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Chaz Bono Trims Down for DWTS

Rehearsals have knocked off 5 pounds: dance partner

By Neal Colgrass,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 4, 2011 1:49 PM CDT

(Newser) – Chaz Bono is already wiggling his tush and shaking off the pounds in preparation for Dancing With the Stars. Only six days into rehearsals, his DWTS partner Lacey Schwimmer says Bono is "funny," "awesome," "so nice" and 5 pounds lighter than when he started. "It's so great," Schwimmer tells People. "He says he's not eating any differently, he's just dancing."

"When I first met him, he didn't want to do anything that made him look silly," she adds. "Now he's all for it. He's goofing off and he's pretending to be Maks [Chmerkovskiy] in rehearsals. It's really funny." But there's one thing Chaz won't do: "dance to any of his parents' songs," says Schwimmer of the 1970s mom and pop duo, Sonny and Cher. "But the show really wants it to happen, so we'll see."

Jennifer Elia, directors, Randy Barbato and Fenton Bailey, and Chaz Bono pose for a portrait during the 2011 Sundance Film Festival on Sunday, Jan. 23, 2011 in Park City, Utah.
Jennifer Elia, directors, Randy Barbato and Fenton Bailey, and Chaz Bono pose for a portrait during the 2011 Sundance Film Festival on Sunday, Jan. 23, 2011 in Park City, Utah.   (AP Photo/Victoria Will)
Transgender musician Chaz Bono is already rehearsing for his performance on Dancing With the Stars.
Transgender musician Chaz Bono is already rehearsing for his performance on "Dancing With the Stars."   (Getty Images)
Chaz Bono poses with his girlfriend Jennifer Elia at the premiere of the film at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, Sunday, Jan. 23, 2011.
Chaz Bono poses with his girlfriend Jennifer Elia at the premiere of the film at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, Sunday, Jan. 23, 2011.   (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
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Person12345
Sep 5, 2011 10:54 AM CDT
I still think this Chaz thing/person is not Cher and Sonny's biological child.  Must have been a switch at birth.  The real Chastity went to a different family by mistake.  It's hard to think of Chaz as a "he" until "he" gets his penis via some bizarre surgery.  Hormones and testosterone alone don't make Chaz a man.  DWTS made a few mistakes choosing people this season.  I won't be watching.
MDD
Sep 5, 2011 10:02 AM CDT
FREAK!!
Jingo
Sep 5, 2011 9:39 AM CDT
Gives new meaning to the phrase, dance until the cows come home.

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