Dancing with the Stars' Mario Lopez and Karina Smirnoff are Dating

Rumor has it that Mario Lopez and his gorgeous Dancing With the Stars partner Karina Smirnoff are secretly dating. Mario and Karina have basically been playing cat and mouse with the media by denying that they are an item. The proof is sort of in the pudding here as reports are surfacing of the couple getting pretty cozy after hours.

People magazine is reporting that the two spent Thanksgiving together at his sister's place in Texas. Where I come from, if you bring someone home with you for the holidays, it means something. Now it looks like the "friends" are jetting off to Mexico for some rest and relaxation. Gee, I wonder if they'll get separate rooms.

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