Karina Smirnoff's Sexy Playboy Cover

Karina Smirnoff isn't holding back.

The cover of the Ukrainian babe's May Playboy issue has her in a black see-through bodysuit, while the Dancing with the Stars pro bares it all in 10 sultry images inside the magazine.

"As a dancer I've always embraced my body," says Smirnoff, 33. "I'm thrilled to show off my strong, toned physique in the pages of Playboy and celebrate my sexiness."

Set on a dance floor, Smirnoff is clad in nothing more than red ballet shoes that tie up to her lower thigh and red ballet ties that cover half of her arms.

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Karina Smirnoff: Why I Posed Nude in Playboy

Karina Smirnoff likes to push things to the limit: Aside from flying around the ballroom on Dancing with the Stars, she enjoys boxing, skydiving and shooting guns.

"I'm fearless and love the adrenaline rush," the dancing pro, 32, tells Playboy, underscoring the point by posing nude in the May issue.

Smirnoff, who this season is paired with leader Ralph Macchio, wears little more than a few red ribbons and a sultry stare as the first Dancing pro to strip down for the magazine.

"Sexy is the confident energy a person produces," she tells Playboy. "Sexy is the comfortable feeling of being who you are."

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Karina Smirnoff Not In Trouble Over Playboy

Karina Smirnoff will be the first pro on Dancing with the Stars to pose nude in Playboy, but the news didn't come as a surprise to her bosses.

Despite reports that producers angrily felt she hurt the program's image, a source close to the show says, "They did know ahead of time and they still gave her one of the best pairings."

Smirnoff, 32, is dancing with point leader Ralph Macchio. Her photo shoot was done before the season started and will appear in the May issue of Playboy.

Although no other Dancing pro has posed for the magazine, Smirnoff is not the first from the show to do so.

Co-host Brooke Burke and competitors including Kendra Wilkinson, Lisa Rinna, Pamela Anderson, Holly Madison and Denise Richards have appeared in Playboy.

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ABC To Fire Karina Smirnoff Over Playboy?

Following Hugh Hefner's tweet that teased Karina Smirnoff as the May issue cover of Playboy, ABC reportedly is frantic about the kind of attention that "Dancing with the Stars" will get. "If Karina posed naked, she can kiss her dancing days goodbye," a show's insider told PopEater. "I hope for Karina's sake that this isn't true."

"DWTS", despite skimpy clothes and sexy dances, is categorized as family TV. Karina, reportedly has violated the terms of her contract by posing nude for the cover without getting a consent from the show's bosses. "ABC publicity department controls the image of this show with an iron fist. It's a cash cow and they are not going to allow its reputation to be soiled by a dancer who wants to do Playboy," an ABC source said.

In fact, the execs have applied the theory on host Tom Bergeron. "Just a few weeks ago, ABC PR stopped Tom Bergeron from doing a live webcast with an outlet they didn't approve of. I can only imagine is going on right now after Hef's tweet," the source added.

Karina's issue of Playboy would be out later this month, possibly while she's still dancing on the show with surprise favorite Ralph Macchio. Rep of the pro dancer and ABC are yet to comment on the report. But it's not likely that ABC will give Karina a harsh treatment because this season is featuring another woman who has posed for Playboy, Kendra Wilkinson.

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Khloe Kardashian Taking A Break From Twitter

After negative comments and jokes about Khloe Kardashian and her husband, Lamar Odom, began trending on Twitter on Wednesday, the E! star said she's had enough.

"The negativity that I see, hear, or read today is out of control," Kardashian Tweeted Wednesday morning. "I'm signing off Twitter for a little so I can remain my positive self."

While the 26-year-old star didn't specify what exactly caused her to go Twitter-silent, one possible cause could be Odom's interview with Playboy magazine where he said, "I was kind of surprised at how intelligent she was," and also, "When people see us in person, they see Khloe's not small. I'm not small."

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Lamar: I Was Surprised By Khloe's Intelligence

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see that Lamar Odom and Khloe Kardashian are madly in love -- but when the L.A. Laker first met the reality star in 2009, he admits he had some doubts about her IQ.

"I was kind of surprised at how intelligent she was," Odom, 31, tells Playboy's February issue. "You don't know what to expect. Next thing I know I'm spending every day with her. We just hit it off."

The couple famously tied the knot in September 2009 after 32 days of courtship -- and the Queens, New York native says he's been a changed man ever since. Once afraid to commit to just one woman, the Khloe and Lamar star says he's happy to take on the responsibility that comes with being a married man.

"With her I was like, 'If I do what I normally do, I'm going to lose her,'" Odom reasons. "'And if I lose her, I think it's going to hurt a lot.' Right then and there I knew. We were together every day."

Of course, spending time with Kardashian, 26, also meant hanging out with her famous family.

"They're a really strong family and fun to be around. I'm perfect for that. I come from a big family," Odom says. "I've always been on a team. I understand. The circus is what makes it tick and keeps it going."

Though they're happy to share their lives with millions of E! viewers, Odom insists there's one thing that's off-limits on their new reality show: alone time in the bedroom!

"When people see us in person, they see Khloe's not small. I'm not small. People see us and are probably like, 'Damn, I wonder how that looks,'" he says, adding that he wouldn't be embarrassed if a sex tape were to leak online. "We wouldn't have anything to be ashamed about, but no, that's not going down."

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Holly Madison Will Drop Pounds for 'Peepshow'

Holly Madison caused a few jaws to drop last week when she revealed that the producers of her Las Vegas burlesque “Peep Show” had ordered her to shed weight from her already super-svelte frame.

"I always thought I looked fine. It was a shock when they told me to lose weight. I've lost a few pounds," Madison, who appears topless in the show, told Radar Online, adding that she wasn’t sure if she wanted to push herself any harder and oblige in popping the pounds.

“This is definitely the first time I've been confronted with a weight issue,” Madison said. “Because I'm so busy, it's a challenge to lose the weight, but I'm trying hard!”

And while she told us after leaving her life at Hugh Hefner’s famed mansion a couple of years ago that she was “over the nudity thing” and didn’t anticipate she would bare her body for any more spreads, it seems her fellow “Girl Next Door” Kendra Wilkinson’s recent Playboy cover may have inspired a change-of-heart.

“I wouldn’t mind doing Playboy again,” Madison continued. “But only if I had creative control.”

Speaking of creative control, the starlet is getting ready to premiere season two of her hit E! reality series “Holly’s World,” in which she is also credited as co-producer.

“This season is really dramatic and holds a lot of character development for everyone on the show,” she hinted. “Troublemakers come to town, so there's a lot of conflict.”

The glamour model also controversially hit the headlines last week when she revealed her disappointment that former flame Hefner was engaged to 24-year-old Crystal Harris, as she felt “he could do better.”

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Hank Baskett: Proud Of Kendra's Playboy Cover

Hank Baskett loved the two-year-old shots of wife Kendra Wilkinson baring all in the December issue of Playboy.

"He's like, 'I'm so proud of you! You look so good!'" Kendra, 25, told Us Magazine of her husband's reaction at a signing event for Ab Cuts at a GNC store in L.A. "Even though that's like, so long ago, I'm like 'urghhhhhh!'" she added, doing a fist-pump move.

"I'm very happy, very honored to be on the cover with the old pictures," cooed Kendra, who's gotten married and had a son (Hank IV, nearly one) since that nude photo shoot.

Would she ever pose again? "I can't say," she said. "I can't lock the door to that, but I am saying no, because I'm where I need to be in my life . . . it's not the time in my life right now to do it."

Meanwhile, she says that she and husband Baskett, 28, are adjusting to a long-distance relationship. (Wilkinson and their son stayed behind in L.A. when he relocated to Minneapolis, where he's now playing for the Minnesota Vikings.

"We're working with it," she said. "You work against each other or you deal with it and we're dealing with it. We're doing great!"

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Was Kendra Wrong To Be In Playboy Again?

Yesterday, Kendra Wilkinson's Playboy cover for their December issue was revealed. Following the big reveal, Kendra explained on her official website that the pictures were taken years ago when she was still living in the mansion.

So let's rewind for a second.. When Kendra and Hank began dating, she promised him she would never appear in Playboy again. Then, on the season premiere of Kendra which aired this past Sunday, he expressed to her that her post-baby Hank body was for his eyes only.

To many, this seems like a betrayal. Others believe that since the pictures were old, she's in the clear. So let us know, what do you think?

Was Kendra wrong to do Playboy even though the photos were old? 
Yes. She said she would NEVER be in Playboy again. This was just a manipulative way to get around the promise.

No. The pictures were taken before she met him, so she wasn't betraying him.


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Kendra Sets Record Straight on Playboy Cover

Kendra Wilkinson -- whose son Hank Baskett IV turns 1 Dec. 11 -- has been speaking out about why she turned down an offer to pose in Playboy.

So fans were baffled when they saw the E! reality star, 25, on the magazine's December issue.

She has taken to her website to set the record straight:

"Hey guys! So I wanted to clear something up really quick! A lot of you saw on my show that I was struggling to decide whether to pose for Playboy again or not. I AM on the December cover of Playboy but it wasn’t from a recent shoot. The photos are from a shoot I did 2 years ago when I was still living in the mansion. I’m flattered to be on the cover again and as you all know Playboy has a very special place in my heart! I just wanted you guys to know I didn’t recently pose."

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Katy Perry: I'd Rather 'Tease' Than Pose Nude

Katy Perry isn't shy about showing some skin – just don't expect her to bare all.

"I like to play [the sexy] card because it's fun and definitely in my deck, but I like to tease," Perry says in the December issue of British Cosmopolitan. "I'm like a burlesque girl. I definitely won't be doing a Playboy spread, but I will be doing a kind of Dita Von Teese style."

Being married to Russell Brand is what, Perry says, makes her feel unconditionally sexy.

"I'm confident in my skin I guess, lately," she explains. "I think that when you're in a supportive relationship, you don't care anymore about outside. Things that may have irked you before don't matter because you found someone who loves you no matter what."

Adds Perry, "I guess it's a mixture of, 'Hey, I'm 26, and I know these are my prime years and I feel confident,' and being loved-up." 

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Kendra: "Skype" Saving Long-Distance Marriage

Kendra Wilkinson says technology is helping her long-distance marriage to Hank Baskett.

Baskett, 28, was recently traded from the Philadelphia Eagles to the Minnesota Vikings. Though she wanted to join him in the Midwest, he told her it was best if she and baby Hank - who turns 1 next month - lived in L.A., where most of their friends and family reside.

To keep the romance alive, "We take advantage of Skype, texting," she said on the Today show Thursday, adding that they also use Apple's FaceTime, which allows them to have face-to-face video calls. "We have all that."

"It's actually a blessing in disguise," Wilkinson, 25, went on. "We get a chance to know each other all over again and communicate."

The only downfall: With her husband away, she said, "I'm doing kind of everything by myself."

Wilkinson wanted to reiterate to fans, "I love my married life. We're not separated."

In fact, she tells the new Us Weekly (now on newsstands) that they even want another baby! "We're talking about having No. 2," she tells Us.

One thing she is still on-the-fence about: Posing again for Playboy.

On the season premiere of E!'s Kendra Sunday, she receives a call from her agent asking her to strip down. She nervously asks her husband for permission but ends up turning down the offer.

Asked on the Today show if she's changed her mind, she said, "I'm leaning more on no. I'm 25, I'm still young, I'm still hot. But I'm like, 'Do I need to do Playboy again to be hot in the public eye?'"

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Kendra Asks Hank If She Can Pose in Playboy

Kendra fans know she has decided against posing in Playboy at the moment.

But it definitely wasn't an easy decision for the 25-year-old new mom.

On the season premiere of her E! reality show, she takes fans back to the moment when she first got the call from her agent - and how she nervously asked husband Hank Baskett permission to pose. How did he react?

Watch above -- and tune into the season premiere of Kendra Sunday at 10 p.m. (EST) on E!

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Kendra Wilkinson Turns Down Playboy

Life & Style has learned that Kendra Wilkinson has rejected an offer to grace the cover of Playboy. "She's not worried about her husband, Hank [Baskett], or offending people," an insider tells Life & Style. "She just wants to lose more weight before doing it." The shoot wouldn't even require Kendra to bare all, but she still balked. "If and when she's ready to do it again, she will," says the insider. "But not right now."

Kendra's first pictorial in Playboy was in 2005 with co-stars Holly Madison and Bridget Marquardt and was taped for season one of The Girls Next Door.

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Kendra & Hank Baskett: Season 3 Promos

They're currently separated on opposite coasts, but soon enough Kendra Wilkinson and Hank Baskett will be together on TV in an all-new season of their family's E! show "Kendra".

The former Playboy beauty and her NFL playing hubby, along with young son Hank Jr, have just released promotional shots for the series kicking off on November 7, 2010.

Currently in its third year, "Kendra" will include momentous occasions in the blonde beauty's life including her unveiling her post-baby body just in time for her book tour, along with a personal vow to reclaim the curvaceous and athletic look that first landed her in Playboy magazine.

Among the other highlights of the season include when the couple brace for another possible move as husband Hank grapples with being cut twice from the same team.

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Jayde Nicole: Why I Was Never Hef's Girlfriend

You may know Jayde Nicole as the Playmate that once dated The Hills' Brody Jenner. But she's moved on from the reality television star. She's been dating Las Vegas nightlife entrepreneur Jesse Waits since March.

"He treats me like a princess and is the most amazing boyfriend I have ever had," Jayde tells me via email from Bora Bora, where the two are vacationing. "I plan on keeping him around."

Jayde is just one of the gals featured in tonight's The Girls Next Door: The Bunny House, E!'s new special about the Playmates living across the way from the famed Playboy Mansion. Read on to find out what she told me about living with all those other women, why she's never been one of Hugh Hefner's girlfriends, and if she thinks the Playboy mogul will keep Crystal Harris as his one-and-only.

What's the best part of living with all the other Playmates?A ton of great advice, there is never a shortage of cute outfits and you always have someone to have a slumber party with, and to go out and cause trouble with:)

Worst part? Any good feuds or drama you can tell me about?The Bunny House is like a huge sorority of beautiful Playmates all living under the same roof, so you can only imagine all the gossip, competing for the same jobs, rooms, clothes, everything. There is definitely some drama happening in this episode and it's only the very beginning.  

Are you still living there?I am currently living half at the Bunny House and half in Las Vegas and half in an airport. LOL. And yes, I realize that is three halves. Ha!

Do you think Crystal Harris is the right woman for Hef or do you think he still needs a couple of more girlfriends at the same time?I must admit it is really weird seeing Hef with only one girlfriend. But you never know what's going to happen around here. He may decide to just keep Crystal as his only one or maybe take on some new ones.

So why aren't you one of Hef's girlfriends? Was it ever a possibility?
Come on now, you should all know Hef only likes blondes. LOL. But seriously I am a Playmate and Hef and I have always had a great working relationship and a great friendship. He made me feel at home and safe when I first moved to L.A. and I consider him part of my Los Angeles family, but I have always had a boyfriend.

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