We'll give Julianne Hough a break for a change.
Facing scrutiny for possibly breaking up the engagement of Helio Castroneves and his fiancee, the Dancing with the Stars professional could use some attention for a different reason.
So take a look at her and High School Musical star Vanessa Hudgens below. They're wearing the same dress, in opposing colors.
Who looks better in it?
Julianne Hough is aware of the rumors surrounding herself and Helio Castroneves, but the back-to-back Dancing with the Stars champion is quick to dismiss any notion of romance between the two.
"Oh my gosh! No!" Hough told People magazine this week when asked about the relationship. "I love Helio like he is my brother. We are the best of friends."
Jennie Garth, meanwhile, puts things in perspective when talking about the reasons why Hough is so often linked with her Dancing with the Stars partners.
"When Julianne Hough dances she can have chemistry with a broomstick," the actress said.
We can't argue with that.
Maxsim Chmerkovskiy talked a good game, but it wasn't enough to propel his partner Melanie Brown to victory.
Fans voted race car driver Helio Castroneves and partner Julianne Hough the winners of this season's Dancing with the Stars last night. We think they made the right choice.
"[The trophy] will look so good between my two Indy 500 trophies," Helio told the Associated Press.
Other highlights of the results show included a return by Sabrina Bryan and a shirtless All My Children star. Yup, Cameron Mathison ditched his top after a routine. Hubba. Hubba.
Julianne Hough has a message for viewers: She's just friends with Entourage star Kevin Connolly.
The season four Dancing With the Stars champion told People magazine she and Connolly met and "talk on the phone a lot. But we're just friends."
Connolly confirmed this to Howard Stern Monday, though he couldn't help but gush about the 19-year-old beauty. The two met at L.A. hot spot Hyde.
Since then, Connolly told Stern he's "actively pursuing" Hough and talks to her practically every day. He even went to see her perform at a Dancing with the Stars taping.
The man is dedicated.
Connolly says he considers Hough "a 15" on his scale, a score that takes into account her flawless looks and infectious personality. Connolly encouraged Stern's listeners to vote for Julianne.
"Aw. That's really sweet. That's very flattering. But we're just friends," Hough said when told of Connolly's comments.
A petite blonde woman sits spellbound in the Dancing with the Stars studio audience as the couples make their entrances.
Last season, Marriann Nelson screamed herself hoarse cheering for her daughter, the sensational young ballroom pro Julianne Hough.
"This season," she tells TV Guide, "I thought, 'I'll be calm.' But when they both came out â" my daughter on one side and my son on the other â" I just lost it."
Mom isn't the only one wild about Julianne and her equally talented big brother, Derek.
Julianne danced her way into the winner's circle last season with Olympic speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno and poses a serious threat once again with her new partner, two-time Indy 500 winner Helio Castroneves.
Meanwhile, newcomer Derek has shown remarkable grace under pressure by regaining his footing with Beverly Hills, 90210 star Jennie Garth after the two slipped and fell at the end of the second week's performance.
"It's good when things like that happen sometimes," he says, "just to remind people that this is real, this is live."
If these two show unusual maturity for such young performers, it's because they've been rehearsing all their lives.
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Dancing with the Stars fans enjoy celebrity gossip as much as anyone.
The latest? That this season's winner, Apolo Anton Ohno, and her partner Julianne Hough are an item. It's simply false, each states.
"There's no truth to [the rumors of a romantic relationship]. Our relationship was strictly professional. It was sometimes goofy, but strictly professional," Ohno told the New York Post.
Fueling speculation about a possible romance was the fact that Hough canceled her August 8, 2007 wedding to former dancer Zach Wilson less than two weeks before Dancing with the Stars' fourth season finale.
Hough and Wilson were planning to wed in a Mormon ceremony in her home state of Utah, but due to her busy schedule with Ohno on Dancing with the Stars, the couple instead decided to wait to tie the knot. However, Ohno says Hough's wedding postponement and his chemistry with the 18-year-old professional dancer should not cause people to speculate.
"We had great chemistry on the dance floor, which is why people think [we're romantically involved]. It meant I was doing my job [as a dancer]," Ohno said.
Having spent the last month in China as part of a performing-arts group from Brigham Young University, where he's currently enrolled as a pre-dental student, Wilson recently told TV Guide he's also aware of the rumors about his fiancee and Ohno.
"I've heard a lot about that," he said. "Because I'm a dancer I know what performing takes. I've been involved in ballroom a lot, so I know there has to be chemistry when you dance together. It doesn't mean that there's any romance going on. And I know personally that there's not, because I've been with them in rehearsals and I've gotten to know Apolo really well. He's a really nice guy. So it doesn't bother me."
While he may be aware of the chemistry needed to succeed in the ballroom, Wilson said he still understands how Ohno and Hough's compatibility on the dance floor could be confused as romance by the average Dancing with the Stars' viewer.
"If I didn't know her and I was watching the show, I would think that they were in love," he told TV Guide. "But I do know her and they're not. They're just good friends."
Instead of being jealous, Wilson said he's proud of Hough and her accomplishment.
"She's incredible," he told TV Guide. "I just love her so much. I knew from the moment I met her that she would be a star. There was no question in my mind."
Also, come on: if Hough were gonna hook up with a star on the show, wouldn't it be that hottie Maksim Chmerkovskiy?
Ten weeks of Dancing with the Stars has gone down to this week, this night.
With just three top-notch couples remaining, which stepped up its game? Can Laila Ali and Maksim Chmerkovskiy overcome their underdog status when compared with the moves of Joey Fatone and Apolo Anton Ohno?
It was quite the night of moving and shaking. Read about it now in our episode guide!
Two dances, two perfect scores? Which Dancing with the Stars couple pulled off this feat last night?
Was it the current favorites, Apolo Anton Ohno and Julianne Hough? Or maybe Joey Fatone and Kym Johnson stepped up their game after being dropped to the final two last week.
Without her legendary father in attendance this time, how did Laila Ali fare? There's only one way to discover the answers to all these pressing questions ...
Read our week 9 episode guide right now!
Julianne Hough is a master at the quickstep on Dancing with the Stars â" but she's taking her romance slow.
Hough is Apolo Ohno's partner on the reality show - and has now postponed her planned Aug. 8 wedding to former dancer Zach Wilson.
But does that mean she's free to date?
"No!" Hough tells People magazine. "[Zach and I] are still together. We just want [more time] before we get married. It's all good!"
Well, okay then.
The couple had planned to tie the knot in Mormon ceremony in Utah this summer. But Hough says she's so busy with the show that they decided to take some time.
For now, Hough is concentrating on Dancing as the competition heats up. After Billy Ray Cyrus was booted from the show on Tuesday, Hough wiped away tears and said: "It gets harder as all these people leave."
It was an evening of TWO dances last night. Ballroom and Latin were on the agenda for our Dancing with the Stars contestants.
Were there any perfect scores? Are Apolo Anton Ohno and Julianne Hough still the favorites? Or did a shirtless Maksim Chmerkovskiy steal their shoe-tapping thunder?
There's only one way to find out: Read through our Episode Guide right now.
