Dancing With Stars

Dancing With Stars

Albert Reed is probably the least famous of the new contestants on Dancing with the Stars, but who cares? The former Abercrombie & Fitch model is hot.I caught up with the 22-year-old Miami native recently at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, where he was scooping up swag at the GBK Productions Emmys lounge. We talked about Scary Spice’s body, the inevitable start of romance rumors with his dance partner, Anna Trebunskaya, and how wetsuits prepared him for the show.

How did you end up on Dancing with the Stars?
I never watch television. I don’t have cable in my house, so I never really knew what the show was all about. But they stumbled upon me. They got ahold of my manager.
How long did it take you to decide to do it?
I gave it a weekend. I thought about it, because I’ve never [liked] to be in the spotlight...I’m low-key. I like farms and surfing.W
ait, you don't like the spotlight? What about all those Abercrombie ads and all your modeling? You've been on shopping bags and billboards
. Well, you do your shoot, but then you’re done.
How often do you rehearse?
We just hit the two-week mark. It’s been every day for five, six hours. You end up using part of your body you never used before. It’s just been really tough. I’m sore right now. I’ve got blisters on my feet, my body hurts. I used to go to the gym every day, but now I’m skipping it.
Are you ready for the romance rumors with Anna to begin?
Believe me, I have heard certain things spun in the wrong direction. But I’ve got my special someone and [Anna]’s married to Jonathan (Roberts, a fellow professional dancer teamed up in the new season with Marie Osmond).
Did you ever think you’d be dancing the cha-cha on national television?
I talked to my brother-in-law the other day. You know, I surf and I like to work with my hands-we’re real manly men. But the other day on the phone, he was like, ".I can’t believe you’re on Dancing with the Stars!". He started laughing at me. Who would have thought I’d be dancing on television? It’s crazy.

Have you tried on any of your outfits yet?
I don’t mind the outfits. We’re kind of going for sexy. Let’s just say there’s a lot showing. Everything is revealed. But I wear wetsuits when I surf, so it’s kind of the same.

Is there a favorite among all of the contestants, who you think is going to win?
It’s a pretty tough group. I know Melanie Brown from the Spice Girls is going to do well. She’s going to be fierce. She’s in rockin’ shape. And her curves! She definitely has it going on.

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