Marissa Jaret Winokur segued from "Dancing with the Stars" to hosting the "thinspirational" "Dance Your Ass Off," but while the contestants are losing weight, Winokur tells ET things are going much more slowly with her.
Marissa Jaret Winokur has parlayed her season on "Dancing with the Stars" into a hosting gig on "Dance Your Ass Off," but she is still watching the hit ABC show. Now, she critiques this season's remaining contestants for ET.
"Dancing with the Stars" cutie Marissa Jaret Winokur is a mom, ET confirms. Zev Isaac Miller was delivered by a surrogate to Marissa and husband Judah Miller last Tuesday and weighs 8 pounds, 7 ounces.
"I actually moved everything I own into a storage space because I need everything I have for the baby," Marissa told us a few weeks ago. "I'm very excited, I'm very nervous -- but I'm very excited."
"Dancing with the Stars"' Marissa Jaret Winokur is going to be a mama soon, and she filled us in on how she's preparing for parenthood at the Verizon Palm Centro smart-phone launch party last night in Hollywood.
Minutes after MARISSA JARET WINOKUR's Tuesday night ousting, ET is backstage with the Broadway actress to get her thoughts on her spirited 'DWTS' run! We also check in with finalists CRISTIAN DE LA FUENTE, KRISTI YAMAGUCHI, JASON TAYLOR and their pro "Dancing" partners as they head into next Monday's climactic showdown!
We're backstage with the final four "Dancing" pairs, KRISTI YAMAGUCHI and MARK BALLAS; MARISSA JARET WINOKUR and TONY DOVOLANI; JASON TAYLOR and EDYTA SLIWINSKA; and CRISTIAN DE LA FUENTE and CHERYL BURKE. Hear what the 'Dancing' stars had to say about all their bumps and bruises along the way and see what contestant turned the table on his partner!
Monday night, "Dancing with the Stars" launched its semi-final night of competition with some strict rules: No lifts were allowed and the dancers chose their dances randomly, by drawing them out of a giant disco ball. The dances were dances that they had done before, but with new music and new choreography -- so there was a lot of work involved.
"Dancing with the Stars" is down to its final five: KRISTI YAMAGUCHI, JASON TAYLOR, CRISTIAN DE LA FUENTE, MARISSA JARET WINOKUR and MARIO -- and Monday tonight, each competitor had to dance both a ballroom dance and a Latin dance.
The heat was on in the ballroom on Monday night's competition show. "Dancing with the Stars" was down to its Final Six, and each of the six couples still in the running had to perform two dances this week: one ballroom; one Latin.
The competition continued to amp up on Monday night, as the celebs took to the dance floor on ABC's hit "Dancing with the Stars."
JASON TAYLOR and EDYTA SLIWINSKA opened the night with their sultry cha cha. The judges had mixed reviews, granting them a score of 24 out of 30. Judge LEN GOODMAN said, "My heart went out to you, you made me smile, because you were trying to count." Judge BRUNO TONIOLI said he was "flamboyant" and "cheeky" but the "footwork wasn't as good as it could have been." Judge CARRIE ANN INABA, meanwhile, said he had "big man syndrome" and also noted, "You're dancing smaller than you should be."
MARIO and KARINA SMIRNOFF kicked off the "Dancing with the Stars" competition night with the samba. LEN GOODMAN complimented them, saying, "This dance suited you. It has a freedom about it. It is a party dance. You had abandon. Work on your footwork a little more, but I have to tell you, it's your best dance so far." BRUNO TONIOLI said, "It was very vigorous. Beautifully done. A very good samba. Classically done. I loved it." CARRIE ANN INABA told them, "What I loved about this routine, is it was nice and clean and to the point. It was a classic routine. If that is your spirit, it is so smooth." It was a great start to the night with 27 out of 30 points.
"Dancing with the Stars" partners MARISSA JARET WINOKUR and TONY DOVOLANI are on the ET set to go one-on-one as they interview each other -- just for us!
"My good luck charm right now would have to be this necklace from JANE SEYMOUR," Marissa says when Tony asks what her lucky charm is. "At first I thought it was a taboo thing because we got really bad scores the first night I wore it, but then when we were saved, I decided I am going to keep wearing it. This necklace will stay with me until we are booted off the show. Then I will never wear it again."
On Tuesday night's "Dancing with the Stars," kicking off the battle for the mirrored-disco ball trophy were high-scoring couple KRISTI YAMAGUCHI and her professional partner MARK BALLAS. Lead judge LEN GOODMAN began the night's criticism, saying, "You can't dance badly in my opinion. Every performance, you have great technique. Mark, you have great choreography. My slight criticism is that every dance has a sameness about it. Not in the choreography, [but in the feel]." BRUNO TONIOLI overrode Len, pointing out, "I think you were unleashed. You were Jezebel out there. The jumps you did were so difficult and you were right on it." CARRIE ANN INABA declared, "You set the standard for this competition. I think it is because of you everybody is working their booties off trying to catch up. You took some chances out there." Kristi and Mark got a 29, with the first 10s of the season being awarded by Carrie Ann and Bruno.
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