Reality Roll Call

It’s always nice to write a Dancing With the Stars post that isn’t about an injury. DTWS’ Maksim Chmerkovskiy proposed to fellow dancer Karina Smirnoff on New Year’s Eve, and she accepted.

Karina previously was linked to Mario Lopez, whom she previously was partnered with on Dancing With the Star. The two were together for two years, before breaking up almost six months ago.  Not soon after, she and fellow Ukraine Maksim became a couple.

No word yet on when the dancing duo plan to wed.

From ABC Press Release:

It will be a season of surprises in what promises to be the biggest and most demanding season ever as thirteen celebrities take the ballroom floor on the hit series Dancing with the Stars, which returns with a three-night premiere event, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 (8:00-10:00 p.m., ET) on ABC. Each week, all new surprises and twists await viewers. Season seven marks the largest cast assembled to date, the oldest and youngest competitors ever, and includes two Olympic Gold medalists, a Grammy-winning singer, a television legend, an Oscar winner, and a Super Bowl champion. Additionally, all four professional dancers who’ve previously tasted the thrill of victory return to compete against one another for bragging rights. Can one of them reclaim the mirror ball trophy?

Andrew Baldwin is a very busy man. This weekend he was spotted with Dancing With the Stars’ Karina Smirnoff at the Palazzo Hotel in Las Vegas. Witnesses saw the pair by the pool at the hotel, being very affectionate. Smirnoff just recently broke up with Mario Lopez, and Baldwin was dating Marla Maples earlier this year.