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'Dancing With The Stars' Week 5... The Afterglow Of Triumph

It so could have gone either way Monday night, following Will Levy's torn ankle ligament... but as he explained later, the Cuban-American was determined to triumph on DWTS's Latin week... out of a sense of national pride, if nothing else.

You can see the relief... and sense of triumph on his beautiful face after he and partner Cheryl Burke delivered the goods in what was a challenging, sensual Tango. The judges were certainly impressed, awarding the duo a score of 29/30—following last week's dismal and disillusioning low of 24/20.

Onward and upward, as Season 14 reaches its halfway point. Now if only annoying Katharine Jenkins would move out of the way, we'd have an all-clear for William Levy to take home the crown. *

William Levy Eases On Down The Road To Another 'DWTS' Victory

Muy caliente!!!! Our Willy did it again. Despite torn ligaments in his ankle, Cuban sexpot and People magazine's Man of the Moment William Levy sashayed across the Dancing With the Stars stage during Latin Week 5... the season's halfway point... on Monday, April 16... with a dripping hot Tango—scoring a near perfect score of 29 out of 30. The judges' reaction was near manic...

Carrie Ann: "Whew... I'm gathering myself... That was ridiculously amazing. You are so convincing. All I could think of was ‘The Latin dancing James Bond is in the house!’”  
Len: "I saw mood, I saw passion, I saw sensuality and color. Well done."
Bruno: "Pulssssssating passion, thrrrrrrobbing intensity. Slick, sexy, coooolicious!"

The only other couple to score as high was my nemesis, irritating Barbie doll Katherine Jenkins and partner Mark Ballas, who also came in with 29/30. She continues to be Will's primary competition... like a gnat you keep swatting out that just won't go away.

The low score for the night went to beanie-wearing Gavin DeGraw & Karina Smirnoff, with 19. Next down-to-the-ground were Melissa Gilbert & Maksim Chmerkovskiy, with 21/30. Gladys Knight also continues to score in the lower tier, and seems in danger of being ousted.

Tonight, Tuesday, April 17, the bottom two pairs will perform a dance-off before the judges decided which one will be eliminated. Pack your bags, Gavin, baby!

The show went on for Levy despite an MRI that showed torn ligaments after he injured his ankle Sunday night and doctor's insistence that he take time off to heal. Will said after the triumphant performance: "He said my ligament was ripped up. You need to rest. But, I said to him that tonight was no resting." Going by the orgasmic screams from the audience, we were all relieved.

Uh-Oh! William Levy Injures Ankle: May Miss Monday's 'DWTS'

Well, shit. It appears that William Levy injured his ankle and is questionable for Monday night's show, where he was set to Tango with partner Cheryl Burke.

If he is unable to perform, the 31-year-old best bet for Season 14 could be facing an early exit.Will tweeted late Sunday night: "Just wanted to let u know that I injured my right ankle pretty bad during rehearsal. MRI tomorrow. I'll let u all know... Love u all, especially Chuck at The Smoking Nun, who has been so good to me through the years. He's one super guy. Love you so much, dude."

Burke also sent out a Twitter message: "Hoping that everything turns out OK with William's ankle injury. Unfortunately things like this happen but praying it's nothing serious."

Meanwhile, he was in the spotlight over the weekend, taking his adorable 6-year-old son Christopher to Staples Center in Los Angeles Friday for a Lakers game, and to a Dodgers baseball game later in the weekend. *

William Levy Invited To White House Correspondent's Dinner

Along with the nation's top political reporters, media moguls and politicians at the 98th-annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner on Saturday, April 28, the celebrities are coming out in force. Late-night comic Jimmy Kimmel will headline the event.

Among the invited guests are... William Levy(!), who will be sitting at the People magazine table... Pierce Brosnan, Sex & the City creator Darren Star, George Clooney, Diane Keaton, Dakota Fanning, Daniel Day Lewis, True Blood stars Anna Paquin and Steven Moyer, Darren Criss of Glee, Steven Spielberg, Modern Family actors Sofia Vergara, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Julie Bowen and Eric Stonestreet, Reese Witherspoon, Viola Davis, Claire Danes, Paul Rudd and Christine Baransk. *

A Few Reminders: Why William Levy Is The Sexiest Man Alive

People Magazine's William Levy Cover Spread!

It's Friday, the day that William Levy's People magazine cover hits the newsstands like a nuclear explosion. We have the interior pages, with thanks to William Levy World Italia! *There's also a gossipy feature in this week's In Touch that's digging up all sorts of dirt about Will that we've heard a thousand times before. Yawn!

William Levy: From 2002 To 2012

Celebrity Gossip offers a fascinating look at Levy's transformation from 2002 to 2011 (We took the liberty of adding 2012). Check out the slideshow here.*

Inside This Week's William Levy 'People' Magazine!

While the full issue of People mag is due to hit newsstands Friday, here's a sneak peak at the inside pages profiling William Levy...And an alternative cover to the right that People was considering. I say they got it right, with smiling over pensive.And behinds-the-scenes footage from the People mag photo shoot...Meanwhile, Levy and dancing partner Cheryl Burke appeared at The Grove in Los Angeles where they were interviewed by Mario Lopez for Extra. *

As We Insisted: 'People' Magazine Covers With William Levy!!!

Thank you, People magazine for listening to The Smoking Nun! After our persistent prodding to place William Levy on the cover, next week's issue has delivered! It hits newsstands Friday, April 13. Of course, People En Espanol has featured William countless times, including naming him (like The Smoking Nun) the Sexiest Man Alive.

Meanwhile, on Tuesday night's DWTS elimination show, The View co-host Sherri Shepherd got the boot after pretty much never showing a lick of talent on the dancefloor. Her exit was an extravagant display of weeping and boo-hooing, as if she ever thought she had a shot on the show.

Back to People: Here's the text alongside the mag's website teaser:

Six-pack abs? Yawn. Dancing with the Stars' breakout heartthrob, William Levy, boasts what his partner Cheryl Burke calls "12-pack abs." And his fans have definitely noticed. "I have never heard it that loud in there," Burke says of the deafening roar that fills the ballroom when Levy takes the floor. "He's like a rock star!" But while he's turning millions of heads each week on the ABC hit, Levy, 31, is also marveling at how far he's come. "To come to this country and receive this kind of love from people you don’t even know, it's amazing," he tells People in this week's cover story. 

The Telenova star and father of two—son Christopher, 6, and daughter Kailey, 2—with on-and-off girlfriend Elizabeth Gutiérrez, also opens up about his early lean years in Cuba before emigrating to the U.S. at 15. "I try to give my kids everything I never had," he says.

And below is Will being interviewed in Spanish for People En Espanol! I can hardly keep up with so much fabulous coverage of our Willy!