Edyta Sliwinska and Joey Lawrence Photo by: ADAM LARKEY / ABC |
Shaken and Stirred
Pop singer
Willa Ford had her final hurrah on Wednesday's show but she has no regrets. "The fact that I stayed on for this long is great," she told us after the show. "I'm going to dive wholeheartedly into film. I just kind of want to go out and see what's there. Then I always have music, I can make a living at that, pay the bills." But partner
Maksim Chmerkovskiy wasn't nearly as upbeat. "There are a lot of things in my dancing world that I put to the side for this," he said. His immediate plans? "I will definitely be going to get drunk." But Ford wasn't going to be his drinking buddy. "We have to be at
Good Morning America at 3:45 in the morning – I prefer not to do it drunk," she said.
They Do Think He's Sexy
Rod Stewart, who performed "Hot Legs" and "Fooled Around and Fell In Love" on
Dancing with the Stars, definitely had his own fan club among the dancers.
Edyta Sliwinska told
Kym Johnson that the 61-year-old singer gave her "the chills" and that "dancing near him was just dreamy. It was amazing."
TUESDAY'S SHOW
Yay, Daddy!
Joey Lawrence's 5-month-old daughter Charli is one stylish little cheerleader. Backstage, the tiny fashionista sported a black-and-white dress that matched her dad and his dance partner Edyta's samba outfit. On the front read the message "Samba-D Vote for My Daddy." Lawrence's mom, Donna, designed the mini-frock and has been sewing dresses for her granddaughter to wear to the
Dancing set.
Gang's All Here
High School Musical star
Zac Efron and
Ashley Tisdale were in the house to support pal
Monique Coleman. And Efron – who's in L.A. shooting the film version of
Hairspray with John Travolta – could barely contain his jitters for his friend. "Man, I don't know how Monique does this every week," he said. "I would be so nervous."
Birthday Boy
Mario Lopez spent his 33rd birthday by samba-ing his way to plenty of praise from the judges. "I'm glad I got a good score on my birthday – that's just the way I wanted to celebrate," he told us. Next stop after the show: heading to L.A.'s Koreatown to sing karaoke.
Mr. Modesty
After doing the samba with partner
Kym Johnson, Jerry Springer – who was still dressed in his ruffled satin shirt cut down to his belly button – was greeted by a line of young girls who wanted their picture taken with him. He was so self-conscious about his exposed chest that he grabbed at the ruffles and held the shirt closed while he took photos with them.
Emmitt Smith and Cheryl Burke Photo by: ADAM LARKEY / ABC |
Prayer Circle
Emmitt Smith has his pre-performance ritual down. "I have my music playing, I'm on the computer playing video games," the football star told us. But he always makes time for bonding with partner
Cheryl Burke. "Before we come out on the floor for the show we normally sit down and say a prayer together." Hey, maybe the duo that prays together stays together...
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