Tonight, I was invited to a red carpet event at the Mint by my friend, Mark Ballas, a professional dancer on Dancing with the Stars. Mark is so sweet. And cute. We met about a year ago…He lives in my building and was walking by and couldn’t resist petting my dog, Jovi. I had been a huge fan of Mark for a while when I lived in Virginia and rooted for him to bring home the “mirrorball” trophy on Season 6 of Dancing with the Stars with partner Kristi Yamaguchi. So, it was a thrill to meet Mark and watch him and Shawn Johnson workout at my gym during Season 8 of DWTS. These guys worked so hard, and deserved the crown. In addition to dancing 6-8 hours a day, they worked out at the gym not once, but twice a day.
Mark is also an amazing singer. The red carpet event tonight was to celebrate the release of his CD, so, lots of his celebrity friends came out to cheer Mark on, including Derek Hough, Shannon Elizabeth, Chelsie Hightower, Jake Pavelka, Vienna Girardi, Nicole Scherzinger, The Pussycat Dolls, Aiden Turner, Cheryl Burke, Adam Shankman, Evan Lysacek, and Sanjaya just to name a few...
