Rick Fox has become the seventh contestant to be eliminated from ‘Dancing With The Stars’

The retired basketball player and his professional partner Cheryl Burke were eliminated last night (02.11.10) despite gaining 24 points, their highest score in the competition for their quickstep on Monday’s (01.11.10) special 200th episode.

A visibly disappointed Rick said: “We were the couple going home. It’s a lot of work put in; you don’t visualise going home, you visualise being here every week. But it’s now something that both Cheryl and I are processing for the first time.

“Not having to go to the studio to rehearse tomorrow? That’s a hard pill to swallow.”

Despite his elimination, Rick admitted he had loved the experience saying it changed his life.

He explained: “It’s been a transformational journey for me, it’s been amazing. My relationship has transformed with my girlfriend and my daughter.”

Elsewhere, poorly-performing couples Bristol Palin and Mark Ballas, and Kurt Warner and partner Anna Trebunskaya were saved for yet another week, kept afloat by viewer votes – which are combined with the judges’ scores to produce the final results.

Bristol said: “I’m relieved and shocked. Can’t believe we made it to another week, but I’m thankful for the fans that voted for us.”

The results show featured musical performances by country music star Taylor Swift and singer Rod Stewart.

The eighth round of `Dancing With The Stars’ will take place next Monday (08.11.10).

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Rod Stewart’s 30-year-old son Sean Stewart was arrested yesterday in L.A., TMZ has learned.

Sean, who was also on Season 2 of “Celebrity Rehab,” was pulled over for a traffic violation in the San Fernando Valley on Tuesday — when police discovered he had an outstanding warrant for driving on a suspended license.

We’re told Beverly Hills PD came to the scene and took Sean to 90210 jail, where he was booked at 4:33pm.

Stewart was released at 8:54pm last night after posting $40,000 bail.

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Penny Lancaster and Rod Stewart are having another boy

The couple – who already have a four-year-old son, Alastair, together – recently announced they are expecting their second child and decided to find out the baby’s sex, leaving little Alastair delighted he is going to have a brother.

Penny – who conceived through in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) - said: “I had a scan and, although it was quite early on, the doctor said he was 99 per cent certain it was a boy. You should have seen Alastair’s face when he found out he was most likely having a brother. It’s exactly what he wanted and his happiness made all the IVF treatments worthwhile.”

Penny – who married rocker Rod in 2007 – says she was desperate to have another child because Alastair was keen for a sibling his own age.

The 39-year-old model told Britain’s Hello! magazine: “Rod and I felt blessed already with Alastair but he’s always talked about his friends who had sisters or brothers. He’d return from play dates with my brother’s kids and say, ‘It’s not fair, they’ve got each other and I have no one.’ He has got siblings from Rod’s previous relationships but they’re much older. The youngest, Liam, has just turned 16 but he’s six foot tall!

“Alastair really wanted a little companion and always said he wanted a baby. I’d tell him it takes three things – Mummy, Daddy and God – and that maybe God thinks we’re so lucky to have him that he wants to give babies to other people who don’t have children. I said we were trying and praying and putting in as much effort as possible to give him a brother or sister.”

As well as Alastair and Liam, Rod, 65, has five other children from previous relationships.

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Penny Lancaster is pregnant

The 39-year-old model is expecting her and husband Rod Stewart’s second child together. They already have a four-year-old son, Alastair.

A statement released by the couple to Hello! magazine read: “Penny and Rod were lucky enough to be celebrating more than just their third wedding anniversary in June, as the news came that Penny was pregnant with their second child.

“We were thrilled and delighted to be able to tell Alastair that he was going to be the big brother to a little baby, expected just before mummy’s 40th birthday.”

An additional statement from Penny’s agents Nicholas Young and Veronica Pieters at Crawfords said: “Everyone in the office is overjoyed at this wonderful news. Penny is such a lovely person and a brilliant mum and we wish her, Rod and Alastair all the very best.”

The baby is due just weeks after Rod celebrates his 66th birthday on January 10 2011.

Rod and Penny married in Italy in 2007 following his proposal to the British model on the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris in 2005.

In November, the ‘Maggie May’ singer – who has six other children from previous relationships – revealed he and his wife were trying for another baby.

He said: “Yes, we’re trying – we actually tried last night! One more and then we’re going to close the office.”

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The New Zealand-born model is said to be getting over her split from ice hockey player Jarret Stoll – who ended their relationship just seven weeks before they were due to marry this year – by spending time with the former Formula One racing driver.

Guests at the Cinema Society’s after-party for ‘Broken Embraces’, which was held at New York’s Standard Hotel, saw 40-year-old Rachel “giggling and flirting” with Eddie.

Rachel – who was previously married to singer Rod Stewart – was heartbroken when Jarret walked out on her in June, leaving her to email guests and tell them their August wedding was off.

A source said at the time: “Rachel is absolutely devastated. Everything was in place for their wedding – she had the venue, the designer dress, the guest list.

“She has absolutely no idea why Jarret has done this. It sounds like it could be a classic case of cold feet.”

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The ‘I Look To You’ singer – who has won a staggering 21 AMAs from 37 nominations – will be handed the International Artist Award at the star-studded ceremony later this month and will perform her new single ‘I Didn’t Know My Own Strength’.

AMA producer Larry Klein said: “We’re honoured to have Whitney Houston back on the AMA stage after 10 years.

“She has won the most AMAs of any female artist in history and is without a doubt an international superstar so it’s only fitting we honour her with the International Artist Award this year at such an important time in her career.”

The International Artist Award has only been presented seven times in the awards’ 36-year history.

Previous recipients include Michael Jackson, Rod Stewart, Led Zeppelin, Bee Gees, Aerosmith, Madonna and Beyonce Knowles.

Other stars to perform at this year’s AMAs at Los Angeles’ Nokia Theatre include Rihanna, Shakira, Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, Jennifer Lopez and The Black Eyed Peas.

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