A this point I don’t think it is a matter or if, rather it’s when will one of the gyrating pairs on ABC’s smash hit “Dancing with the Stars” take their chemistry on the ballroom floor to new heights in the real world.
Looks like we have a winner… I mean… it appears cupid’s arrow has struck sexy actress Shannon Elizabeth and her pro partner Derek Hough.
For weeks now former DWTS contestant turned “Access Hollywood” dancing commentator the always spicy Mel B. has been hinting that Elizabeth and Hough have been cha-cha-ing a bit more passionately than their fellow contestants. However, the couple has repeatedly denied rumors that their dance floor pairing has been elevated to the ranks of Mark Ballas and Sabrina Bryan’s.
And I believed them. After all, the “American Pie” star has made no secret that she is dating a teacher while Hough has maintained that he isn’t looking for love on the dance floor. Then, there’s the age factor: Elizabeth is 34 and divorced while boyish Hough is 22 and says his devout Mormon upbringing makes it hard for him to get too physical with the opposite sex prior to marriage.
So, yes, I figured Elizabeth and Hough were telling the truth when they said things were strictly professional.
Gullible me. Unless they were filming another April Fool’s bit for the show then the pictures speak for themselves. (And they are saying a lot more than Elizabeth and Hough have shared.) Several entertainment publications are running photos of the flexible duo hugging, kissing and rolling around in the sand on a Malibu, California beach.
Ironically, the pictures were taken last Thursday just days after Elizabeth reportedly told In Touch magazine that her teacher boyfriend couldn’t have been happier when it was revealed that Hough would be her pro partner rather than show hottie Maksim Chmerkovskiy. The actress told the magazine that her beau was fearful that sparks would fly between her and the DWTS sex symbol.
Elizabeth told In Touch, “My boyfriend saw Derek walk through the door and it was OK. He knows I’ve never dated a blond. Plus, Derek’s 22 and I’m a few year’s older.”
Yeah, well, I guess there’s a first time for everything.
What do you make of this latest DWTS hook up?