Sharon Osbourne recently made headlines for slamming Susan Boyle’s looks during an appearance on Sirius Radio and a showdown between the women could come as early as next week.
Late Friday evening, ABC confirmed that Susan will perform on next week’s Dancing With the Stars. Susan will likely perform material from her upcoming CD, I Dreamed A Dream, due out Nov. 24. Ironically, DWTS is the same ABC hit where Sharon’s daughter, Kelly Osbourne, is a contestant. Read the rest of this entry »
Comedienne Chelsea Handler shares the December issue of Playboy with Dancing With The Stars contestant Joanna Krupa, who is stripping down for the men’s mag for the second time in four years. The swimsuit model was shot in London by acclaimed celebrity photog Rankin — and she couldn’t be more proud of the saucy images.
“There are several great reasons why female celebs line up to shoot Playboy: finally a woman gets paid more than a man for comparable work, she gets to set the rules, gets to be in a real team work with other women, as many key positions at Playboy are in fact held by women!”
Burke, Broadway-bound? PEOPLE sure thinks so! Former Dancing With The Stars champion Cheryl Burke is in discussion to make her Broadway debut in the Tony-winning musical Chicago this winter. “It’s always been a dream of Cheryl’s to perform on Broadway,” a theater tipster told PEOPLE on Wednesday. Cheryl, who is up for the lead role of Roxie Hart in the long-running production, would appear in a limited engagement while DWTS is in the off-season. “She’s excited to show off her other talents besides being a good dancer. She’s been vocally trained and she has a great voice.”
Cheryl was elminated from the ninth season of Dancing With The Stars last month after her celebrity partner, Texas republican Tom DeLay, bowed out of the competition with a season-ending injury.
ABC producers may want to order some TheraFlu for the cast of Dancing With The Stars. Boy are this season’s pros droppin’ like flies.
On Monday night’s performance show, pro dancer Anna Trebunskaya, who was eliminated earlier this season with Chuck Liddell, will be filling in for Lacey Schwimmer with Iron Chef America’s Mark Dacascos, as Schwimmer battles a bout with the flu. Lacey is the third DWTS dancer to get sick with the flu this season; pro dancers Derek Hough and Mark Ballas waged war with the virus last month.
“Guys I’m super sad to be sick today. Ugh,” Lacey Tweeted Monday.
Anna tweeted about working hard at rehearsals with Mark over the weekend, and then tweeted Sunday night: “At this point it is what it is…Fingers crossed. A little luck would be helpful too.”
Michael Jackson’s mother Katherine and siblings La Toya and Jermaine were among the members of The Jackson Family who appeared on Tuesday night’s Dancing With The Stars Results Show for a special tribute to the King of Pop, featuring classic tunes like “Thriller” and “Man In The Mirror.”
La Toya, who introduced the routine, said her late brother had told her that when he danced, “he felt like he’d been touched by something sacred. … As a fan of all types of dancing, he would be most proud that these talented [pros] share his enthusiasm for the dance.”
Kelly Osbourne is the latest contestant nursing an injury on ABC’s Dancing With The Stars.
Kelly suffered a minor sprain and contusion in her foot after turning in a passionate paso doble with pro partner Louie van Amstel on last night’s performance show. The injury occured after a buckle hit Kelly’s foot mid-dance.She was taken nearby Cedars-Sinai Medical Center late Monday night and released a short time later.
Kelly Tweeted the following message Tuesday morning:
“Thank you much for all the well wishes. It really hurts, but the good news is it’s not broken. It is just gonna be a bit painful for a while!”
Dancing With The Stars will honor The King of Pop with a ballroom dance tribute on next Tuesday night’s Results Show.
The Dancing tribute to Michael Jackson — choreographed by two-time DWTS champ Cheryl Burke -will star all of the show’s seasoned pros mimicking MJ’s signature moves for a live audience. Last month, the DWTS professionals put together a tribute to actor Patrick Swayze, who recently lost his battle against pancreatic cancer.
Dancing With The Stars nixed the idea of putting a chimp on the show after PETA went apeshit at the possibility.
On Monday’s installment of Dancing With The Stars, Tom Bergeron said a chimpanzee would appear on Tuesday’s live results show as a mock “guest judge” alongside regulars Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Len Goodman in the segment where various people tried to predict the winner. The chimp was edited out after the animal rights organization rattled ABC’s cage and contacted producers. Read the rest of this entry »
