The new Dancing with the Stars cast has been announced, and apart from Scientologist Kirstie Alley it looks decent. We heard rumors last year that Kirstie was gunning to be on Dancing and it looks like her dream came true. As much as she bugs, it will be fun to see her sneering face on the show for a couple weeks. She’ll probably last just as long as Margaret Cho did last season. Among the other contestants are Kendra Wilkinson, Wendy Williams, Petra Nemcova, Ralph Macchio, Sugar Ray Leonard and a few other people I’ve barely heard of.

Wendy Williams – Talk show hostess, 46 (Her show will be on hiatus while she’s on DWTS)

Sugar Ray Leonard – Boxing great, 54

Kirstie Alley – Actress, Diet pill shiller, 60

Ralph Macchio – Actor (Karate Kid) 49

Kendra Wilkinson – Reality star, Playmate, 25

Chelsea Kane – Disney actress (Jones LA), singer, 22

Lil Romeo – Rapper, 21

Mike Catherwood – Radio host (Loveline), 31

Hines Ward – Football player, Wide receiver Pittsburgh Steelers, 34

Chris Jericho – Professional wrestler, 40

Petra Nemcova – Model, charity founder (Happy Hearts Fund), 31

It’s nice to see to see Petra Nemcova again. We haven’t heard much about her in a couple of years and I wondered what she was up to. Can you believe Ralph Macchio is 49? I remember when he was on The Today Show a while ago and everyone was marveling at how young he still looks.

It’s hard to predict who will prevail this season, and that’s what makes Dancing With The Stars so watchable. Plus we love to see pseudo celebrities make asses out of themselves. It premieres on March 21.

Kirstie Alley and Kendra Wilkinson are shown outside STK restaurant on 2/28/11 after the DWTS announcement. Why is Kirstie not wearing shoes? Petra Nemcova is shown on 2/27/11 at the Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards viewing party. Credit: WENN.com. Some headshots credit: PRPhotos. List via Huffington Post

Petra Nemcova may have traded in boring British pop singer James Blunt for a man more capable of supporting her charity. She was seen out at The Black Dahlia premiere with British aristocrat worth hundreds of millions in old money:

That’s bad news for Blunt, but not surprising. These two didn’t seem suited for each other, and his sickly-sweet poor me act can only work for so long.

Here is Nemcova posing for swag at Fashion Week. [via]

James Blunt was voted fourth most annoying in a British list. He fell behind telemarketers, camping caravans, and people who cut in line. He was more annoying than everything else according to poller sentiment. Paper cuts, loud neighbors, and farts can’t hold a candle to Blunt’s treacle:

I’d rather drink a glass of sour milk any day than have to endure “You’re Beautiful” again.

Of course Blunt is ten times more annoying for having landed Petra Nemcova. He’s rumored to have a wee willy winky, so Nemcova must just go for the vacant sensitive type.

Here are Blunt and Nemcova in Prague on 7/18 and 7/20. [via]

Nick Lachey was flirting with supermodel tsunami-survivor Petra Nemcova at the Kentucky Derby. He may not be over Jessica yet, but he seems to be enjoying the possibilities of moving on:

That’s pretty vague, but maybe they were hanging out and flirting. Nick is a great guy while Petra seems really kind, so they would make a very good couple. It’s way too early to tell though.

Nick continues to be kind in his public quotes about Jessica, and doesn’t dismiss a reconciliation. It sounds like he is moving on, though.

Nick is quoted as saying “his girlie” is his work.

Here’s Nick on Total Request Live and Petra at 3rd Annual “Event to Prevent” Gala yesterday put on by the Candies Foundation. She is also shown on 5/4 at the grand opening of “The Collection” at Chevy Chase.

The Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art held a ball last night to celebrate the opening of an exhibit on British design. Sienna Miller, wearing an awful gold sequined minidress and black tights, served as co-chair for the event.

The guy dressed like a cabaret pirate posing with Charlize Theron is Dior designer John Galiano. He’s responsible for her monstrosity of an Oscar gown with the giant shoulder bow. Sienna Miller is shown with Christopher Bailey, Burberry’s creative director.

We have over 100 pictures from the event. Stars and designers attending include Alexander McQueen, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony, John Galliano, Charlize Theron, Lindsay Lohan, Victoria Beckham, Emmy Rossum, Eva Mendes, Gisele Bundchen, Gretchen Mol, Jessica Alba, Josh Hartnett, Lenny Kravitz, Donatella Versace, Rupert Everett, Linda Evangelista and Amber Valetta, Jessica Alba, Marcia Gay Harden, Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Melania Trump, Donald Trump, Molly Sims, Rosario Dawson, Scarlett Johansson, Stella McCartney, Amanda Peet, Andre Leon Talley, Naomi Campbell, Angela Lindvall, Angie Harmon, Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day, Bridget Moynahan, Tom Brady, Chloe Sevigny, Ciara, Dita Von Teese and Marliyn Manson, Drew Barrymore, Elizabeth Hurley, Erin O’Connor, Matthew Williamson, Eve, Gina Gershon, Ginnifer Goodwin, Ivana Trump, Jacquetta Wheeler, Jason Lewis, Jessica Stam, John Legend, Johnny Rotten, Josh Lucas, Joy Bryant, Julia Stegner, Iselin Steiro, Karolina Kurkova, Lily Cole, Lauren Bush, Lily Donaldson, Gemma Ward, Liv Tyler, Francisco Costa, Lydia Hearst, Mandy Moore, Minnie Driver, Nick Cannon, Petra Nemcova, Rachel Roy, Damon Dash, Ralph Fiennes, Richard Gere, Cary Lowell, Thandie Newton, Selma Blair, Shalom Harlow, Sienna Miller, Christopher Bailey, designer for Burberry, Zooey Deschanel, Sophie Dahl, Ivanka Trump, Mark Ruffalo, Taye Diggs, Idima Menzel, and Sarah Wynter.

Petra Nemcova and Carrie Underwood attended the Badgley Mischka Spring 2006 launch party presented by Elle Magazine in NY on 3/15/06.

Underwood is set to tour with 40 performances this year. She will tour on her own as well as open for country star Kenny Chesney. Underwood’s first album, “Some Hearts,” has sold more than 2 million copies since it came out in November of last year.

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Bruce Willis may have stood up Petra Nemcova at the premiere of V for Vendetta. Nemcova said her “friend” was supposed to attend the premiere but was dissapointed that he did not come. Nemcova and Wilils are said to have spent last weekend together in Atlantic City.

Meanwhile Willis is suing Page Six for reporting that he pestered Nemcova and made a sizeable donation to her tsunami charity in order to get a first date. Maybe he didn’t show up at the premiere for fear of jeaopardizing his lawsuit.

Pictures from the “V for Vendetta” movie premiere in London March 8th, 2006. “V for Vendetta” stars Natalie Portman as a young woman working to incite revolution in a futuristic London and is produced by “Matrix” producer Joel Silver. Portman famously shaved her head for the role. It promises to be a thoughtful, action-packed and timely film.

Portman made headlines this week when she showed up at Columbia University to deliver a lecture on counter-terrorism. While her remarks weren’t novel, she was lauded for her academic achievement.

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