adjusting: Telling Nicole She Should Win BEFORE Evan Even Danced
Heidi: I’m a Derek/Nicole fan and I have to say that was shitty. Super Shitty. I groaned out loud.
Courtney: Call me insensitive, but it actually didn’t bother me too badly – granted, I was really surprised Len actually said it, but at that point I think it was just getting too obvious that Nicole was miles ahead of Evan. And I think you mentioned it earlier, but Len may have thought that Nicole wasn’t going to win – and hence was trying to soften the blow a bit…even if he went about it in a rather uncouth way. Or maybe he just got sick of all of the storyboarding, and the fakey “OMG! It’s anyone’s game!” schtick, and this was his geriatric way of rebelling. It seemed to bother Anna more than it bothered Evan – that boy is sweet as pie and totally laid back, so he probably didn’t give it much of a second thought. Good for him 🙂
Biggest “Oh no you didn’t!” Moment: Kelly Monaco calling Alec the Iceman
Heidi: Geez, maybe it’s true but can you be ANY more unprofessional, bitch?
Courtney: My guess is that ABC cited some obscure line in her contract from the original season that forced her to attend – because she made it abundantly clear that she really didn’t have any desire to be there. Maybe she was cranky cause her character’s boytoy on General Hospital just got sent to prison. No sex scenes for Sam McCall for awhile…I’d be cranky too! But I gotta give her props for saying out loud (on national television) what we’ve been saying all along – Alec is totally blah.
Tom Bergeron Line O’ The Night, Take Two: “I’ll Never Get Tired of Seeing You Do That”, when imitating Maks jumping tantrum
Heidi: If anyone can bring Maks down to size, it’s Tom Bergeron. LOL
Courtney: Somehow, I don’t think that’s the last we’ll see of the clip of Maks jumping up and down like a toddler who wants candy at the grocery store. I have a feeling it will resurface in subsequent seasons when they’re doing background videos of the pros. Congrats, Maks – your tantrum is now cemented in the annals of DWTS history. 🙂
*sigh* Well, we hope you guys have enjoyed your weekly helpings of cheesecake this season as much as we’ve enjoyed dishing them out. The Heidi & Courtney Bitchin’ Kitchen may be closed for the season, but will reopen for business again in September for another fun-filled season of snark 😉 Until then, please do continue to lurk! Pure DWTS doesn’t go on summer vacay – we’ll still be keeping up with the latest casting rumors, post-season media appearances, pro gossip, and who knows what else! It promises to be a good time…so stay tuned!
All right I need to hear more about a Derek /Nicole thang. 🙂 Great Blog, I found myself nodding to everything. Damn I’m going through DWTS withdrawls again, I keep seeing sparkly mirrorballs.
You know I made the mistake of reading the Cheesecake awards while eating breakfast, at my desk, at work… >.< I'd die laughing if I could, but I'm working! Or rather trying to... I'm going to miss this til September (20th I think Tom said).
I love reading this. Thanks.
Tony and Maks got Top 2 Diva-moment…. and they say Derek is a diva.
Love how Tony was smiling ear to ear when Pam rolled all over him at the end…. Your wife is watching, Tony.
September 20th, really. that’s like three months away. YAY! Can’t wait.
BTW. LOVE THIS BLOG. Great Job everyone.
why do you always give Derek a pass? He is arrogant and Nicole’s comment about she’s a professional she’s not like other people – come on that is beyond arrogant. She also is used to being on stage where the others, pros or not are in a different venue. Alec is not cold, Kelly is a snot!
Okay, why don’t we get to know the “insider” stuff on Derek/Nicole? We come here for the gossip! 🙂 I waver back and forth so much with these two. I’ve always believed Derek was involved with someone else so that’s one thing. But I also know when both of your partners are on the other side of the world, you sometimes get bored. 😉 These two were in the same boat with that problem, so you never know.
Still, I didn’t think much until she went on the streak early on talking incessantly about the boyfriend and denying interest in D, which I thought she doth protest too much. Then she didn’t mention Lewis for a month, but she and Derek didn’t seem intimate at all. They were so non-intimate it was almost a problem with the dancing. Then the last few weeks, they were all over each other. Derek started talking about Nicole all the time on his twitter. He’s always been supportive of his partners, but he was downright defensive in his protection of Nicole. I haven’t seen him this way since Shannon. But she really holds back when talking about him and almost avoids it. When asked directly if she will miss him or how it feels that their time is over, she talks about her family or something other than Derek, and says they are looking forward to a month apart after 3 months together. She’s always like “this dude is pretty cool, he’s alright” while Derek lavishes praise on her. I don’t know, it’s strange.
I did find it very interesting that both George Stephanopoulis and Jimmy Kimmy focused on their relationship and how it made her boyfriend feel. And both of them had a sarcastic comeback when Derek denied it. Expected from Jimmy, kind of weird to me that George saw something there. I mean I expect it from us gossipy women, but the men really gave them a hard time too. Not to mention when that Lewis exchange was happening on GMA, Erin and Maks had a very strange expression. But it could just be their perma-bitchface. It’s hard to tell. Anyway, I’ve rambled on enough. Share with us if you get anymore gossip. I think if something did happen, it is over now, and they are back to their real life.
Wow, you guys made me very curious. We need that inside info! At least, I am dying to know what it is. I loved every single article I have read and think you are almost always right on it. I’m so sad to see this season ending 🙁 Anyways: Thank you for everything and We Want The Inside Info!!
Well if something was going on between Derek and Nicole, there weren’t even any rumors of it at work so it would be a surprise to me. Usually there’s some hint of these things for those of us behind the scenes. 🙂
I love Maks little temper tantrum Im with Tom Im going to kinda miss that. Tom is hilarious and very quick on his feet. As for Derek and Nicole only time will tell what is really going on but now its time to focus on that other dance show.
Where’s the evidence of Nicole and Derek hooking up? I don’t see it. Granted, I don’t see as much Derek stuff as you, but that also might be an advantage too.
Between now and september I’m going to have to get some graphic designer to make a “Cheesecake Award” graphic for the side bar (like the DWTS Twitter one). Highlight this and other things like the Power Rankings, etc.
Thanks everyone for the compliments – it means a lot that you take the time to come back here week after week to listen to Heidi & I bitch and moan 😉 I promise we will not let you down come September! And I feel for those of you going through DWTS withdrawal – the only thing that’s keeping me occupied right now is SYTYCD, and I’m contemplating watching America’s Got Talent. We’ll see!
As for the “insider info”…I guess I’m just a bit hesitant to reveal too many identifying details about the culprit who spilled the beans, because Heidi & I both agreed it wasn’t necessarily the classiest move on his/her part…but I will do my best to fill you guys in without giving away too much 😉 Anywho…last weekend, one of the pros from the show was in town judging a local competition. This particular pro has been known to be a bit of a loose cannon, and that quality seems to be magnified when he/she knocks back a few drinks – which is exactly what he/she was doing last Saturday night whilst hanging out post-comp with some people from the studio I go to. They were discussing this season of the show, and Derek & Nicole’s names came up. Without provocation, said pro volunteered the following information: “He banged her.” Now, I’ve discussed this with Heidi, and we both came to the conclusion that this pro would have nothing to gain by lying about something like that (in fact, it might actually be kinda damaging to him/her), and since I was first told this little nugget by my bf the other day, I’ve actually heard the same thing repeated from several other studio friends. And Derek & Nicole’s touchy-feeliness and Nicole’s adamant protests of there being anything going on between them have done nothing to quell my suspicions – as someone before me mentioned, methinks the lady doth protest too much. I feel like I should also add that Nicole & Lewis’ relationship has been through quite a few ups & downs, with them breaking up earlier this year only to reunite about 2 months ago…it would be possible that while they were broken up, Nicole could have tested the waters with someone else. Take it and think what you want about it – I wasn’t actually there to hear it said, but I do trust the people I’ve been hearing it from, and it really wouldn’t surprise me if it was true.
Laura – not really sure where all this hostility is coming from. Did you not read where we called Kelly out on that comment? And when has Derek been “arrogant”? You didn’t offer any explanation as to why you think that. As for Nicole’s comment – we called her out on it earlier in the season, and now it’s just old news and we’ve moved on. I suggest you do, too.
Funny post:) You mentioned everything I was hoping for including Kelly’s bluntness. I think Tom tried to stop her and she kept going. Poor Kristi couldn’t even say hello.
How come Kate was the only one allowed to plug her new shows? Chad has one coming out too–I’ve already seen commercials for it. Maybe because it competes with The Bachelor?
Does anyone think there will ever be an All-Star Season or a 2nd Chances Season like Biggest Loser did last year or like Survivor does? Seems like the pool is big enough now for them to bring some willing folks back. That might be better ratings than bringing a new cast in.
Really? I’m still not so sure about it (the Nicole & Derek thing). I’m wondering if this pro and Derek are close, but I guess you won’t tell us since you don’t want to reveal who he/she is.
I don’t see Nicole as the type that “could have tested the waters with someone else” but I don’t know, I don’t know her in real life.
Anyways, thanks for sharing!
Just had to drop in to see if this Derek Hough promotional site had any more class after he gets his orchestrated win than it had beforehand.
NOPE. STILL TRASH.
I know, I don’t have to read it. But you do prompt occasional monitoring simply to protest your consistent maliciousness toward Maksim C. Is he truly that much of a threat to your wunderkind? THEY actually seem to treat each other as friends.
For the record once again, this site is nasty evidence of the ugly and ignorant element in our of pop culture. You are in dire need of an introduction to civility and class.
I cannot tell if Joanie is a troll or not. What orchestrated win? I missed it and if it was there I am sure those tabloids would be all over it. All I see are bitter fans of the celebs and pros who lost. It is a dance show, don’t take it too seriously.
Joanie, I don’t get you. You keep saying that this site is sh*t, but you keep returning here and leave your comments. I thought that you would give up, because all your comments barely make a difference and I thought that you would see that. I don’t get what’s so amazing about Maks that makes you want to defend him.
I do enjoy your comments here, because a lot of other people reply and they bring a lot of new info to prove themselves right. Thanks to you I’ve learnt a few things about DWTS and you made me a little Derek fangirl 😀
Joanie can’t stop by too often, they only let them use the internet a few times a week at her psychiatric hospital. Boy, she’s nuts!
I just have one comment about the Derek & Nicole alleged romance; I don’t believe it! Derek has been virtually burning up the headlines in the UK since Thursday with his immediate rush to Cheryl Cole’s side directly from his win here on Tuesday. He flew straight on from NY as soon as his DWTS work “released” him (but not before meeting with Julianne for dinner) and then we haven’t heard as much as a: “thanks for all your support & votes” from him as he, under the quiet of night, caught a flight out of NY and mysteriously showed up on a stage with Cheryl in London Thursday evening and has been staying with her since. It’s high fodder for the Brit’s right now, as it has been every moment he’s been caught with her since last year. Call me naive but I just don’t believe that Derek is the kind of kid who would engage in tawdry behavior with every woman he’s remotely linked to, he’s just never come across as that kind of a person to me. But actions do speak louder than words and he did elect to immediately leave the country to seemingly go be with this Cheryl woman even before visiting with family…if you ask me, that’s where the real story seems to be. Maybe it was previous work commitments but I know Derek recently pulled out of a show he was to do in FL in the next couple of weeks “due to Injury” (Maks is filling in for him) but showed up performing with her just the other evening. The tabloids in the UK are making a whole lot of this and it’s serious “romance novel” kind of scandal for them across the pond. And since Derek is a bit of an unknown quantity in the UK, many are a bit disparaging in their opinion of him.
Regardless of all of that nonsense, I have LOVED all the contributions made by all of you this past season! It was so enjoyable to have other’s opinions on the show’s week by week. Great work by all and I’m so happy I found you and look forward to being a constant visitor next season!
Bwahahaha, Roni – welll said. 🙂
Sorry I’ve been absent – I’m on vacay. 🙂 About the Derek/Nicole thing – feel reasonably confident something did happen, and also reasonably confident that it’s over and done with and all are friends. Nicole’s BF invited Derek to Turkey with Nicole to see him race, but the little rat already had plans to fly to London to dance with Cheryl Cole while she opens for the Black Eyed Peas. And the tabloids are sounding pretty confident that something IS going on there. Well, Derek has great taste in women, in any case. 🙂
Thanks to everyone for all the nice comments, I really appreciate it. I appreciate Joanie too because she always makes me realize how relatively sane my fandom is. lol
Eh, I read the same tabloids Joan and I didn’t find them disparaging of him at all. This is how fandom works, though – no guy will ever be good enough for their cheryl, just like no woman will ever be good enough for derek (for some). Now, the Will.I.Am fans – They are pissed off. 🙂 I don’t think Derek is that type of guy, but I also don’t think he was actually involved with Cheryl last time he saw her. I’m not so sure they are involved now – the same paper who reported him spending the night with her also reports on the Loch Ness Monster, I think. 🙂 Hell, they are young and single and stuff happens. If that makes one a bad person, just about everyone here is BAD. Except for John. 🙂
I laughed when Derek said in an interview, I think it was GMA, that Lewis (Nicole’s bf) invited him and suggested that Lewis wanted him to stand on the track, so that he could run Derek over 😀
Hey guys!!! 🙂 I guess i don’t believe the whole Derek/Nic thing. Looking at Lewis and Derek, they are two completely different dudes. I don’t see the sexual tension but i guess two peeps can bang lol. I’m MUCH more interested in the possibility of Erin/Maks after the show. I have a feeling he is really into her and after watching Regis and Kelly etc. i’m convinced this is something. Obviously it is more then some showmance but how much more? Hmmm. I’m gonna say that they have def. slept together hehehe. IMO What about you guys?
Hi guys,
As far as the Nicole & Derek thing…
I found some of their recent interviews peculiar, e.g. one minute, Nic is saying she doesn’t want DWTS to end (while snuggling up to Derek) and the next minute she’s saying how they only have to stick out a few more days together.
Whenever either say something to lead in one direction they immediately counter with the “we need a break” from eachother routine.
What did you think of their (Derek & Nic) appearance on Regis & Kelly? They could not keep their hands off eachother: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-sfabd70_Y&feature=player_embedded (IMHO that much touching is not normal “friendship” behavior.)
Btw, Derek (together w/ Nic) met up with Julianne in NYC before they both went their separate ways.
BTW. LOVE THIS BLOG. Well done!
Thanks, Millie. Yeah, these guys are confusing. 🙂 In any case, I’m sure they’re friends for life, if nothing else.
There was a rumour that Derek was offered a spot on Strictly Come Dancing (Britain’s version of the show). Anyway, a dancer from SCD who is Derek’s friend made a statement saying he’s not joining the show because he doesn’t want to leave his LA girlfriend behind. Hmm. Wonder who the LA girlfriend is?
CassieLynn: Erin and Maks have been tweeting to each other since the NY trip, more so Maks. He also tweeted a statement about their “relationship” remaining private as they are both private people.
I’m actually also curious about Chad and Cheryl after his new VH1 reality show ends. Seems he was contractually bound to not date until that show is over.
Heather: Hmm “private” huh, they’re something alright! Good for them…Knew they were having horizontal relations lol but now i’m thinking they really like eachother…interesting. IMHO upgrade from Karina in every way !!!
BTW Heather i see NO interest from Cheryl for Chad. It seems way to one sided and i love Chad but it’s almost sad. When she was asked who she was attraced to (celeb wise) she said some guy from Gossip Girl who was the EXACT opposite of poor Chad lol. I’m sure they ar e good friends and who knows could have been more but i don’t think she wants him like a fat kid luvs cake 🙂
How did I go so long without reading the comments on this thread. I guess I’ve just been overwhelmed with the summer shows and at the end of the season a break is always needed.
Very interesting rumors we have here. Can you imagine being in a spotlight like they are? Why would anyone want fame and fortune? I’ll stick with fortune, but leave me out of the fame.
“they are young and single and stuff happens. If that makes one a bad person, just about everyone here is BAD. Except for John.”
I’m glad you realize this Heidi. Although, I do try to hide my halo.
Wow. I’m intrigued by the Derek and Nicole thang. After DWTS they both rush off as soon as humanly possible to their “significant others” and make sure everyone sees pictures of them with their “special friends” in the press. To a large degree it’s successful because everyone focussed on Maks and Erin or Chad and Cheryl. But I remembered Tom Bergeron mentioned in his video blog there are definitely hook ups every season. He said something to the effect of “How can they not help themselves, since they are rubbing up against each other’ but it ends quickly.” With respect to Cheryl and Chad, Tom also said the “jewellery thing” was a promotion. Chad somehow gets some sort of cut if the jewellery is mentioned or shown. For me that really undercut any showmance. The Maks and Erin thing also feels like a red herring, just because there was so much press about it, and Maks’ relentlessly tweeting about it makes me think he’s just milking it. But, with Nicole and Derek, maybe something happened here because they were trying not to be obvious. I saw only one tiny give away that Derek had more affection for her on the show. Just after the Pretty Woman Tango. He uncharacteristically nuzzles up to her before the scores and they both quickly back off. It just stood out to me because he normally doesn’t do that. He’s normally laughing and excited with nervous pats on the shoulder, but this was a nuzzle. The other thing that struck me was after their last Argentine Tango they acknowledged that they had a little cry. Well of course! AT is a highly charged dance and all the emotions of the season wrapped up in that finale. Such a different perspective than the buddy high fives they showed on camera.
Still not sure about the whole Nicole & Derek thing. I feel like they are perfect together, in dancing, in goofyness and in image and I would love to see them together. But they both denied it and since Nicole is now with Lewis and Derek with Cheryl (even though that may not be a romantic thing), I think that if there was something, it’s over now. Or they want it to be over. There are some rumours that Lewis has proposed to Nicole, so that makes me doubt it even more.
About the thing after the tango: I didn’t see that (I mean the nuzzling) and the crying after the AT is more that they realise that it was almost their last dance, at least, that’s what I think.
Yeah, for sure. Not shipping them but it is a bit of a revelation if true that they “knew” each other in the biblical sense.
Regardless, they are a great dance team. I hope they come back some time to dance for us.
omg, I just saw all the dance performances of Nicole and Derek again and I noticed that after the encore paso, Derek touched Nicole’s bunda. And it didn’t look like an accident! I couldn’t find a vid of it, because the two vids on youtube end before Derek did it. Well, I think it doesn’t matter anymore, I don’t think that at this moment anything is going on between them.