DWTS' Karina Smirnoff: "Single Guys ” Send in Your Resume!"
US Magazine - 19th Jun 2008
Karina Smirnoff: DWTS'
Karina Smirnoff isn't shedding a tear after splitting with
Mario Lopez.
"I'm just concentrating on my career and getting my mind in the right place," she told Usmagazine.com at the L.A. premiere of Get Smart on Monday.
Still, she added, "At the end of the day, I really want to find that certain person to spend the rest my life with. And I am totally open for that ” so any single, good guys, send in your resume!"
Smirnoff, 30, and
Lopez, 34, called it quits earlier this month, shortly after a beach vacation in Miami.
"We had a two-year relationship, and I have nothing but good memories,"
Smirnoff, who donned a
Roberto Cavalli dress, told Us. "We are better off as friends."
Of the split, she said, "There is no easy way to break up, and it is especially that much harder when you are in the public eye. I am ready to turn the page and start fresh and really concentrate on my life and career."
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Mario Lopez and Karina Smirnoff Split
Karina Smirnoff and Mario Lopez have called it quits, Smirnoff’s rep confirms to PEOPLE.
“Karina has parted ways with her two year relationship with Mario Lopez,” says Smirnoff’s spokesperson. “The relationship wasn’t heading in the right direction.”
Lopez issued the following statement through his rep: “Karina and I have the utmost respect for each other. She is a phenomenal and talented woman. I support her always and feel blessed to have her in my life.”
The on-again, off-agai
Video Interview: Karina Opens Up on Mario's Alleged Cheating
In an interview Monday, Dancing pro Karina Smirnoff opened up about the news that her recent ex (and former dance partner), Mario Lopez, had been cheating on her for close to a year, even while the pair lived together. Reports surfaced over the weekend that Lopez had been secretly involved with Hooters waitress (and upcoming reality show contestant) Meagan Cooper.
Speaking with E!'s Chelsea Handler, Smirnoff fought tears as she admitted how hard it was to go through the breakup, especially in the public
Mario Denies Karina Split: "It's All Good"
Karina Smirnoff and Mario Lopez aren't ready to end their pas de deux just yet.
Despite recent reports claiming the couple had called their relationship quits—and that she was moving out of his L.A. home—the Dancing With the Stars finalist tells E! News correspondent and DWTS cohost Samantha Harris, "Mario and I are fine. Everything's good."
That sentiment was echoed by a follow-up email from Lopez, who's in New York for his role in Broadway's Chorus Line: "It's all good."
Sharon Stone, and a flash of that old Basic Instinct
Sharon Stone sails on the French Riviera, and manages to create some Hollywood style drama all in a single afternoon while on board fashion designer Roberto Cavalli's yacht in Cannes.
The racy actress, clearly hasn't forgotten how to cause a stir, as despite her advancing years she pitched up braless, in a sheer white and grey slip of a dress, which concealed very little of her modesty.
Sharon, 50, dressed to impress to attend a soiree on the designer's yacht, during the 61st Cannes Film Festival, bu
Leonardo DiCaprio's model girlfriend adopts sexy poses in Cannes
She's the 22-year-old supermodel who has captured the heart of Leonardo DiCaprio.
Judging from these pictures of Bar Rafaeli, it's not hard to see what the Hollywood hunk sees in the beauty.
The Israeli model was seen adopting a number of sexy poses during a photo session on Roberto Cavalli's yacht in Cannes.
Roberto Cavalli: I Have Never Been Homosexual
Designer Roberto Cavalli tells Style magazine that even though he sheds a tear occasionally, he's not gay:
"I give into my emotions all the time. I cry easily, whether at a movie, music or vulnerable young animals, and I could never trust anyone who didn't do the same. Love is central. I have never been homosexual, and I never could be. What I love most is the amazing soft skin of a woman. She doesn't even have to be naked to excite me."
Mario Lopez couldn’t save Broadway’s A Chorus Line
The curtain will go down on A Chorus Line for a final time on August 17th according to Broadway World. The show proved it wasn't One Singular Sensation when it returned to the Broadway stage in 2006. Sadly even after having Mario Lopez do a stint with the show, it wasn't enough to make its revival go for more than just a little over two years!
Hopefully the show will once again be part of the great white in the future and another generation can sing about t!ts and a$$!!!
Mario Lopez and Karina Smirnoff Split
Mario Lopez and Dancing with the Stars pro dancer Karina Smirnoff have recently split, a source confirms to PEOPLE.
The couple, who met during Dancing’s third season, never publicly acknowledged their relationship despite the fact that the pair were living together in Lopez’s Los Angeles home. A source tells PEOPLE Smirnoff is moving out of Lopez’s digs.
Lopez’s personal rep, Lisa Perkins, says, “It’s my policy to not comment on my client’s personal life.”
Smirnoff, who is now comp
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According to PerezHilton.com, Mario refuses to wear Zach's costume, which has long sleeves, because they don't show off what he considers to be his best assets—his arms. To make matters worse, he also insists that he have the best body onstage. Any other actors, including his co-star
Katie Holmes boots Mario Lopez from the stage
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“Katie wouldn’t sign a long-term agreement with her show, which is why it’s the limited run that it is. They had to figure out how to make more money with the time they
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