Professional dancer Derek Hough is a good luck charm for celebrity contestants on "Dancing With the Stars." Since joining the show in season five, he has won the competition a record five times, including the last two seasons in a row. In last fall's season 17, he triumphed with "Glee" star Amber Riley while he and country singer Kellie Pickler waltzed off with the mirror ball in season 16 last spring. Prior to that, he had prevailed with TV personality Brooke Burke (season seven), Pussycat Dolls singer Nicole Scherzinger (season 10) and actress Jennifer Grey (season 11). Two other pros have won twice in a row – Cheryl Burke in seasons two and three, and Hough's sister Julianne in seasons four and five – but none have taken three consecutive titles. Will Hough make history this year? -Break- The beneficiary of the Hough bump this season is anyone&...
- 3/25/2014
- Gold Derby
If Derek Hough’s fans rally, the young pro could earn a record-breaking fourth mirror ball from Dancing with the Stars. After all, he’s never lost the championship when he made it to the top 3 — a stat that isn’t lost on his current partner Ricki Lake.
“Oh God I don’t want to be the one that lets him down,” Lake told reporters after Monday’s show. “But truthfully, I have done everything I came here to do. I’ve gotten my body into better shape than probably ever in my life. I feel like I’ve learned...
“Oh God I don’t want to be the one that lets him down,” Lake told reporters after Monday’s show. “But truthfully, I have done everything I came here to do. I’ve gotten my body into better shape than probably ever in my life. I feel like I’ve learned...
- 11/22/2011
- by Lynette Rice
- EW - Inside TV
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