PureDWTS All Star Season: Who’s Following Who At Twitter? (Speculate Post)
With the Dancing With The Stars pairings announcement about to take place on Monday on Good Morning America, it’s fun to take a look at “who might be following who” at twitter? As some of you have posted to let us know in comments and twitter (thanks so much All!), some of the cast this past week has made a move to follow each other. Does this mean they are dancing together? Maybe and maybe NOT!!! Time will soon be telling. In the meantime, it’s kind of fun to wonder, comment, and speculate on it.
So, here’s what we have so far and if you notice any changes or additions that need to be made, be sure to let us know in the comments section. NOTE: this list only includes new follows!
Male Celebs:
Drew is following Anna
Gilles is following Karina and Peta
Female Celebs:
Kelly is following Val
Male Pros:
Val is following Melissa and Kelly
Mark is following Kirstie
Female Pros:
Karina is following an Emmitt DWTS Fan page and Gilles
Chelsie is following Joey and Emmitt
Anna is following Helio, Gilles, and Apolo (Gilles and Apolo are older followings)
Peta is following Gilles Marini’s Official Facebook page (this could be nothing. She follows everyone who follows her at facebook)
Let’s get Miss Heidi and Courtney’s thoughts….
Heidi: Well, didn’t Chelsie do time in Vegas when Joey was on?? That’s probably the reason for that one. I think Val started following Kelly and Kelly reciprocated, but I could be mistaken on that one. Of course, him also following Melissa could be something. I think Mark following Kirstie is because he was joking around saying he was going to be her partner. I hope the Drew/Anna thing is nothing – I can certainly see her with Helio better than Drew. LOVE Karina and Gilles – that would be amazing.
Courtney: I actually don’t put a whole lot of stock into who is following who on Twitter in general, since Twitter is a medium that makes it easy for two individuals that wouldn’t normally cross paths to build a rapport – it just takes the click of a button for someone like Bette Midler to buddy up to 50 Cent. With regards to DWTS – sometimes it’s telling, sometimes it isn’t, when it comes to who’s following whom. Celebs following their original partner & vice-versa? Probably means nothing, since many of them have remained friends after their original seasons. I’d say anyone following Kirstie/vice-versa probably isn’t indicative of much, considering she was on a recent season and seemed to befriend just about everyone in her cast. The Anna/Helio connection might have something to do with she & Jack being the grand marshals of a parade for some IndyCar race a few months back – and considering Helio is one of the biggest (and friendliest) personalities in IndyCar, I don’t think it’s a stretch to say they probably met that way. The only two follows that raise any eyebrows to me are Val & Kelly and Gilles & Karina – they seem like connections that would be unlikely to happen in a natural way. Especially excited about the Gilles/Karina connection…yes please 😀
My thoughts: I love the Drew/Anna or Helia/Anna, Kelly/Val, and Gilles/Karina pairings. I hope there is something to them. I’m not sure about a Chelsie/Joey pairing. I still see her with Apolo. And no just no to Kirstie and Mark. Like Heidi, I think he just followed her since she was mentioning in some teaser tweets that her partner had dark hair.
YES–Karina/Gilles PLEASE! That would be a dream team/IMO!! I hope that one pans out. Interesting about Val/Melissa and Val/Kelly. I think Melissa and Kelly have the same problem–they might need Derek or Tristan to stand out, LOL. So I hope those don’t mean anything, but I think I’d actually rather either of them get Val than Mark, so….oy, too many possibilities!
Gilles and Karina would be insane. She would push him and dance up to him in ways Cheryl never did,
Though Cheryl has gotten on my nerves in the last couple of seasons, I really can’t knock her where Giles is concerned-IMO they were pretty amazing together. He had natural dance ability but she helped to turn him into the performer he is today.
I would, however, love to see him dance with Karina this time around-They’d be HOT together!!
Chelsie might be needed to partner someone shorter than Joey. That said, imagine some of the lifts he could do with her. Wow! 🙂
Anna, Jack & Helio were actually photographed together at that race, so yes, they did meet there.
Kirstie & Mark would never work because of the height issue – let’s face it, Mark is almost certainly going to either repartner with Shawn due to height, or Bristol due to her ‘nervousness’.
Gilles and Karina would be supersonic. I’m not sure anyone would have a chance against that pairing.
Lizzie Grubman is following kirstie and kelly :).
I remember how tough Cheryl was with Gilles. It was a tough season with paralyzing injury, but Cheryl and Gilles brought the best out in each other. Cheryl had to choreograph around his shoulder injury, and brilliantly did so? Cheryl won the hollywood’s press best choreogrpher of the year because of him. GILLES AND CHERYL WERE MAGIC TOGETHER. Gilles wanted to do all-stars just for Cheryl and wanting to win that 3rd trophy for her badly. Soon as William and Cheryl called 3rd place, Gilles tweeted that he swears to god and want everybody to mark his words that Cheryl will win again through him. This is very sad to hear.
Hmm, it could be nothing but Karina has just started to follow Gilles on twitter.
And here some fun moment from a couple of years ago:
http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2009/startracks/091214/karina-smirnoff-435.jpg
Cool, thanks for all the info so far, All! Keep it coming if you see more follows, etc.
Er, if you’re going on height, Mark could also dance with Kelly. I don’t think that Mark is in any way limited to either Shawn or Bristol (unfortunately, in the latter case). And as I said in the post, I’m pretty sure he was joking around with Kirstie and that was never serious.
If Val gets Kelly, she’ll be gone pretty quickly, I think.
umm, yes, choreographing around an injury – Love how you give credit for that. Now, let’s talk about Maria and Jennifer…among many others.
The natural tendency when some like Gilles follows you, is to follow them back. So, while it could mean something (hope, hope), it could just be her responding to his follow.
Mel, is your name by chance short for “melodramatic”?
I can see them having a hard time pairing everyone.
If we go by height, Shawn and Kelly will go to Val and Mark. Since mark already danced with Shawn- Mark &Kelly and Val&Shawn.
I’m just really unexcited by the Val/Shawn pairing. Val is a wonderful guy and a fabulous dancer but I’m still not buying the meshing of personalities there.
I really think if they’re not going to give Shawn back to Mark for her sake it ought to be Derek. And then he will win. (Grinds teeth furiously…)
I just can’t see Shawn/Val, for some reason. But I can’t really see Derek/Shawn either. As much as I would love it, I just have a hunch they aren’t going to start giving him youngsters at this point.
That said, they OFTEN don’t follow logical pairings when it comes to height. Marissa/Tony, Mark/Kristi and Derek/Shannon spring to mind. If they were going solely by height, that season it would have been Tony/Shannon, Derek/Kristi and Mark/Marissa…but they didn’t. And that’s not the only instance. So you can’t just go by height. You have to consider a lot of other factors. Since it is all stars and several aren’t going to be able to have their original partner, the pairing is probably more difficult.
Speaking of height, the pairing of Rick Fox and Cheryl was ridiculous…
Shawn and Val could be AWESOME! The one that intrigued me the most though was the idea of Karina being paired with Emmitt. I never thought of that possibility. It could potentionally win.
I can’t see Shawn/Val, either. But he’s the next shortest, right? If not going off just height…I think Maks and Tony would be too tall, so I think they’d be out for her. Tristan? Not sure if I could see that, is he way too tall for her? But let’s just say that works… I’m thinking it will be Kirstie/Tony and Pam/Maks. So then you have Bristol, Melissa and Kelly. In that case I hope it would be Bristol/Val, since I don’t want her with Derek and she’s already had Mark. So I would put Kelly/Mark and Melissa/Derek, based on both height and personality.
Val replied on Twitter a few days ago that he was 5′ 11″. Now… I’m not sure I believe that, but it’s out there.
@Sandy – Side note on the Rick-Cheryl pairing: that was a fluke, because they weren’t originally supposed to be pairied together. Rick’s original partner was the 5’8″ Edyta, but that was the season she abruptly quit before rehearsals started – and it required some creative re-shuffling of the partnerships in order to make things work. From what I’ve been told (and this is from a source I trust), it was supposed to be Rick & Edyta, Michael & Cheryl, and Kyle & Chelsie – but Edyta’s exit necessitated that Cheryl be switched to partner Rick, she since was the tallest of the remaining female pros at 5’4″ (Chelsie’s only 5’2″, and Lacey’s 5’3″). For personality reasons, they switched Chelsie to partner Michael, and Lacey (who had been told she was sitting out season 11) was brought back to partner Kyle. Kind of a crazy switcheroo, but I guess it goes to show that the method of creating DWTS partnerships isn’t an exact science.
I’m a big fan of Gilles and all the pros.But Gilles and Cheryl were my favorite couple of any time. They touched me with all their performances together.
Thanks for filling me in… 🙂
Thus the above created the magic of Lacey and Kyle, one of my all time favorite couples ever on the show.
@Sandy – Talk about a happy accident, huh? 🙂 That season generated two of the most awkward partnerships (Rick & Cheryl, due to height differences, and Michael & Chelsie, due to age differences & clashing personalities) I’ve ever seen on the show, and one of the best partnerships (Kyle & Lacey) I’ve ever seen on the show…and it all happened because Edyta quit. I think I’m ok with Edyta quitting, knowing that it gave us Kyle & Lacey 🙂
I could see the Val and Kelly for the smoulder factor (if that makes any flipping sense). I didn’t realize she was so tiny.
I’m still a Gilles/Anna fan…..alas, this just may not be. Just want Anna to win a MBT.
Needless to say the pairings are going to make or break the on-the-verge-of-good (but great with polish) as you all have said. Totally agree the wrong partner could oust someone. I’ve always liked Val – but he doesn’t have a lot of outwardly expressed charisma on the show.
I feel sorry for the woman who ends up with Tony. He is the worst pro on the show by far and his fanbase is shrinking with each early exit.
I disagree, Andrea. I don’t actually know who I would call the “worst” but I think Tony is on par with the rest of them, dancing wise. He’s a great dancer and by all accounts an awesome teacher. IMO, his problem is that he isn’t nearly as charismatic as the other male pros.
I do agree with your statement about his fanbase being small. I think it is definitely smaller than all of the other guys, which leads back to the charisma issue. I’m actually surprised Tony has lasted this long on the show. The only other male pro I thought lacked in personality was Dmitry, and he hasn’t been on but 3 seasons.
I am hoping for Tony to get Kirstie. I think it could draw more of a “fun factor” out of him and hopefully earn him a little more of a following. I feel bad for the poor guy a lot of the time, even though I know it’s nobody’s fault but his own.
Awww. Thank You Courtney, because of this conversation I just went a rewatched Kyle and Lacey’s Instant Jive.. So Happy Now! Those two were pure magic on the dancefloor.
If anyone of should fill the last spot this season it really should by Kyle. 🙂
Anna is also following Apolo and Drew is also following Kym and Cheryl.
To follow-up on what Violet was saying, I think “worst” is too subjective a term to use in describing any of the pros. They all have strengths and weaknesses in their professional skill set. Tony is an accomplished dancer, a patient and capable teacher, and a genuinely nice person. On the down side, he’s not particularly charismatic and his choreography is mundane.
Part of the reason I think he’s lasted on the show so long is because he’s tall. As I said on another topic, finding top-notch 6’+ male pros isn’t that easy. His pleasant personality helps too.
Mark said he’s only staying in LA for 3 days. Shawn is in London, Melissa in Dallas, and Bristol is rumored to go back and forth Arizona-LA
I can just imagine the gleeful little faces when a celeb clicks follow on a pro, or vice versa, and knows it’s going to make us speculate and speculate. *LOL* Some of them are a wee bit wicked, y’know. 😉
Interesting. Anna has now taken off Helio. And Kashti, I don’t see her following Apolo either.
I will be happy as long as Derek does not get Bristol. I’d like to see him with Pamela – I think they would be fun together.
I don’t know if it’s been discussed but I could see a Melissa/Derek pairing. I just don’t know who that would leave for Tony though since I don’t see him with Shawn or Bristol and for some reason I think A Kelly/Val pairing is possible. I think who ever pairs them up must have had a hard time this season.
Please, please, please let Karina and Gilles following each other mean something! 🙂
No she’s still following them both oh and she’s following Gilles,now that I think about it,she’s been following them all for a while now…Anyways.I still want her with Apolo!haha! https://twitter.com/#!/atrebunskaya/following
Ok, I see them now, but, Apolo and Gilles are older follows, right?
Yes,so is Helio who is no longer following Anna,Karina and Cheryl I think….
I just feel like good pros can make bad dancers look pretty decent. Tony has made his bad dancers look like laughing stocks and doesn’t seem to realize you can choreo around peoples weaknesses. I mean he has Martina start out her jive last season on her own doing kicks and flicks when he should have been in hold with her leading her through it.
And than when he gets a decent partner with potential like Audrina and Chynna he doesn’t get them to stand out and they get sent home earlier than they should.
And even in his 2 best seasons with his best partners Stacey and Melissa it had a negative- he let both down with lame free styles.
I just feel the other 5 male pros, even new ones like Tristan and Val, have shown more flexibility and ability to adapt to their partner and make them look good. Nancy Grace, Gladys, Elisabetta could have been just as bad as a Wendy Williams, Martina Navatroliva, or Leeza Gibbons looked with Tony but they weren’t because their pros did a better job of hiding their flaws. Ditto with Mark B and Bristol their season.
Oh, but Audrina and Chynna were BORING! Both reminded me of those ballerina dolls on top of music boxes. It wasn’t the dancing that let them down, it was their blandness, in my opinion.
Kashti, hilarious! lol I wish I had been watching their followings and unfollowings earlier now.
Yeah…the things I do to kill time during summer vaction!And there’s nothing to do when the Olympics aren’t on!
You’re all getting me so excited at the prospect of a Karina/Gilles pairing! I’m going to be super bummed now if that doesn’t happen. They would be insanely hot together. A part of me is rooting for Kelly (I guess I’m seeing her as an underdog) and while I can see her with Val, I hope that doesn’t happen because she would be likely to leave so early. I’d like to see her with someone popular who can buy her time to catch up on skills, while at the same time being an excellent teacher…Derek or even Mark…I know she won’t get one of the tall guys. I wouldn’t mind a Drew/Anna pairing and I definitely see Pamela with someone rascally such as Maks or Val.
Some of the pros/celebs have been following each other for a while. However, what I found intriguing are those that have just started following each other … like Gilles and Karina. I’m still hoping he and Cheryl are paired together but if not – then I hope he gets Karina.
I know I must sound like a broken record on height, but I think that at 6’1″, Gilles is the tallest competitor in the all-star season. Joey Fatone is 5’11”.. So I figure they’ll put those two with the tallest ladies – Either Peta or Kym, who are both 5’7″. Since they are not repeating couples, that would mean to me that it’ll be Joey & Peta, and Gilles & Kym.
I was saying I would like Karina and Apolo, but that was only so my lips didn’t have to utter the words Cheryl and Apolo…. which I think is how it will ultimately end up being.
But a pairing of Karina and Gilles would be super HOT, Karina has what it takes to possibly take Gilles to the finals.
I can see the point you’re trying to make, Andrea. I do have to disagree again, though. I think Wendy and Martina were much, much worse than Elisabetta, Gladys or Nancy. And I don’t really think Wendy put much stock in even trying to learn. You can’t teach someone who doesn’t really want to learn, which was the case with Kate as well, in my opinion. I thought Audrina and Chynna had some great dances, but were, like Tony, not very charismatic. Personality makes a huge difference. Gladys came of warm and endearing, Nancy came off as a hard worker and determined, and Leeza came off fake and like she thought she “should” be able to dance well, IMO. All very different than Tony being the a bad partner.
Cidra, I think you probably hit the nail right on the head, re: Tony’s staying power. I didn’t even consider his height. And the fact that he’s likely one of the least “diva” like of the guys. That’s what I would imagine, anyway. Could be the total opposite LOL.
The problem is that we have only a limited supply of the taller male pros, so Tony seems to be the only option. There is Dimitry but…. he is soooo boring. Neither of them seem to have what it takes to stick around.
Maybe I am being too hard on Tony 🙂 But I do think if your one of the 6 ladies on this season you want in order 1. Derek 2. Maks 3. Mark 4. Tristan 5. Val. 6. Tony. I think if Sherri had Maks last season and Melissa had Val they would have been eliminated in reverse. That’s how important the pros and their fanbases are to the celeb.
Puh-lease – Val is obviously shorter than Derek by almost an inch. And Derek claims 5’10’. Although I will say that Derek seems taller in the last year or two.
Like I said, not certain I believe that. *LOL* Maybe he was counting with his dancing heels on. *nodnod* Maybe. 😉
I don’t understand what their whereabouts have to do with anything, Jennifer.
I don’t think we know for sure that they aren’t repeating couples, Sally – that’s just what a lot of us are hoping.
And as I’ve said before, height is not the only factor under consideration.
LOL….I’ve just seen too many pics of him and Derek next to each other or near each other. IF Val stands up straight, he MIGHT be the same height as Derek.
now I do agree on that, Andrea! I’d tweak it a tiny bit. If it were ME, I’d want:
1) Tristan 2)Derek 3) Maks 4)Val 5) Mark 6) Tony
The one and only reason I would choose Mark over Tony would be Tony’s track record of leaving early. If I were choosing to be taught and not be on DWTS, I’d choose Tony over everybody but Tristan, actually. He seems like that great of a guy to me.
Derek is 5’10” and was paired with Maria who’s 5’8″ while Maks, who’s over 6′ got 5’4″ Melissa so I believe we may be overthinking the height theories. All I know is I’m counting on seeing Karina standing with Gilles come Monday.
If I could choose the pairings I would Choose:
The Men:
Apolo Anton Ohno and Cheryl Burke
Drew Lachey and Chelsie Hightower
Emmitt Smith and Anna Trebunskaya
Gilles Marini and Karina Smirnoff
Helio Castroneves and Kym Johnson
Joey Fatone and Peta Murgatroyd
The Women:
Kelly Monaco and Val Chmerkovskiy
Pamela Anderson and Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Kirstie Alley and Tony Dovolani
Shawn Johnson and Derek Hough (HOPEFULLY!!)
Bristol Palin and Tristan MacManus
Melissa Rycroft and Mark Ballas
Adam, personally, I would switch Pam and Bristol. That would be rich.
LOL comment 15, Courtney!! 😀 Gilles and Karina? How awesome would that be!!! 🙂
Just a thought on all of the alleged “unfollowing” that is going on – do you think maybe the PR folks at ABC have wised up and have figured out that the fans actually do pay pretty close attention to who is following who on Twitter, and have instructed the pros/celebs to avoid doing any telltale following until AFTER the cast announcement?
off topic – will they be announcing the potential partners of the 13th cast member on Monday as well?
If we find out that Sabrina is dancing with someone like Dmitry it might make me vote for her less.
Karina just sent this tweet!
I’m so excited for today. I find out who my partner is!!! But I won’t be able to say anything for a couple more days. 🙁
I can’t wait to find out who she is partnered with!
So much for some the “preliminary” pairings…
I can’t wait to find out Karina’s partner as well. 🙂
Maybe she is still paired with Gilles? It’s not like she would tell us if the ones leaked are right…right? **crosses fingers** **and toes** 🙂
Probably is Violet. I tend to think those pairings that were posted in DWTSGossip will probably end up being correct.
Kirstie claims she’s known who her partner is since Christmas. I call that BS. Or she’ll dance with Val. How would Val look with her? It can’t be Tristan or Tony since they learned they’ll be back very late.
Known who her partner is since Christmas? That’s ridiculous!
I have little doubt Kirstie chose her partner and that he’s written into her contract, even if she wasn’t able to have a second go with Maks. My first guess is still Maks and then Tristan. She knows Tristan is on top with popularity.
Oh, and she tweeted about 4 crazy months so either she’s extremely confident, or she already knows she’ll be around for a while 😉
Kirstie would never agree to dance with Tony.. And She is too big for Tristan I would think.
I guess everyone now knows who they partner is. And…. Jilles started following Peta. Sad.
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Gilles just started following peta :).
Maddy, unless I haven’t seen a new post on this… Kirstie said “SHE” knew since Christmas that she was going to dance. She didn’t say she knew who her partner is since Christmas, right? Did I miss something or don’t recall this correctly? But, I’d love it if she were dancing with Val or Tristan(or Maks). I hope she’s not getting Tony.
Thanks Air and Alicia and interesting too is that Peta is following Gilles Offcial facebook page, but, that might not mean anything. I’d love a Peta and Gilles pairing too.
Vogue, she tweeted about 2 hours ago that she’s “known her DWTS partner since Xmas” and that it’s us that will be finding out on Monday. 🙂
Say it ain’t so Alicia. If Gilles is paired with Peta, this season is already going down the toilet for me. She’s my least favorite female pro.
Ok, shew, thanks for letting me know, Evaine. 😉 Thanks again Guys!!! Keep letting us know what you see out there!! xxx
Voguerista, I have nothing against Peta but she is a new pro who just won. This pairing gives her guaranteed ticket to the final. Why not to give that chance to Anna, for example.
Chelsie is now following Emmitt Smith! I can’t see that pairing at all, so hopefully she is trying to throw us off?!
Funny side note: Corky Ballas just tweeted Mark and asked who his partner is and Mark said he would call and tell him. 🙂 lol
Alicia, that’s not necessarily true. All the guys are good. Anna could win with any of them not just with Gilles.
Oh my, Emmitt and Chelsie! That pair just doesn’t seem right. I think these new followings are just decoys…. Until Monday.
And Kirstie would never be bragging on twitter about Tony!
LOL Sandy, I wouldn’t think so either.
Why doesnt Anna get Gilles you ask Alicia?
Because how these pros perform is judged by the producers. They want the best dancers to get pros who have consistently shown they get perform memorable TV pleasing routines.
Anna has been too inconsistent and her incredibly lame freestyle by Evan L probably sealed her fate in getting middling partners.
Meanwhile someone like Peta absolutely nailed it the first good partner she got.
I think whoever is with Gilles probably does stand the best chance of getting to the finals. The others are all really good, too, but just for me personally, I would place Gilles and Apolo at the top.
Emmitt and Chelsea would be random. I tend to agree that they might just be trying to throw people off.
I think Kirstie would brag about anything. I think she would just be the type to say “I know something you don’t know, hahahaha” regardless of who it actually is. Unless there’s more to what she’s saying–like, if she’s tell people “OMG I have the best pro of all time” or something along those lines. The exact context would make the difference to me.
I agree, almost all men but one have a chance to win this season. I bet this “one” will be Karina’s partner. I just hope I’m wrong.
Eh, I don’t agree at all that Tristan is “on top” with popularity. I think he’s getting there, but I think that’s pretty unproven at this point. I don’t think he’s on par with Maks or Derek…or even Cheryl at this point.
I also don’t agree that Gilles has a guaranteed ticket to the finals regardless of who he’s paired with. I think a male will win, but right now it’s a toss up for me.
I think this season especially, the pairings will be crucial, especially for the men. The Wrong partner could be curtains for one of our picks to win.
Andrea, the word “consistent” still doesn’t go with Peta. She had one very lame season and another was good. She is getting the winning tickets 2 seasons in a row. It’ll certainly make her look as a consistent pro. Until than she has 1:1 success rate.
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To repeat what I said earlier, I think the ABC PR folks may be doing a little behind-the-scenes “coaching” on who the pros/celebs should & shouldn’t follow. After the huge Twitter snafu prior to season 11 (when a certain casting director with an unprotected Twitter account followed the entire cast before the casting announcement – and the fans caught on), I think the PR folks a pretty vigilant when it comes to the pros & celebs Twitter accounts…and I think they very well could be giving some directions to them on who to follow & unfollow, just to keep people guessing. When the fans get smart, TPTB have to get smarter.
@Andrea – I’m going to disagree with you a little bit on Peta. This is probably going to catch me some hell from some of the Peta fans (and possibly a few of Maks’), but I think Peta just got VERY lucky with her partner last season – Donald was someone that was a huge fan of the show, was extremely motivated to do well, was athletic, and was extremely likable. Heidi called it from week 2 – this guy was practically a lock for the finale. All Peta really had to do was make sure he didn’t screw up too badly – she gave him good routines that were a good, entertaining representation of the dances, but I didn’t find anyting particularly innovative or creative about them. I think a lot of what Derek, Mark, Maks, and even Karina have choreographed is quite a bit more unique. Plus I don’t think you can really see what a pro is made of until they have a partner that isn’t perfect – someone that’s got a bad injury like Jennifer Grey, or someone that’s as out of shape as Kirstie Alley, or as unknown as JR Martinez. I think we may see in time if Peta is really as great as she appears, but based just on Donald? I’m skeptical.
@Violet – I think Gilles will be a contender – but based on what I saw from Joey in Vegas, I think he’ll be giving Gilles a pretty damn good run for his money. Joey seemed to have really worked hard and stepped up his technique since season 4 – and the dude is a LEGIT lifter now. Did a one-handed star lift with Anya in their “Jailhouse Rock” jive. Pretty impressive, IMO.
@Alicia – Who do you think will be Karina’s partner? The “one”..
I would agree that Peta did get very very lucky. But when it came to designing a terrific freestyle that could win it for her partner she came through big time. Anna had that chance but I think crumbled under the pressure and I think thats one of the reasons the producers dont give her the top male dogs anymore.
Do not get too confident that Gilles is a shoe in into the Finals. He does not have the NFL fans backing, Olympians, latinos, or the support system of Cheryl’s. Cheryl’s fans were a huge factor for Gille’ss first appearance on the show. Peta were not that great until her Freestyle with Donald. And very clear that some of the pros admittedly mentioned helping her out to get that win.
Gilles even with his talent will depend on his chemistry and his pro’s ability to showcase that domination he’s demonstrated in his previous outing.There will be very high expectation from Gilles, and if his pro won’t be able to match his very strong showing first up?
He’s got the talent, but he is facing huge american favorites. Gilles needs popular female pro by his side. In my true opinion, he will do better with Kym.
That’s great to hear about Joey, Courtney–I was thinking of season 4 Joey, who while was good, I didn’t see as completely awesome back then. I will definitely be rooting for him to do well, too, as I’ve already said that I don’t want to root for past winners. I worry a little about his fanbase, though. I wonder if people who voted for him in season 4 will still be watching?
Mel, I disagree that Cheryl’s fanbase got Gilles to the finals in season 8. I really, really support the theory that a pro’s fanbase an get a celeb deep into the competition. However, I don’t think in season 8 that Cheryl’s fanbase was that huge. Big yes, enough to get to the final in IMO one of the most competitive seasons ever? No. I also disagree that he would do better with Kym. I personally don’t see Kym being as sultry as Karina or Peta, who both have personalities I can see going well with Gilles. I view Kym as sort of too bubbly and sweet to be a great partner for Gilles.
Chelsie seems to have added dancers from the DWTS Vegas show and the all stars like Carson and Kristie too. Maybe we have to look at who they are not following as potential partners instead:) Can’t wait for the announcement Monday.
What’s going to make this season tough is the likeability factor. So many of them were likable in their season. I think likeability plays an important part in getting to the finale.
Aargh! All this uncertainty and speculation is making my head spin. The suspense is killing me. Bring on the announcement ❗
No, Gilles is not guaranteed the finals…. Just look at who his competition is! Just from the men, he’s competing with Drew– A champion. Emmitt– A champion. Apolo– A champion. Helio– A champion… And the most charm and personality of the bunch, in my own opinion. And Joey, who also placed in second.
And the ladies…. Kelly– A champion. Shawn– A champion. Melissa and Bristol both made the finals, and were both in the media often. Pam, well everyone knows Pam’s assets…. And it’s bad that I’ve forgotten the other lady competing!!!!!!!!!!! (that could be my wine talking, or rather, forgetting everything!)
A case of in vino veritas…you forgot Kirstie, but then, you could say “she’s no lady”.
@Lori – You forgot Kirstie… probably the biggest star of the cast… LOL
I agree, Helio is just so dang likeable. The sweetest of the bunch and clearly not to be underestimated in this competition.
No, Mel, Gilles does NOT come within one percent of Shawn Johnson based on Cheryl’s fanbase. If that were true she would be on Mirror ball 4 or 5 right now. Gilles did well because he is extremely charismatic, humble, gorgeous AND a very good dancer. To top it off, he’s a lot more famous now than he was the first time around. The only reason he’s not a shoe in is because he’s facing a bunch of competitors this time around.
High expectation from Gilles? Please, the six who have won before will have just as high or higher expectations – and having won before they have more to lose.
PH, expert analysis please. Those of us who’ve been around know likeability is a key element in winning. Since we have so many winners and finalists this season, they’ve obviously already nailed the likeable factor. So do you think this season’s decision points for voters will be any different.? Is there any chance the voters will actually focus a bit more on the quality of the dancing and choreo? Or will they just be picking the sweetest strawberry from a bowl full of really sweet strawberries?
It seems Peta’s exitment is over the top.
Peta Murgatroyd @PetaMurgatroyd
I now know who I have 🙂 I’m thrilled and can’t wait to share with you guys!
I loved Peta’s choreography last season. Remember that rollercoaster ride move? I loved her and Donald’s tango and Paso. They blew me away and same with their freestyle. She reminded me of Derek for the new creative things she thought of.
I think it’s really hard to tell, Cidra. I think most of the decision points will remain the same, but it’s impossible to say who will come out on top at this point. The other issue is that all these tough, popular males may share the audience…meaning that I could imagine a high degree of cross over, with them sharing fanbases. If that’s the case and there is a lot of vote splitting, it could open the way for Shawn, who arguably has the strongest fanbase that is less likely to have vote splitting.
I cant really make a call without knowing the pairs. And even knowing the pairs may not help. The men and Shawn….who will it be? Personally, I think Shawn really only has a shot if paired with Derek. And Shawn is likely Derek’s only shot at the MBT. I think none of the other females have a chance against those men. But I reserve the right to chang my mind once I see who’s dancing with who. 🙂
Cheryl is proven to take all her partners very far, no matter who it is. Even Rick Fox, when all other basketball players only lasted no more than 3 weeks. Cheryl has the entire city of San Francisco routing for her. I should know because i’ve lived there not so long ago, and they love their native girl on dwts. She had the support system that built up from Emmitt and Drew that usually very loyal to her voting for her every season that are not very active on social media. Cheryl may not be well supported online, but i can bet you that she is very well loved and popular to older people and the men.
No doubt that Cheryl’s supporters have carried Gilles on for first several weeks until he has established his own supporters. I didn’t know who he was, but i voted him on first mainly because he was dancing with Cheryl.Primarily, Gilles was barely known with a thick French accent.
Just like Derek and his staying power, Cheryl has that same ability as he is. It does not matter how good the celebrity, but it is that dynamic of partnerships that works. Gilles is a very intensed and passionate dancer, Peta is all physical and power that is good for muscular athletes.
We have to wait & see.
Karina suddenly very quiet today. She was very excited first thing in the morning.
Not saying Peta is worse than Anna as a choreographer, but I believe the producers see Peta as a vessel for some good ratings drama.
Karina replied…
I’m soooo excited about my partner! This season is gonna be amazing! Sorry, I can’t say anything yet! I so want to share it with u! Soon!
Is it Monday yet?!
Good god, Mel, LET IT GO. And cut it out with the novels you’ve been writing here about how Cheryl walks on water – if you can’t resist, I’ll just start deleting.
On the other hand, i believe that Peta will be perfect for Joey Fatone. Joey is a great lifter and very expressive energetically. Peta will have a ball with him and they will be explosive together.
Apolo & Cheryl, i just don’t see it fits at all. Cheryl need to shed those pounds off to look good with Apolo.Cheryl would have been perfect for Mario from their photos together on the other thread.
If Kym will not be paired up with Joey, her only option is Emmitt or Gilles.
There is no reason for you to write lengthy, incoherent paragraphs that state the same thing over & over again, Mel. That’s spam. We get it – you worship Cheryl. Now move onto something else.
Wow, Peta and Karina are super excited.. I can’t wait until Monday. Actually I can’t wait until the new season begins, this is shaping up to possibly be the best one ever. 🙂
I don’t know with whom Gilles is dancing, first he is following Karina and now he following Peta
And Chelsie is following Emmitt
Cheryl has not said a word on her twitter which means she must not have a good partner.
MArk is not saying much either
The waiting is killing me. {)
Huh? When has Peta ever created “drama”? I love Peta and see her as a beautiful budding dancer on the show. She’s never created drama or caused any trouble. She’s always thankful and humble much like Derek, Kym, Anna, etc. I think the producers brought her on because she’s a beautiful and talented dancer in and out.
Vogue, it’s folks hoping for drama concerning her dating Maks and all. Very childish, I think. 🙁
Couldn’t agree more, Evaine. She wasn’t even dating Maks when she was first hired. This isn’t Peta’s first rodeo. She’s been a highly decorated dancer for quite some time. I think some fans forget the pros have been dancing for a long time before DWTS. The producers wouldn’t even hire them if they didn’t think they were accomplished or talented enough. Plus, not once did Peta and Maks make the show about “them”dating last season. Oh well.
@Vogue – Well said. Peta has proven to be a beautiful asset to the show. Her dances were memorable and so is she. I love her. I am the most excited about Peta and Karina this season. Both lovely in different ways.
This waiting is making me a nervous wreck. Maybe I clean out a closet or something just to pass the time. Or better yet the garage… Oh… now that I think about it, maybe not!! LOL
Before the fun of Monday starts I want to take a minute to give a giant thanks to Vogue, Heidi, Courtney, Lori, Maryanne and John for such an awesome website! You make the seasons so much more enjoyable and manage to make the between seasons fun and interesting too! Thanks!
LOL Me too Sandy!! lollll
Aww thanks Jess!!! Ditto and thank you too!!!xxx
LOL, I don’t want drama, I want dancers who have earned the right to be on All Stars. Peta was forgettable to me before the relationship debacle so the drama just happpens to be what I know her for. I assumed she just got lucky with Donald, but we’ll see.
Gilles is asking for people who aren’thrilled with they think they’re seeing to relax because he says it’s not his fault.
Big Thank Yous From Me Too!! Couldn’t get through a season without everyone on this site.. Love Ya All!!! 🙂
@Katarina – Peta won the MBT, that in itself warrants her a spot on this All-Star Season.
I think at this point, the female pros would be happy to have any one of the guy celebrities. They’re all very strong and have their own strengths and personalities that made them likeable. If anything, the male pros have a hard job, since there aren’t many in the female celeb group that really stand out. I also don’t think that Gilles is a shoo-in for the finals. He’s up against a lot of winners and people with big fanbases (I believe Emmitt is actually underestimated in how people think he will do) Pairing Gilles up with Cheryl will also not give him an advantage either, she’s not in her prime like she was with Emmitt and Drew, plus her recent freestyles have pretty much cost her the trophy when she was in the finals.
Thanks Sandy xx and I agree about Peta. Geez, she won the mirror ball last season, Katarina. And I’m sorry, I don’t agree that is was just lucky. The judges were hard on them all season and the competition was stiff. They both worked so hard.
Couldn’t agree more on this, Steve.
I agree about Emmitt too. He’s going to be a force. They all will I think…well, with an exception to Bristol.
Call me crazy but…
I know I sometimes when expressing a point spell the word *so* and *sooo* with additional *o’s*.
In reading Karina’s tweet, she is *soooo* excited… My first thought, (especially since I am not cleaning out anything), was could those oooo’s be a clue… Apolo or Helio…
Actually all of these lady pros should be excited with any of the guys. They are all amazing dancers, so it probably means nothing.
Gee, Mel, maybe Karina has a LIFE outside of twitter. You should try it.
Putting this here as well as on the Cheryl post so I can be sure everyone sees it…
FYI Announcement – if you come on to this site and proclaim that we are all just jealous of Cheryl (or anyone else) and that any men who don’t find her attractive must be gay…and then follow that statement with a derogatory comment about gay men?? You will be instantly banned. There are no second chances for that sort of behavior here. There will be no warning. It will just be done.
You’ve been warned.
Those folks who think Peta is only there for ratings drama are more than a wee bit clueless, I think. Pretty sure that Peta is a damn good dancer, is gorgeous and a reigning champ – and that’s why she’s on the show.
Besides all that…yeah, we talk about the pros alot around here, and long time fans of the show do in general. But the show ain’t about the pros and it ain’t about their lives. Ask the average person who watches this show if they even knew or remember that Maks dated Karina. Ask if they know that Maks is dating Peta. Odds are, they don’t.
Thanks, Jess!!
Donald was given the rotten treatment by the judges up until the 9th week or so. Not quite sure how that is “lucky”.
I would never presume to speak for the masses. I always present my opinions as mine so I hope they’re taken that way 🙂
I would love to see Bristol with Maks. But it could be as bad a pairing as Maks and Hope. Just not Tristan. He has a huge following but not enough to keep her in and then, once again, he’s gone early. I agree with others about Tony. We all know he’s a good dancer, but compared to the other male pros, he’s dull. His choreography is bland. It never seems like he takes any chances or thinks outside the box even a tiny bit. But maybe if he had someone with a strong personality, he would pushed to take those chances.
I agree Sandy. The male celebs are great. I would hope they would all be excited whoever they get, lol. Male pro side, well, there is Bristol. Melissa might be the best “get” on Dance potential while Shawn fanbase wise is a “get”.
Unless the diva of the season had Maks written into her contract, my personal guess is he’ll be assigned either Bristol, or more likely, Pam. Both would give me a chuckle.
I think a pair that would be a good pair for the performance aspect would be Pam and Tristan. I just watched his ask the pro segment on dance junky tv again and he mentions he loves the story telling aspect which Pam also mentioned she likes doing in a recent interview.
I would love to see a Maks and Bristol pairing. That would make for great tv!
I think regardless of how we feel about pros and/or celebs, the producers still want to put together couples that will mesh, no trainwrecks unless it is unavoidable.
Still can’t see Maks paired with Bristol since they need a calm pro to deal with the hate directed at her and Maks has his issues in that area. If anything, they’d give Maks a female who may not have much of a following, for example, Kelly or Melissa, and make him work at winning the MBT.
Of course Peta and Tristan are a shoo-in for the All Stars as they are the rising new Pros of the show for after Tony, Derek, etc leave.
Poor Tony….not lucky the past few seasons(voted off so early even with Chynna), so he might be “happy” to be paired with Bristol if her base keeps her past week 4.
So someone on ABC’s DWTS forum posted a thread saying Apolo is following Anna…me being the crazy fan I am,I checked to see who he recently followed and Anna is not there,maybe he followed her a long time ago(he’s following 1000 people,so I’m not gonna check) or maybe he followed her and realized people are keeping track and un-followed…I need a hobby.
PH, I appreciate your insight on how voters will react to almost everyone being super likeable. I can definitely see what you mean about vote splitting for the guys, which could lead to some “shocking eliminations” (oh, joy). Hopefully after the first one of those, voters will wise up, or we could end up with Bristol or Kirsite in the finals again *groan*
Shawn definitely is the woman to beat, and I’d be over the moon if Derek got her.
Oh, mods, are you out there? I’m really tempted to say something cutting in response to furious790, but I won’t. Hoping you’ll take care of it for me. 😛
Ah! You’re my heroes! LOL
Ka POW!! 🙂
Tony just tweeted that he is “very happy” right now but he can’t tell us why but we will find out soon.
I think that rules out Bristol for him lol.
I honestly wouldnt be surprised if they kept Kirstie-Maks, Melissa-Tony, and Shawn-Marks as partners.
And from the PR account of Maks and Val’s PR person:
Lizzie Grubman @LizzieGrubman
I’m really happy with @iamValc and @Maksimc partners on #DWTS All Stars! #WooHoo
Lizzie Grubman @LizzieGrubman
RT @TonyDovolani: The hint is I’m very happy—You should be! ;). Xx
Tony tweeted tonight about being soooo happy and can’t tell yet, so sounds like he loves his partner. Lizzie Grubman tweeted that she’s happy with Val and Maks’ partners and added a woohoo. She RT’d Tony’s tweet about being happy and added that he should be. So I am assuming none of them got Bristol. If they all feel they got great partners… and I believe Melissa and Shawn are the best dancers on the female side…. then I think at least one of them is in the mix. Melissa has teased asking who people think she’s partnered with, and seems happy. Honestly I don’t think she’d be happy if she found out she was with Maks, I think she’d be a little worried. She blogged the last season and she seems to cringe at Maks talking back to the judges. She’s never followed him on twitter but used to follow both Derek and Mark and has tweeted to both before and seems to like them best out of the male pros (besides Tony). Mark tweeted that he knows his partner, but no indication of whether he’s happy or not. Ok, this has turned into a long rambling post with seemingly no point. LOL. But my point is – taking these hints and clues together, here is how I predict the female celebs have been paired up:
Tony/Kirstie
Maks/Pamela
Val/Shawn
Derek/Melissa
Mark/Kelly
Tristan/Bristol
Ah, a few people already posted about Tony and Lizzie’s tweets. About partnering with original partners, if they did that I could only see possibly Maks/Kirstie, I don’t think they would partner Melissa/Tony and Shawn/Mark again, since Shawn and Mark already beat Melissa and Tony once, why have a redo of that? Plus Melissa in the Access Hollywood interview said she believes that if everyone can’t have their original partner, then she thinks everyone should have a different partner, so I don’t think she would be happy and teasing about who her partner is if it’s the same.
Er, what else do you expect them to say?? If they say nothing, people will assume they got a bad partner. If they’re going to tweet at all, they have to say they’re very happy.
Mark tweeted but didn’t say he was happy. All he tweeted was “I know who my partner is…”
I’ve been thinking the same thing PH, easy to read too much into the tweets. Mark seems to me to be in a phase of being “low key/unimpressed” so not getting all gaga isn’t really telling imo, and as far as those who are tweeting how happy they are, of course, their job is to get their celebrity as far as they can. Wouldn’t help their cause to start out with “oh man, I was hoping for someone different”. Besides I think all the famale pros have reason to be happy. And really, all the male pros do to, they have a job! And if we think they all dread getting BP, maybe not. She’s getting the most mainstream press so whoever gets her is going to get an awful lot of exposure. But I do understand the wishing to know as soon as possible who has who and thus trying to piece together any and all possible clues.
I think Tony is just happy that he has a partner. Let get real, he’s is not very popular, never stays too long, and his choreography is dull and boring. Sooner or later, he may be toast for good. (Sorry Tony lovers).
Don’t know if you guys post just general cute Twitter stuff that the pros tweet, but I thought that this was cute.
Derek’s on vacation right now, and Mark just posted this:
[quote]Mark Ballas @MarkBallas
Look who’s baby siting for @derekhough already.. Lol.. http://instagr.am/p/OM7e_pTPMH/%5B/quote%5D
Here’s the pic that Mark posted, if that link gets cut off:
https://distilleryimage11.s3.amazonaws.com/1fdb6572e3f711e192971231381b5b91_7.jpg
Derek responded with this:
[quote]Derek Hough @derekhough
Dont even pull that face , you know your in loveRT @MarkBallas Look who’s baby siting for @derekhough already.. Lol.. http://instagr.am/p/OM7e_pTPMH/%5B/quote%5D
Mark’s response:
[quote]Mark Ballas @MarkBallas
Kinda 🙂 RT @derekhough Dont even pull that face , you know your in loveRT @MarkBallas Look who’s baby siting for @… http://tl.gd/ipseua%5B/quote%5D
Jen said:
“Mark tweeted but didn’t say he was happy. All he tweeted was “I know who my partner is…””
Yeah, and then he went right backt to posting pictures of sneakers and other random stuff.
Perhaps he’s a poker face, but I did get the vibe that he wasn’t too happy based off of that. Especially since some of the other pros tweeted some excitement.
Therefore, I think he’s either gotten Kelly, or Bristol again. Probably the former.
Another possibility is that maybe someone tipped him off beforehand as to who his partner is, and he just posted now that he knows who his partner is, because he knows it’s the time where he can officially say that now. If that’s the case, perhaps he didn’t express excitement because the excitement was already there when he initially knew.
I’m way overthinking things, but we’ve got time to kill, so what the heck, lol.
Melissa seemed to indicate on her Facebook that she knew ahead of time, so I do think that some of them have been told ahead of time. I don’t know why that is, but maybe some people have become very friendly with someone on casting, and maybe they tip them off. Who knows.
Well, as we’ve been saying, Mark and Cheryl have not approached this the right way at all. They were pretty heavily campaigning for former partners and saying things that could cause issues later. So, I wouldn’t count Mark in the “they have to tweet happy” camp. He’s too far gone already. 🙂 I wonder if he finally figured out that he can’t get Sabrina like he thought. 🙂
I think all the pros found out on Friday who they were dancing with. Gilles reaction was the most interesting. Either he’s messing with his fans A LOT or he didn’t get Cheryl.
Interesting: Kirstie tweeted TRISTAN is NOT her partner.
“@susiesundevil: @kirstiealley What about Tristan?” He’s not my partner…..but he’s HOT!!!”
Gosh, not a single solid leak yet! I guess TPTB are getting wise to where fans find tea leaves to read. 😉
I would put Tony in the Cheryl and Mark category. He also said he’d be very happy if he had Melissa.
Mark, Chelsie, Derek didn’t expressed happiness
Karina, Peta, Tony said they’re very happy.
No tweets from the rest.
We know Gilles didn’t get Cheryl, and Kirstie didn’t get Tristan.
Gilles did make an assumption that someone got who they asked for. he didn’t say whether that celeb got the original partner or a new one they req.
Ricki Lake tweeted to Kirstie that she was rooting for her on DWTS and Derek replied saying hey where’s your loyalty, so we can rule out Derek with Kirstie as well (not that I ever expected them to be paired but technically they could’ve been I guess).
Val and Maks have said nothing at all, and their rep Lizzie didn’t have to say anything but she did, and tweeted her happiness. Since Maks and Val said nothing directly, but Tony did, that gave it more weight to me that Tony was genuinely happy. Sure Bristol is getting the most publicity but I don’t know if that would be making Tony happy – afterall he was paired with Kate G. who also got the most publicity and wasn’t exactly bouncing off the walls with happiness being paired with her.
I think we are getting Mark and Kelly, Bristol and Tristan, Tony and Kirstie just based on Kirstie’s tweet and Mark’s tweet. I think Giles has Peta or Karina (I know he was hoping for Cheryl but its probably for the best that he doesn’t get her and whoever doesn’t get gilles probably has helio). Derek is always so secrative so i really have no clue who he has as a partner. I was hoping for derek and kelly but if they give him shawn then that wouldn’t be a bad match.
@Jennifer, I wouldn’t quite put Tony in the Cheryl/Mark category because while he did say he’d be thanking his lucky stars if he got Melissa again, I didn’t see him actively campaign to get re-partnered with her like Cheryl and Mark have both done. He did seem more open to getting a new partner.
Gilles reaction to this whole thing surprises me the most. He repeated that some celebs were probably able to choose their pro, but he wasn’t. I sense he thought he thought he’d have more pull given his popularity.
Jennifer, I don’t believe Kirstie “got” anyone. I believe she called the shots since she said she signed in December and also knew who she’d be partnered with then.
@vin, I think Derek is either getting Shawn or Melissa. I lean more towards thinking it’s Melissa. Either way, he’d be getting someone in their 20’s, which is a first for him I think?
R we 100% sure that Damian is out of this All-Star Season? I know I believe it was Vogue, that stated about some secret meetings?? or something like that. I just have a feeling that there is some WTF moment once they announce the pairs.
That along with Pamela has posted some YouTube Videos on her twitter, and the latest one is a song called “Together Again”, I believe by EmmyLou Harris… Makes me go Hmmmmmm!!!
We have tweets from Mark, Derek, and Tony indicating they are in, and Val and Maks through their rep. That leaves Tristan, who doesn’t use twitter. But Tristan was at the TCA Summer Press Tour and I *think* said he found out he was on the season a few days before.
Yes, Tristan did confirm in his On the Red Carpet interview at the TCA Summer Press Tour that he would be back as a pro.
Thank You Jen and Em…. Just going a little crazy on this end, the anticipation is killing me. I can’t help it, I just LOVE this show. 🙂
You really can’t include Derek in that category because he never gives hints, Jennifer. Chelsie rarely gets excited either.
And we don’t *know* Gilles didn’t get Cheryl.
I will reiterate – I don’t think you can rationally go by their perceived tone on Twitter.
Maybe these tweets are just that, tweets. Are Mark and Derek’s celebs suppose to be offended because they did not tweet excitement? Also no matter how we feel about Bristol, it would be in poor sport to express lack of excitement or excitement just because they did or did not get Bristol. Also didn’t Mark like working with Bristol so he would be fine with her. Or maybe he is disappointed in not getting Sabrina. I just think you cannot read too much into pretty innocent tweets. Now Kirstie’s tweet about not having Tristan, that I will take as fact:).
I think Gilles tweet could also be read as don’t blame him if he got his original and someone else didn’t because he didn’t write it into his contract. So I won’t rest easy on that one until tomorrow. (please no)
Tweets are like emails…. you can’t tell the real emotion they’re saying. I can’t tell how many times I thought someone was mad at me in an email and when I questioned it, was told that wasn’t the case.
Tweets to Gilles that they will not vote for him if he had Peta (one mentioned Karina) could be why he tweeted not to blame him….
Anyone notice the “profile” picture tweeted regarding KA’s “partner? LOL !
Oh believe me I know too much can be read into tweets, but since we’ve gotten no real leaks on the female celeb side, I figured we may as well use what little we have and try to make predictions out of it for fun. I will be the first one to laugh at myself if I end up being way off. (But if I predicted them all correctly I’ll boast about my expert analysis). LOL!
Via LVA tweet
https://twitter.com/louisvanamstel/status/234753950077820928
Im assuming he’ll dance with Sabrina if she wins.
I don’t think that Gilles will be dancing with Cheryl this time around.
I think Cheryl will dance with either Apolo or Emmitt.
Just a hunch
Sad how someone would tweet Gilles they wouldn’t vote for him if he’s paired with Peta. So immature too.
I agree Vog, there are a lot of immature people on twitter.
Really? Gilles got that tweet? Thankfully twitter does not represent everyone.
Kelly just posted:
Kelly Monaco @kellymonaco1
Just finished my first shoot with DWTS and I’m so excited for you to find out who my partner is. Tune in to GMA tomorrow!
Hmm, Val is in LA just for today.
I’m sure they did more than one shoot today, Alice. No clue where Derek is, plus mark was in la yesterday and probably still is. I imagine Derek is back in LA since he has a new baby to take care of and he’s not been mentioned in any of his dads tweets like he was yesterday.
Could be any of the three.
Melissa might also be in LA today, she made a tweet referencing being on a plane last night.
Well I am stumped.. I am positive Kirstie would never agree to have Tony, and she doesn’t have Tristan, Other than Maks… Who would be suitable for her partner? Not one of the other male pros would be able to handle her. My thoughts are that Kirstie is paired with Maks again.
I think Pamela and Tristan would be HOT!!
I think Kirstie might have Val, but, I don’t know. We will find out very shortly.
I’m also curious if there will be a surprise(s) that comes out of no where tomorrow? Not long now until we find out. Yayyyy Miss Heidi with the LIVE blog blog in the morning. Be there or be square square!!!
I don’t know that I can see Kirstie specifically requesting Tony, but I could see her being okay with being partnered with him since he’s Maks’ best friend and she probably got to know him pretty well during the time she was with Maks. Maybe she feels sorry for him getting an early exit so often and thinks she can help him stick around longer or build more of a fanbase because of her. lol okay that’s probably grasping at straws.
Why wouldn’t Kirstie agree to be with Tony? I mean, I guess it’s hard to picture them together personality-wise, but I think they’d at least look good together.
From the few rumors we’ve been hearing it kinda seems like they aren’t giving anyone their original partners, which I hope is the case. But who knows, I was surprised by some of the cast list, so the partners could be unexpected too.
Kelly tweeted a little while ago she had finished her first DWTS shoot. She is excited about her pro and to tune in GMA tomorrow to see who.
Yup, Vogue I said earlier, Are we in for a WTF moment tomorrow? We shall see….
Be There or Be Square … LOL I say that all the time..
I don’t know that Kirstie could “agree” to be with anybody. Maybe she could, but who knows? And why not Tony? I don’t think I’ve ever heard of anybody on the show disliking him. He’s not as charismatic or exciting as Maks, Derek or Tristan, yes. He and Val seem to have similar personalities displayed on the show, at least to my eyes. Mark…he’s here and there, but to me he doesn’t have nearly the “IT” factor of Maks, Derek or Tristan, either, and I even hesitate to place Tristan as far up as the other two.
I don’t think it would be bad at all for Kirstie to be paired with Tony, and I’m not sure she would see it that way, either. None of us would know that.
Looks like Derek is in LA. Someone posted a photo with him at the Grove.
Kinda hoping that he is partnered with Melissa. If not her then Pam or Kelly! Well, we shall find out tomorrow.
Kirstie and Corky? Don’t rule out the other pros. Also, Kirstie is a woman of a certain age.
please no to corky i don’t think i can sit through another season of him but after that raunchy rumba with Florence i would dread him on the show again
Yep, roughly 6 ft Kirstie and little 5’6″ Corky. Makes perfect sense. *eye roll*
I’ve wondered if Kirstie got Val if they did indeed do all new partners. She would know him of course since he is Maks brother.
I agree that we are probably in for some WTF moments tomorrow. 😀
I’m curious to see if that preliminary list leaked through DWTSGossip will all pan out. Part of me wonders if it was a deliberate leak to gauge fan reaction to each of the partnerships and seeing no one with original partners, and then they would decide whether to change anything up based on the feedback. It’s just interesting that the entire male celeb pairings got leaked and not one of the the female celebs has.
Interesting.
Val tweeted that he was going to be on GMA and he had a hashtag to describe his partner of #shesfine.
Than he deleted the tweet and tweeted this:
13m VaL VaL @iamValC
Nevermind…. Wow what a start to the season
VaL @iamValC
How I kept my cool was a miracle #thisshitonlyhappenstome
Hmmmmm….
Wow. I wonder if Val had Kelly and got switched at the last minute?? I can’t see him putting a “shesfine” (ew) saying after anybody else. I mean, Kirstie is older, Shawn is more cute, Melissa is a married mom (I think she’s gorgeous, I just don’t know if I see him describing her that way) and Bristol, not sure he’d say that about her either.
very interesting, indeed.
Oops forgot Pam. I guess it could have been her?
I wonder if TPTB are watching the twitter feed and Val got busted.