DWTS' Tony Dolovani: Kate Gosselin Is "Driven" to Win

Entertainment March 5, 2010 AT 9:02AM
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With Dancing With the Stars rehearsals underway, how is Kate Gosselin doing so far?

"She's never taken a step of dancing in her life, but she's very hard-working. She's willing to try everything. She's definitely not the best dancer," her partner Tony Dovolani told UsMagazine.com Thursday at the NYC premiere of the Discovery Channel's Life. "So, for me, it's like I have an empty canvas that I can create a masterpiece. It's a great opportunity to show America what I'm capable of - which is teaching somebody who has never danced before."

 

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He said they are worried about the competition, which includes Olympic figure skating champion Evan Lysacek.

"We have some serious front runners," Dovolani told Us. "I told her right from the start, 'Kate, this is not going to be easy.' She's ready for it."

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On Friday, he said they'll begin rehearsing on a makeshift dance floor in the basement of her $1.1 million home in Wernersville, Pa.

If she sticks to rehearsals, "I think she's going to do incredible," Dovolani told Us. "I've never seen anybody be as driven as she is. When she comes in, whether it's five hours or six hours of rehearsal, it's pretty intense the entire time. It's about learning and learning and learning."

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So does he think they have a shot at the trophy this year?

"I always think I have a shot," he told Us. "There's never a season I enter and I don't think I have a shot. I approach everybody the same. If they are willing, it's possible. The most talented people in the world normally don't win and they're the hardest workers."  

Gosselin told Us that being on the show is "the chance of a lifetime. I feel honored that I get that privilege."

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  • March 10, 2010 - 9:05pm FAKE KHATE

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  • March 10, 2010 - 9:05pm TO 2:05

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  • March 10, 2010 - 9:05pm TO 2:05

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  • March 10, 2010 - 9:04pm TO 2:05

    2:05 Wake up and get your lips off fake asss khate's asss. She doesn't like you or anyone who doesn't pay Her!!!

  • March 10, 2010 - 9:04pm TO 2:05

    2:05 Wake up and get your lips off fake asss khate's asss. She doesn't like you or anyone who doesn't pay Her!!!

  • March 10, 2010 - 9:04pm TO 2:05

    2:05 Wake up and get your lips off fake asss khate's asss. She doesn't like you or anyone who doesn't pay Her!!!

  • March 10, 2010 - 6:56pm Kate's Mood Swings

    The media is sympathetic to the b i t c h.

  • March 09, 2010 - 2:05pm I ALSO ADMIRE KATE GOSSELIN.

    ITA ..I ADMIRE KATE GOSSELIN....She has taken a beating by the media and all you whacked insane KHATERS. But she goes on, You cant knock her down, because she will keep getting up!!

  • March 09, 2010 - 2:05pm I ALSO ADMIRE KATE GOSSELIN.

    ITA ..I ADMIRE KATE GOSSELIN....She has taken a beating by the media and all you whacked insane KHATERS. But she goes on, You cant knock her down, because she will keep getting up!!

  • March 09, 2010 - 2:05pm I ALSO ADMIRE KATE GOSSELIN.

    ITA ..I ADMIRE KATE GOSSELIN....She has taken a beating by the media and all you whacked insane KHATERS. But she goes on, You cant knock her down, because she will keep getting up!!

  • March 09, 2010 - 1:57pm I ALSO ADMIRE KATE GOSSELIN.

    ITA ..I ADMIRE KATE GOSSELIN....She has taken a beating by the media and all you whacked insane KHATERS. But she goes on, You cant knock her down, because she will keep getting up!!

  • March 09, 2010 - 1:57pm I ALSO ADMIRE KATE GOSSELIN.

    ITA ..I ADMIRE KATE GOSSELIN....She has taken a beating by the media and all you whacked insane KHATERS. But she goes on, You cant knock her down, because she will keep getting up!!

  • March 09, 2010 - 1:57pm I ALSO ADMIRE KATE GOSSELIN.

    ITA ..I ADMIRE KATE GOSSELIN....She has taken a beating by the media and all you whacked insane KHATERS. But she goes on, You cant knock her down, because she will keep getting up!!

  • March 09, 2010 - 6:35am BlueJeanBaby

    I totally agree with "Kate's Shill"...that about sums up her up

  • March 09, 2010 - 5:22am Narcissistic Kate

    Kate's sympathizers cry about "hate" because Kate loves herself.

  • March 09, 2010 - 5:22am Narcissistic Kate

    Kate's sympathizers cry about "hate" because Kate loves herself.

  • March 09, 2010 - 5:22am Narcissistic Kate

    Kate's sympathizers cry about "hate" because Kate loves herself.

  • March 09, 2010 - 5:20am Kate's Shill

    Kate the Narcissist is now a full-fledged, confabulated, fictitious version of herself . What you see is a False Self she projects to others, in order to elicit constant interest and attention. The reactions she obtains are known as the Source of Narcissistic Supply. Last time Kate lost a huge source of narcissistic supply, she had a meltdown on national TV. The psyche of the narcissist is dominated by emotion — they are ruled by their "hearts" — and their feelings are introverted, or directed inwardly. This is why Kate does not respond to the feelings of other -- even her own kids. It is “self-love”, and Katie Irene's sympathizers don't want anyone to interfere with it. That's why they nag about "hate". Narcissists have self-worth and self-esteem issues because the dumb saps don’t know what to think about themselves! They do know how to attract attention to themselves, however. Their whole life’s behavior is aimed at obtaining false-positive data about themselves. By harvesting reactions to her False Self, Kate cherry-picks pleasurable tidbits of attention and embeds them in a totally biased self-image. The avenue by which narcissists stabilize their self-image is a path of least resistance. They love themselves too much to have to work on their self-esteem. They don’t need an accurate self-image, just a comfortable one, and an inflated one is decidedly comfortable — more to love! Kate hasn't worked on her insides at all. She had to change her appearance because she has an ugly heart. If she didn’t, we’d have known it because the gap between her and Jon’s behavior would have widened. Instead, her behavior became quite similar to his. She started going clubbing, she’s too famous for a regular job, doesn't spend much time with the kids, etc.

  • March 09, 2010 - 5:20am Kate's Shill

    Kate the Narcissist is now a full-fledged, confabulated, fictitious version of herself . What you see is a False Self she projects to others, in order to elicit constant interest and attention. The reactions she obtains are known as the Source of Narcissistic Supply. Last time Kate lost a huge source of narcissistic supply, she had a meltdown on national TV. The psyche of the narcissist is dominated by emotion — they are ruled by their "hearts" — and their feelings are introverted, or directed inwardly. This is why Kate does not respond to the feelings of other -- even her own kids. It is “self-love”, and Katie Irene's sympathizers don't want anyone to interfere with it. That's why they nag about "hate". Narcissists have self-worth and self-esteem issues because the dumb saps don’t know what to think about themselves! They do know how to attract attention to themselves, however. Their whole life’s behavior is aimed at obtaining false-positive data about themselves. By harvesting reactions to her False Self, Kate cherry-picks pleasurable tidbits of attention and embeds them in a totally biased self-image. The avenue by which narcissists stabilize their self-image is a path of least resistance. They love themselves too much to have to work on their self-esteem. They don’t need an accurate self-image, just a comfortable one, and an inflated one is decidedly comfortable — more to love! Kate hasn't worked on her insides at all. She had to change her appearance because she has an ugly heart. If she didn’t, we’d have known it because the gap between her and Jon’s behavior would have widened. Instead, her behavior became quite similar to his. She started going clubbing, she’s too famous for a regular job, doesn't spend much time with the kids, etc.

  • March 09, 2010 - 5:20am Kate's Shill

    Kate the Narcissist is now a full-fledged, confabulated, fictitious version of herself . What you see is a False Self she projects to others, in order to elicit constant interest and attention. The reactions she obtains are known as the Source of Narcissistic Supply. Last time Kate lost a huge source of narcissistic supply, she had a meltdown on national TV. The psyche of the narcissist is dominated by emotion — they are ruled by their "hearts" — and their feelings are introverted, or directed inwardly. This is why Kate does not respond to the feelings of other -- even her own kids. It is “self-love”, and Katie Irene's sympathizers don't want anyone to interfere with it. That's why they nag about "hate". Narcissists have self-worth and self-esteem issues because the dumb saps don’t know what to think about themselves! They do know how to attract attention to themselves, however. Their whole life’s behavior is aimed at obtaining false-positive data about themselves. By harvesting reactions to her False Self, Kate cherry-picks pleasurable tidbits of attention and embeds them in a totally biased self-image. The avenue by which narcissists stabilize their self-image is a path of least resistance. They love themselves too much to have to work on their self-esteem. They don’t need an accurate self-image, just a comfortable one, and an inflated one is decidedly comfortable — more to love! Kate hasn't worked on her insides at all. She had to change her appearance because she has an ugly heart. If she didn’t, we’d have known it because the gap between her and Jon’s behavior would have widened. Instead, her behavior became quite similar to his. She started going clubbing, she’s too famous for a regular job, doesn't spend much time with the kids, etc.

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