In the midst of all the (kinda sorta) ridiculously grueling pomp and circumstance that was the season finale of ABC’s The Bachelor “On the Wings of Love” (gag), my homey Mr. Tom Bergeron bounced on to give the official announcements. And as it turns out, a few of my rumors were actually correct–wow!

Tom teased us several times with hints such as “the original moonwalker,” “the ultimate Baywatch babe” and “a name changing wide receiver.” The teasing was just too much for me after having to sit through the gawd awful sobfest in Saint Lucia (really sorry for the snarkiness, Bachelor fans). Ugggh! I’ve waited for too long.

OMG FINALLY Tom comes on with…Melissa Rycroft! Does that mean that she’s the new co-host? Oh, more Bachelor to watch…

Whew, Jake just let go the girl who I think is cuter. They both look tortured. Who would want to put themselves through this??

Now Finally Tom and Melissa come back on to make the official announcements. But what is this, they’re only announcing 10? Who is the 11th?

The Official Cast:

Pamela Anderson: For sure she’s going to be fun. And fun to watch bounce!

Chad Ochocinco: There had been rumors about Chad going around for some time, apparently. No cast of DWTS is complete without an NFL football player!

Aiden Turner: I used to be a big soap fan, but couldn’t handle trying to catch up with it after I joined the 9-5 workforce. Aiden is a cutie-pie from All My Children (ABC soap, hello!). Let’s see if he’s got lead feet or wings. Oh, and he’s a Brit, so love the accent.

Erin Andrews: ESPN sportscaster who I’m not familiar with. It seems she’s popular with sports fans “for her beauty” (according to Wikipedia).

Shannon Doherty: 90210′s Brenda comes to DWTS! Hopefully not the ‘tude, though. We’ll see…

Buzz Aldrin: This one was hard to believe, but turned out true. Is he as light on his feet on earth as he was on the moon? Ok, bad pun. Hopefully no stress fractures for him.

Niecy Nash: Ok, I’m gonna love this one. I adore Niecy on her Clean House show, and I know she’s done some outrageous stuff on Reno 911. We’re in for a treat.

Nicole Schertzinger: Here’s ringer #1 for this year. Lead singer of Pussycat Dolls who can ALL dance. But can she Foxtrot and Mambo?

Evan Lysaceck: And here’s ringer #2 for the season. Hello, remember Kristi Yamaguchi? Still loved her, who cares that it came easier to her? But Evan is male, and the game is just a little different for male star dancers. Very interested to see how he does.

Kate Gosselin: Not. A. Star. All I have to say.

And of course, there was ONE more surprise announcement: Mr. Bachelor himself, Jake Pavelka!!  He’s sure cute and he can fly airplaines!  Let’s hope he can dance a little. Put those muscles to use, kid.

Oh, so sad to see no Jonathan Frakes. I was really looking forward to seeing Number One do a little Cha Cha Cha. Sigh.

Tomorrow morning, bright and early on Good Morning America they will be announcing who the stars’ pro dancing partners will be.  I’ll have my laptop out and ready with the insight and wit! Come back tomorrow morning and we’ll have it!

Ok, now I’ve heard it ALL. According to Access Hollywood (a bastion on news accuracy), legendary astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong have been tapped to be on season 10 of Dancing With the Stars. They’re like 80! And while I’m a fan of theirs (of course the Earth orbits and Moon landings were “one giant leap for mankind”), it can’t make for super exciting TV now, can it?

I have to say that this season’s star cast rumors are exciting, cool and just…silly. It’s kinda a “things that make you go ‘hmmm’” area (does that reference age me?). But hey, it’s buzz and if it weren’t exciting, I would’t be BLOGGING about it now, would I? ;o)

Well, once again we will find out if this rumor is solid on March 1st during the finale of The Bachelor. I WILL be watching with bated breath!

So I just heard through the (internet) grapevine of two more really juicy Dancing With the Stars Season 10 rumors: Kate Goselin and Kevin Federline.

The Insider reported in December that Kate Gosselin had said she wanted to be on the show. She would absolutely be a ratings-getter, but is it also possible that this pseudo-celebrity should just be at home with her kids? I am unfortunately not a fan and Kate Gosselin is not a star. There you go.

Kevin Federline, on the other hand, would be awesome I think. He was reported recently telling radio host Ryan Seacrest that he would really like to do the show. I loved his Nationwide Insurance commercial he did a couple of years ago (it’s still available on YouTube if you forgot it). Shows he has a sense of humor about himself. And, of course, he does have dance ability. I think it would be fun!

I hate to say that I think both rumors are just that, rumors, but we’ll find out for sure on the finale of The Bachelor March 1st. Can’t hardly wait!!!

Two words…Pamela Anderson! Hmmm…very interesting. Can you say more male viewers???  I will be curious to see if she has any dance ability. She will be a little at a disadvantage balance-wise as she is a little (ahem) top heavy. As a fellow buxom gal (although not surgically enhanced), I completely understand this dilemma.

Ok, we’ll know for sure on the March 1st Finale of The Bachelor when all the contestants will be officially announced by host Tom Bergeron. Until then, I’ll continue to give you the bits as I hear them on the grapevine…

In a genius turn of cross-promotion, ABC will be announcing the Dancing With the Stars Season 10 cast during the March 1st season finale of the latest Bachelor show (kookily titled “On the Wings of Love”–he’s a pilot, get it??). You must, you will tune in if you want to know, and I WANT TO KNOW!!

So, I will dutifully be tuning in (to that show I don’t want to watch) in order to see host Tom Bergeron announce the season 10 cast and blog about it immediately after so YOU don’t have to ;o). Do I luv ya or what?

Stay tuned!