If you are keeping score on this season of the hit ABC reality show Dancing With the Stars, you know that Maksim Chmerkovskiy and his partner Debi Mazar got the boot last week. Two remaining dancers were actually quite happy to be rid of “the drama”. Their relief turned out to be short lived because Maks will be back next week….at least temporarily.
Derek Hough is ill with the flu and the producers of DWTS have recalled Maks to cover for the ailing pro. He stepped back in on Thursday to assist celebrity contestant Joanna Krupa.
Not so pleased with this new state of affairs are Maksim’s ex-fiance Karina Smirnoff and her celeb partner Aaron Carter. According to Carter, the tension on the set had been strained. After the departure of Debi and Maks, Aaron told Usmagazine that “the energy has definitely gotten a lot better. We have the opportunity now to focus on the dancing without the drama.”
Hough managed a few comments on his Twitter page about his condition. He ‘tweeted’, “had a temperature of 104…Had an IV in my arm for 2 hrs. Maks is steppin up for me helpin jo.”
We’ve included more pics below, including one of Hough that was taken as he left a three hour medical appointment on Thursday. Chances are we’ll be seeing other DWTS performers dropping like flies now that the bug has been unleashed by Hough on the set.
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