And The Winner Of Dancing With The Stars Is…

… Home & Away heartthrob Luke Jacobz.

I wish I could sound more excited about this latest development in talent-based celebrity television, but I just can’t muster up much energy when it comes to Dancing With The Stars. Yeah, you can dance now… so what? Unless you started the series with no legs and managed to grow them back by sheer will power (and the occasional massage from Sonia Kruger), I’m not totally blown away by the fact you’ve spent weeks training with expert dancers and can now perform a passable waltz in front of an audience of overly excited Channel Seven viewers.

But what am I saying?! The show provides Sonia Kruger with a regular television gig, had the good sense to ditch Daryl Somers (Hey, Hey IT’S TIME TO GO HOME NOW DARYL, YOUR TIME IN THE SPOTLIGHT IS WELL AND TRULY OVER), and is responsible for one of the best conversations I’ve ever had with a cab driver. I take it all back! I love Dancing With The Stars with all my heart.

Luke Jacobz, you are a winner! A winner is you! Well, you’re as much of a winner as someone who uses a ‘Z’ instead of an ‘S’ in their name can be. What are you, a suburban discount variety store?

Ahem. Moving on…

Actor Luke Jacobz has seen off the challenge of boxer Danny Green and AFL footballer Paul Licuria to take out Dancing With The Stars for 2008.

The Home and Away star and his dancing partner Luda Kroitor were crowned the champions at the end of an almost three-hour all-male finale.

For the first time in the history of the Seven Network show, three couples competed in the series grand final.

Three hours of Dancing With The Stars? Good god. Horses for courses, I suppose.

“You are brilliant, brilliant,” McKenney said.

Jacobz raised his fist in the air when his name was read out as the winner, and credited Kroitor with his success. “I have been called superman a couple of times so I want to thank superwoman,” he said.

Awww, what a nice young gent. Boxer Danny Green agrees.

“I would rather be punching him than dancing against him!” Green said.

Wouldn’t we all?

Here’s a clip of Luke doing the cha cha during the finale.

Huzzah, etc.

PS: Having watched the clip a few times, I have a whole new respect for men who jive wearing outfits like that, and am now a bit flustered. Hot, Jacobz! “Great hips”, indeed.

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