Dancing with the Stars Finale Night - Winner Revealed

Posted By: admin On: November 28, 2007 Comments: ( 0 )

By: Alyssa 

Who will win tonight? Tonight a champion will be crowned says Tom! Who? I am sooo sad, but happy at the same time. I’m sad that the show is ending, but happy to be watching and to see who wins. I’m a modge podge of emotions that is for sure.

The dancers have some familiar outfits on from favorite dances from the past season. Helio and Julianne have their “kiss” outfit on. We get to see recaps from last night and we finally find out that Mel B. forgot her freestyle steps and freestyled the freestyle dance - which is what they were talking about last night. We got to see Helio and Julianne do their racecar dance again and I am sitting here crying. I can barely see to type. I just love those two and I hate for this to end. Samantha asked them who they were going to miss and Helio said Julianne and was interrupted by Mel B. stating she forgot to say she’ll miss Maks. Helio gets “mad” stating he’s talking now and it is his turn. He throws his hat down and walks off, but comes back smiling. It was a cute routine and doesn’t look planned or staged.

We get to see Celine Dion as she sings all elegantly dressed in navy. She sings “My heart will go on”. Edyta and Alec, husband and wife dance first and they are beautiful. Mark Ballas and Cheryl Burke come out 2nd and are equally as gorgeous.  Here comes Tony Dovolani and Karina Smirnoff doing a big lift as she spreads em up in the air. She’s in purple and looks very pretty and flowing. The three couples come back out and dance together, but as couples though. It was beautiful and Celine even claps for the dancers.

We’re back from commercial break and the couples are up on stage where the dreaded red lights are. I guess it is time to find out who is in 3rd place. Please let it be Marie Osmond. Ahhh..the drama. I’m nervous! Marie and Jonathon are leaving! YES! Third place, baby! That’s right. First prediction - correct! She is thanking Jonathon and it is like a cinderella story with her prince Jonathon. She called the judges the stepsisters. As Samantha talks, she interrupts pointing her finger at the judges saying “I don’t care what you said, I am a dancer.” Again, Samantha Harris is interrupted by Marie. Must be tough to be Samantha and no wonder she was cutting off Marie last night. We get to stroll down memory lane seeing Marie’s journey. She said that the show gave her something to count on during all the chaos - she says this through tears. She has had quite the journey that is for sure.

Right now they are dancing their farewell dance - the tango. This is the perfect dance to do when you are mad and she quite possibly could be with her 3rd place finish. But, she is an Osmond, so I doubt that highly.

We get to see one more dance for Helio and Mel B. and the judges will score them on it adding to their total score with America and last nights judges scores. I can’t tell if the dance will be a familiar one or not, but both have on outfits that we’ve seen before. We’ll see.

We’re back and see a trip down memory lane from Drew Lachey co-hosting, to bad dancer Josie Maran, Albert Reed - people I forgot. Jennie Garth’s fall - her crying. More bad dancing by Wayne - ahhh..the memories.

Alex Mazo and Josie Maran are back dancing the dance that kicked them off - the foxtrot. Let’s see if she has improved with no stakes this time around. She looks pretty with her long hair.  She’s very cute and Alex looks like he is proud of her. She got a standing Ovation. That’s nice!

We get to see the laughs now starting with Marie and Jonathon. She downs a bottle of water - oh that is hilarious - NOT! Next up is Mel and Maks who are pretty funny actually. Mel B. is quite the character. She stated “I ballroomed my hair and he said good, ballroom your ass.” We get a montage of Maks belching all the time. Gross. Helio and Julianne are up and Helio talks to his feet seperately - LOL! Helio blows or does something on paper with his mouth making whistling type noises and the camera cuts to Julianne who is spitting up water because she’s laughing. Julianne then kisses Helio on the cheek.

We are now treated to Albert Reed dancing his Elvis number that got him kicked off the show. Albert wasn’t too bad especially on this dance, but he just doesn’t have a fan base. OMG I just saw him do the sprinkler rather violently. I hadn’t noticed it before really. Maybe they put some new moves in the dance because he just lifted Anna. He did so well and oh looky Apolo Anton Ohno is in the crowd. Awesome! Tom mentions to Albert how surprised he was that Albert was voted off and Albert said they were too..hehe! Anna commented that he really worked on the sprinkler - yeah baby!

We now see how the women dominated the men. Yep, exactly what I like to hear. It is about time, eh? We see Sabrina obviously and then Jennie Garth’s tango. Jane’s tango is shown too and then we see Jane backstage crying since that was the week she had to dance when she lost her mom.  We see the lift controversy all over again - with Carrie Ann. We get to see Bridget’s favorite - Cameron Mathison do his superman routine again. Mean Floyd is back stating his scores better change and he means it - that Floyd’s violent on AND off the dance floor.

Wayne Newton and Cheryl are up next, but because of his heart condition they can’t dance. AWWW! He talks about how he is doing - he blamed it on the doctors and he said he thinks the doctors have seen him dance. Samantha brings up the fact that he is going on the tour this winter. Cheryl is asked what they are going through backstage waiting to see who wins and she said a mix of emotions, but most of all they can’t wait to party tonight.

Friends and family are brought up. The other Mel from the Spice Girls is showing her support for Mel B. Helio’s fellow racecar drivers are interviewed and they laughed at first, but now they love it. Helio’s sister is on there and she sounds and looks just like him. She’s cute. Maksim talks about Mel about how much he loves and respects her. Roger Penske is interviewed stating Helio will go all the way and do what it takes to win. Maks speaks so well of Mel B. - it is really nice to see. Oh wow - we see Lisa Rinna and her hubby, Harry Hamlin are sitting in the audience. I love seeing past contestants back. It really gives it the family feel, ya know.

Karina Smirnoff and Floyd Mayweather are up and they aren’t dancing tonight either. He mentions he has gone through lots of training - his ankle is tender and he can’t dance. WAAAH! He plugs his upcoming fight. He probably doesn’t want to since the man he is fighting was making fun of him on the dance floor - ya know, talking smack. Oh well - not like I am missing anything.

Next on the dance floor is Mark Cuban and Kym Johnson dancing their foxtrot. He’s up to the old face tricks again. He sings and sticks his tongue out.  They add a lift to the dance too. They did it beautifully.  We see Wayne and Floyd on the sidelines and Floyd is rockin’ out over there. Geez.  Mark looks overly happy tonight. Tom said they were eliminated at the most talked about point of the season - why is that? We see the hotness that is latin week - and Marie fainting again. We get to see the stars as they watch backstage - Mel B. screams out “she’s fainted” and Sabrina drops something out of her hand. Never before seen footage. We see Sabrina leaving again - Carrie Ann crying as well as Marie. Awww..how sad that Sabrina got eliminated.

Sabrina and Mark are up next dancing their cha cha cha and oh remember they are in love. It is nice seeing them dance now knowing they are in love. When they end he looks like he is going to lean in and give her a kiss, but he opts for a forehead kiss. How sweet. The crowd cheers loud and Tom can’t even get a word in. Tom plugs the tour and mentions Sabrina and Mark will be on the tour too - yayy - hope they come to Indianapolis where I will be.

Samantha interviews Drew and Apolo; former winners. She mentions how Drew filled in for her and then asked him about the caliber of this season - he said this was the best season ever. Apolo said that the contestants are probably feeling relief right now, but feels like everyone should feel accomplished when they are done with the show and that can transform into everyday life. We’re taking backstage and see Maks/Mel and Julianne/Helio practicing their favorite dance of the season. I can’t remember Mel’s - although I do know she danced the dance well based on the dress she is wearing. Helio and Julianne chose the yellow banana kiss dance that everyone was talking about. Yay! The question is, will they kiss or won’t they? We’ll see. Also, Tom said they’ve added some tricks to them - so they should be even better. I can’t wait.

Jane Seymour and Tony Dovolani are on the floor now that we’ve come back from commercial. Some ladies are screaming out in the crowd - I guess glad to see Jane. They dance to “Piano Man” and she moves whistfully across the floor adding in some lifts - Yep, Carrie Ann, that was a lift. hehe! I got teary watching that. I am really going to miss this season’s cast. They blow kisses to the judges as if to say “Kiss it! I just did a lift” You get em Jane.

We relive the drama of Marie losing her Dad. Donny crying. Mel B. getting all 10’s. Helio’s sexy Samba with the peacock Julianne. Len getting on Cameron with his chest sticking out. We see the Helio and Julianne kiss again. Love that. Jennie Garth revealing Elimination night is her favorite time. Ohhhh No! Cameron Mathison is up next doing his Superman dance - ahhhh! Take it all in, Bridget, this will be the last time you see your honey doing this dance. Edyta’s back is so tan. Geez. I must admit that I really like this dance - the Paso Doble to the Superman Theme. It was awesome. Tom Bergeron mentions we should have the best moments on DVD and Tom, I agree with you. This whole season has been great moments - well, for the most part.

Oh No! Cameron ripped his shirt off and Jane and Sabrina can be seen mauling him in the crowd. OMG! Lisa Rinna is dying behind Tom - stomping her feet and laughing. She’s so cute. They plug the new dance show with Bruno and Carrie Ann. Drew took Len’s place on the judges panel and Drew and Bruno stand up pretending that they are gonna strip too like Cameron. LOL! Cute! Carrie Ann is fanning herself. Drew explains the new shows concept - it will be dancing AND singing. Should be a fun time. The new show, Dance Wars, Bruno vs. Carrie Ann premiers January 7.

We’re back and see Derek Hough and Jennie Garth dance. Jennie is shaking her stuff in front of Mark Cuban before they are announced and he says something to her…she turns around and gives him some type of lip service and he laughs. They do the mambo and she does something weird with her mouth. I wish they would do the dance that they fell on to see if they can do it without falling this time, but I guess we will never get to see that. It appears Derek suprised her at the end and she fell back further than they did before. It was rather cute.

Samantha is backstage with Helio and Julianne and Maks and Mel B. They “trash talk each other” and Helio says to break a leg and Mel gets up in the microphone and says “break your leg” LOL! Celine Dion is back singing a slow number. I think it could be new - I don’t know. She’s now wearing a short navy number.  We get to see moments from the show as she sings. I think I’m gonna cry. I’ve heard this song before and I love it with this montage. AHHH! The memories. That was an awesome song, Celine.

We see a faceoff between Mel B. and Helio. Mel B. is referred to as The Diva. Helio is referred to as Mr. Charisma. They refer to his smile a lot. Bruno said he is like a little Fred Astaire. Carrie Ann said she just wants to pinch him cause he’s so cute. Len said Mel B. is the most versatile they’ve ever had on the show. They refer to Helio’s drive as a competitor, how he comes back stronger.  Carrie Ann said he brought his competing mindset to the ballroom. Mel B. said coming in 2nd or 3rd is not an option. Helio wants the mirrorball trophy and it would look good between his two Indy 500 trophies. It sure would, Helio.

The dances of the final 2 is now here. Mel B. has scored the most points out of all the other contestants. Helio is introduced and his smile is mentioned. There’s a lot of smoke up on stage with them and it looks like Mel B. is gonna choke on it. LOL! Helio is acting up in a funny way and so is Maks girating back and forth. They get to choose their favorite dance of the season - She chose Mambo in her little orange number. She predicts they are gonna get all 10’s this time which means Carrie Ann will have to up her score 1. They make the dance bigger and better this time. I’m nervous. ahhhh!

They are very precise and right on tonight. She looked like she had a blast and so did Maks. He gives her three kisses as he falls on top of her. They hug for a long embrace and they keep showing her hubby. Is he uncomfy with those 3 kisses? I would be with a hottie like Maks. Len said, “You are an absolute revelation. This man is incredible. Fabulous!” Bruno said, “Truly magnificent. Your determination, professionalism , and humor is a credit to you. You’re a star.” Carrie Ann said, “It was…She stands up and screams. It was a great mambo. Thank You Thank You Thank You!” They keep their fingers crossed as she talks. It was cute. Mel gives Tom a huge kiss as she goes backstage. He replies with “I’m gonna miss that!” as he stammers. LOL!  Maksim calls Mel B. queen of the floor backstage. She loved that. Their scores were 10’s across the board for a perfect 30. What a way to go out says Samantha Harris. Helio is clapping and looks a bit nervous backstage. They are up next.

Here we go - Helio and Julianne. He said he is gonna miss her. She puts out her lip and says awww. She asks him what dance he wants to do and she suggests the Paso Doble. He said no and he recommends the Quickstep - probably so he can kiss her again, right? LOL! Julianne calls him the banana man. hehe! They are taking a risk and not adding a lift since they already got a perfect score. I’m soooo sooo nervous now. Julianne winks to the camera again. The dance was faster, and more sassy this time. I LOVED IT! I was crying of course and couldn’t keep my eyes off of it. They kiss again at the end and he tries to do the same kiss. She holds his head this time and he doesn’t drop her. They just sit there and he tries to move his head around again. It was rather cute. Helio jumps up and goes for the crowd where Sabrina, Mark, Jane, and Cameron are standing. They are on their feet as is the rest of the crowd. Helio jumps into Cameron’s arms. Tom asks about the kiss - a long kiss and she said she gave it to him to show how proud she was of him. AWWW! I LOVED IT for the 2nd time!

Bruno said “You looked like you were doing the lap of honor already. Your attitude and sportmanship really make you a champ. We are all real proud of you.” Carrie Ann said, “This is my favorite dance. Watch what you do to these people. That is what dancing is all about.” Len said, “You’ve taken a risk every time you’ve danced. Julianne has given you tremendous difficulty. Great dance comes from great music and this is the best band in the world.” Maks and Mel stand up and give them a standing Ovation backstage. Helio thanks everyone including the people from Indianapolis - we love you too, Helio. They get 3 perfect 10’s for a total of 30 out of 30. Guess the vote is up to America. Helio jumps up and down in the camera’s face again. LOL! Julianne loves it.

84 out of 90 for Helio and Julianne and 85 out of 90 for Maks and Mel B. Tom talks to the constestants this season. Josie plugs her makeup line and Tom pokes fun at the plug.  Tom skips Cameron and Cameron looks like he was ready for Tom - not this time Cameron. He goes straight to Jennie Garth and he says to roll the tape of her falling down. She laughs - but they don’t roll the clip. He’s joking with her saying “really, roll the clip - she loves it when we do that!” LOL!

Well, the time has come to see who the champ of Dancing with the Stars is. Will it be Helio Castroneves - the racecar driver or Mel B. the Spice Girl? Before that, we see Mel B. talking about when she first found out she had Maksim as a partner - she was excited because she knew she had the best dancer. When they first meet she mentions that he likes himself and she thinks he’s cocky. Yep, that’s right. Maks said this is the most amazing season he’s had so far. He said it was truly and honor to spend time with her. She states that Maks has given her more belief in herself. They hug and she states they are family now. Awww!

Helio and Julianne - the journey - Julianne knew that they were gonna have so much fun together. He was so excited when they first started dancing and it seems like as he practices he can’t believe he’s really dancing. Julianne loves his positive outlook on life everyday - it makes her want to be a better person. Helio says he would do it all over again without even thinking. I am getting teary eyed at this. I’m sooo sad, but so happy at the same time. I just love this show.

The champion is revealed as……..(Mel looks scared, Maks looks like he is praying to the Gods, Julianne looks nervous and hopeful, Helio looks down like he does when he can’t look at the scores)..the scary music is playing and the crowd claps - Helio WINS IT ALL! Mel and Maks hug and embrace. Helio hugs his sister. Julianne’s mouth is wide open. Tom reminds her of the back to back championships like Cheryl Burke has done. They give him milk to drink just like he gets at the Indy 500. He thanks his team, family, fans and Julianne! Samantha goes to Mel and Maks and asks for a round of applause. She stated she enjoyed all of it especially being with Maks. Maks looks disappointed. Aww! Julianne still looks surprised as ever. They hold up the mirrorball trophy. Mel B. congratulates him. Derek congratulates his sister. It is over - sadness. Cameron picks up Helio. Everyone is hugging Helio and it is just a feel good moment. I guess all my votes - yep, I created several accounts on ABC.com just to vote for Helio. I tried phoning in for an hour and it was busy the whole time. So, I’m glad my votes finally paid off. I’m so, so happy right now.

GO HELIO! YOU ROCK!