Heaven TO MURGATROYD

New Zealand-born Dancing with the Stars stunner Peta Murgatroyd dishes the dirt

- JORDAN RIEFE

Which produces better dancers, the gridiron or the basketball court? Ask Peta Murgatroyd, she’s partnered with guys of all shapes and sizes in over thirteen sea-sons on Dancing With the Stars. “Basketball players are so huge. I’ve danced with 6’10”, I’ve danced with Lamar Odom. It’s really difficult,” she recalls about her pairings on the show. “I feel like the football players, number one, they’re shorter, and number two, they’re faster on their feet. They have this ability to move quicker in different directions and pick up the moves far faster than basketball players.”

One of her favorite dance partners was Green Bay Packer wide receiver Donald Driver, team record holder for most career receptions and receiving yards, and later a member of the 2010 Super Bowl winning team. “Donald and I had the best friendship. And semifinals week comes and we had our first fight there in semifinals, on the stage,” she recalls with horror. “He thought I was being too hard on him and he kind of cracked. We got over it in ten minutes.” They went on to win the finals.