As you may have noticed, I am a little addicted to Dancing with the Stars. I have my favorites, every season there is someone new and exciting that sets the dancing bar a little higher, and every season has a few folks that are just not so good, but boy do they try hard to entertain. The personalities of the celebrities are what stands out for me, I like someone who is kind, funny, engaging and most importantly is having a good time.
Some of my favorites this season were Gavin DeGraw and Gladys Knight. They were both such lovely individuals, with great personalities. Gavin is rumored to be the most favorite contestant of all times, according to the dance pros.
My new favorite dancing pro crush is Tristan MacManus. He has that affectionate smile, quiet brooding temperament, great lips, a hot accent, oh, and let’s not forget the way those hips move on the dance floor.
I was really disappointed to see Tristan and Gladys leave the ballroom on Tuesday night. I am completely against the judges having the final say. The whole point of the competition is for us the viewing public to get our vote heard. In the past, there were occasions where good dancers were not pulled through because of voting, but in my opinion, that was fair. Now we see the judges pulling favorites, they always have, but now they get to save their favorites. The judges also have their least favorite dancing pros; I will not get into my opinions of why they like certain pros over others; however, I do not believe that the judges are going to be able to pick a winning team without bias.
Okay well that is my little rant, anyhow; I will miss Tristan’s exuberant smile on Dancing with the Stars. Tristan MacManus was part of the dance troupe before he got asked to be a dance pro last season; this being only his second season, I think he held together pretty well.
Tristan seems to be a sweetheart, he has said in the past that he is frustratingly single and that “I look at every girl and think ‘you’re going to change my life.’
Ah, hello!! How sweet is that?
Although new reports say Tristan MacManus has a girlfriend, check it out: http://www.wetpaint.com/dancing-with-the-stars/articles/report-tristan-macmanus-has-a-hot-australian-girlfriend-and-its-not-kym-johnson
I also just found out Tristan made an appearance in Ella Enchanted; I will have to get my hands on that movie, cannot really remember him in that; however, in all honesty the movie was a dud. I was forced to watch it 3 times in a row, thanks to a very insistent little niece who loves magic.
For my MI-5, Lucas North fans, here is some interesting tattoo info from Tristan MacManus:
“I’ve got five at the moment, but the collection is not finished yet. I have three on right arm from Celtic mythology, it’s broken up into four pieces so I have one more to get. On my ribs, I have my surname, in Ogham writing, which according to the the Natural History Museum of Ireland is the Celtic alphabet. My cousin at home has a tattoo parlor so I get them all done there. On my left forearm, it says ‘My family, my friends, my heart,’ in Gaelic. That’s what I’m about; it’s what is important to me so that was the first one I got four years ago.”
Of course, one of my other favorite dance pros, Val Chmerkovskiy has ‘family over everything’ tattooed on his left arm.
There must be something about a kind, sweet man with a dangerous edge.
On Tuesday night, when Tristan was booted off the show, we got an even better glimpse of the passionate man, he told the audience that he would miss Gladys as much as he misses Ireland when he is away, and that he told us is very, very much.
A little tribute to Tristan MacManus, because I love the Irish land and people as well.
Check out these two films: P.S. I Love You and Leap Year.
They have some great scenes of the countryside, the lovely people that make the land what it is, and a plethora of good-looking men.
Hillary Swank and Gerard Butler
Amy Adams and Matthew Goode
Just A Girl and Her Pups 