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Kym Johnson, 33, the Australian winner of the latest gruelling bout of Dancing With the Stars with celebrity Donny Osmond, has faithfully blogged her experiences.

Johnson, a DWTS veteran who has competed with a string of dancing partners and a first-time winner, blogged: “Hi, everyone! Well, we did it! Today is obviously a fantastic one for me — Donny and I are now the Dancing with the Stars champions!

“I’ve been busy doing press appearances all day and haven’t had much sleep, but I wanted to take a moment to write a final blog to all the loyal OK! readers who have followed my dance journey with Donny all these weeks.

“I’m just so excited. I’m exhausted, but the adrenalin is taking me through this day. To have actually won is so amazing. I’m so proud of Donny. I haven’t decided where I’m going to put my DWTS mirror ball trophy yet, but it will definitely be somewhere I can see it all the time!”

Johnson won the plaudits of observers in her home country this morning. Osmond’s face beamed from newspapers, television and the Web.

Johnson continued: “Last night was one of the best moments of my life. When Tom Bergeron said ‘Donny and Kym,’ I just could not believe our names came out of his mouth. As it approached the end of the show last night, I was on pins and needles. When we got into the final two, I thought, oh, we’ve got a shot at this.”

Dancing With The Stars contestant Melissa Joan Hart has said her co-star Aaron Carter has been getting “emotional” backstage.

Melissa, 33, is paired with dancer Mark Ballas on the show and came second in the leaderboard in week five.

Melissa was asked if co-star Aaron, 21, had been causing drama backstage.

She said: “I think he’s just a little emotional maybe and, you know, I think everybody’s getting along really well backstage. But, you know what, it just takes that toll on you… I think you just get emotional.

“Even if you were happy, you just sort of break down. I know I do it after auditions and stuff. You build yourself up and build yourself up and then as soon as the pressure’s off, you just lose it.”

She added: “You know I think Aaron, I think he’s having a little bit of a harder time maybe than some other people and maybe he’s just not handling himself very well.

“But, you know, we’re seeing him backstage. We’re all getting along really well. We’re all having fun.”

SOURCE: Splash News

Actor Mario Lopez has said his dancing background did not give him an advantage on Dancing With The Stars.

Lopez, 35, host of MTV’s America’s Best Dance Crew, lost to former NFL star Emmitt Smith during the wildly popular show’s third season.

He faced criticism about getting an unfair advantage by having a dancing background, but said he is no pro.

“I thought that was very flattering. I’m not a professional. I pick up stuff quick.”

Of his runner-up status, he said, “The whole thing was fun. It’s not like we were aspiring to be professionals or anything. At least, I wasn’t.”

Source: Splash News

While fans are gearing up for the next season of Dancing with the Stars, one familiar name will no longer be on the roster of professional dancers. Maksim Chmerkovskiy has announced that he’s taking a break.

A spokesperson says he just needed a break but will definitely be back. Maksim was a fan favorite, dancing with Laila Ali and Mel B.

Keep your eyes and ears open to see if he’ll return for Season Seven.

Not only did she make us look at her dressed like a doll…now she wants us to actually BUY her dolls?!

Kids will be lining up to buy a Marie Osmond Dancing-inspired doll from QVC. Dolls debut on November 29 at 6 p.m. There are four in the collection, each sporting an outfit that Marie wore on the show.

There’s the Boogie Woogie doll, the Paso Doble doll, the Quickstep doll, and the Freestyle doll from the season finale. There were two other dolls, the Samba doll and the Fox Trot dall, but both sold out previously.

Aww, Mom, can I have one for Christmas? Pleeeeaaassse? Yeah, right. I have no desire to encourage Marie’s shameless self promotion.

It’s been a while since any of us have watched the girls traipsing around Beverly Hills, but we still love them. True 90210 fans are thrilled to see Jennie Garth (Kelly) whirling around this season’s Dancing With the Stars.

Back in the day, Brenda and Kelly weren’t the best of friends. Now, Shannen Doherty says she is happy for Jennie’s success on the show. “She is amazing,” Shannen tells People. “Ian (Ziering – who played Steve on 90210) did great on it, and now Jennie is doing great.”

Shannen has no plans to follow in her former costar’s dancing shoes, though. Although she was offered a spot in the show’s first season, Shannen says she isn’t a “big fan of being judged.”

She does, however, make plans every week to tune in and see how Jennie is doing. Shannen is proud of her willingness to keep on keepin’ on. “We’re TV actors. We’re not used to performing live,” Shannen says. “(Jennie’s) got to nail it the first time perfectly. I admire people that can do that. I’m not one of them.”