Season 13 of Dancing with the Stars ended with a bang last night and HollywoodLife.com has the exclusive from behind the scenes at the hit ABC show — including what insiders think about Kristin Cavallari and Scott Disick‘s rumored hookup!

“Everyone is happy J.R. won because he was never a diva and was nice to everyone. He never had an attitude,” our source says, adding, “But people still wanted Ricki to win. She was the favorite.”

As far as Kristin and Scott’s rumored romance, no one believed it for even a second.

“We all knew she was in love with Jay Cutler and he was there supporting her,” the insider explains when we ask. “Plus, Kristin never acted weird with the Kardashians at all. They weren’t best friends, but nothing weird happened between them when they interacted.”

Overall, the season went off without a hitch, but our source says we better get prepared for season 14.

“Next year we want to have even bigger names. The stars are going to be actual stars,” the spy promises.

What did YOU think of this season of DWTS? Were you happy with the winner?

Reporting by Russ Weakland

Rob Kardashian may be the most improved this season on Dancing with the Stars, but the majority of the crew believes America will see behind his high scores from the finals and back either Ricki Lake or J.R. Martinez.

“Ricki has been strong from the beginning and always does really well with votes,” our source on set tells HollywoodLife.com exclusively. “J.R. has been the underdog in that he’s not as famous, but he’s really captured the hearts of viewers.”

The insider adds, “Plus, everyone assumes Rob will be fine because he has his famous family backing him. We will be really surprised if he takes home the Mirror Ball Trophy.”

The season 13 finale is only a few hours away, so we’ll find out soon enough. Who do YOU think will be crowned winner?

All season long, it felt like Rob Kardashian was holding on by a thread on Dancing with the Stars. Although he wasn’t at the very bottom of the scoreboard, he wasn’t at the top either — and even fell victim to the bottom two. However, somehow the 24-year-old reality star stayed focused, diligently landed a spot in the finals and then ROCKED the night with his best dances of the season. Ladies and gentlemen, I think we’ve found our winner. 

Ricki Lake: Ricki’s number one goal going into her cha cha was to seem sexy and I think she did a pretty fantastic job. My one hang up with Ricki — and it’s not even fair — is that she’s seemed to be on the same level the entire competition. I kind of feel like she plateaued awhile back, so it’s been the same old, same old for awhile. “It’s a dance deserving of this final. Well done,” Len Goodman said. 9, 9, 9 = 27/30

Freestyle: How cute was Ricki’s adorable white leotard with the fluffy tutu? I want to wear that somewhere (when and why, I have no clue). Derek is a master at making every dance look like a blast and I really felt that with their freestyle tonight. Plus, they did a bunch of funky tricks that looked flawless from my TV. “It was fun and it was entertaining!” Len said. This was one of my favorites! 9, 9, 9 = 27/30

Rob Kardashian: Rob, without a doubt, is the most improved contestant of this season. He’s like the Little Engine That Could and I love that about him. He’s always struggled with his confidence levels, but tonight I felt like I was watching a different dude than we’ve seen all season! The way he held Cheryl Burke and carried her around the stage was super manly and hot. Good job, Rob! “You were glowing and you were GLOWING,” Bruno raved. 9, 9, 9 = 27/30

Freestyle: Cheryl’s tactic to start off slow and then ease into the faster portion of the freestyle was brilliant and really paid off. I still don’t understand how Rob got so good — he looked handsome and took charge of the stage. It feels like it was just yesterday he was always in the bottom two; then here he goes and performs one of the best freestyles I’ve ever seen. Both he and Cheryl managed to make all of their lifts look effortless. This dance was a game changer, folks. 10, 10, 10 = 30/30

J.R. Martinez: Len made a good point during the package before J.R.’s cha cha: Karina Smirnoff has never won the Mirror Ball Trophy, so she might want it more than the other dancers. Even though I thoroughly enjoyed the performance, the judges reamed them for being off, musically. “You attacked it too much and it fell apart at the pieces,” Len said. 8, 7, 9 = 24/30

Freestyle: J.R. was freaked out about hurting Karina because last season she got dropped on her neck AND she’s had to have surgery. Yikes. Thankfully, everything went according to plan and J.R. and his hips got down and dirty, making up for his less than perfect first dance. The judges couldn’t contain their excitement; Carrie Ann called the lifts “sick.” This dance is why I’ve been pulling for J.R. to win. 10, 10, 10 = 30/30

So at the end of the day, here were the judges’ scores:

Rob — 57/30
Ricki — 54/30
J.R. — 54/30

Like I said before, I wasn’t Rob’s biggest fan this season, but now I feel like he’s earned the Mirror Ball Trophy. Slow and steady wins the race. Do YOU think he has enough fan support for the win? Sound off below!

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The Dancing with the Stars finals are tonight on ABC and HollywoodLifers have cast their votes on who they think will win — and believe it or not, it’s not Rob Kardashian or Ricki Lake!

That’s right…more than 50% of you think the war veteran-turned-soap star J.R. Martinez is going to be the winner of the 13th Mirror Ball Trophy. Wow!

Interestingly enough, J.R. isn’t a sure shot for the title. In fact, former third place contestant, Kyle Massey, told HollywoodLife.com exclusively he has his money on his pal, Rob.

“I want Rob to win Dancing With the Stars,” Kyle said at the The X-Box Miracle of Music Benefit in honor of the 2011 American Music Awards Nov. 19. “Out of everyone, he has improved the most and he is doing such an amazing job. My advice to him is ‘Just keep doing what your doing!’”

Meanwhile, the DWTS crew told us they think it’s Ricki’s competition to lose at this point. Cast your vote below and tell us who YOU think is going to take the trophy home tomorrow night!

Reporting by Russ Weakland and Sandra Clark

This season of Dancing With The Stars is coming to a close and Hollywoodlife knows who the crew expects to win — is it  J.R. Martinez, Ricki Lake or Rob Kardashian?

“The crew has their pick — the majority of the crew believes Ricki will win the show,” a source tells HollywoodLife.com exclusively.

The three will battle it out in a two-part finale to be aired on Nov. 21 and 22.

The source also reveals, that J.R. will dance despite being hurt.

“J.R. is expected to be injury free for the big finale. He has been taking care of his ankle injury and will in no way have this ruin or alter any chance of victory,

This sounds like a finale not to be missed!

What do you think, Hollywoodlifers? Will Ricki win DWTS?

– Reporting by Russ Weakland, Written by Chelsea Pollack

After withstanding an injury this week, J.R. Martinez was freaking out about getting eliminated from Dancing with the Stars tonight — but was he right to be scared?

Turns out, he was just fine! Although he was in the bottom two, Hope Solo was the one to be eliminated. (Yay!) ”This competition is one of the toughest I’ve ever been a part of,” the booted soccer player said. “I’m grateful. It was an amazing opportunity.”

Her partner, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, seemed bummed but thanked the fans for their support, saying they make the show what it is.

Now Rob Kardashian, J.R. and Ricki Lake will be in the finals next week! Who do YOU think is taking home the Mirror Ball Trophy?

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Poor J.R. Martinez! After leading the season on Dancing with the Stars, the war vet hurt his ankle before performances Nov. 14 and fell on the leader board. Now, for the first time, he’s scared of elimination tonight.

“J.R. has been mentioning he’s nervous about getting voted off tonight,” a set insider tells HollywoodLife.com. “Usually he’s pretty confident, but after his scores last night, he’s not so sure. He knows he’s not as famous as Rob [Kardashian] and Ricki [Lake].”

Even though he’s not a household name, J.R., 28, has charmed the socks off America this season with his outgoing personality, positive attitude and slick moves on the dance floor. In fact, he’s our pick to win the Mirror Ball Trophy!

Do YOU think J.R. will get eliminated tonight or is he overreacting?

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Reporting by Russ Weakland

Things are finally heating up on the Dancing with the Stars dance floor! With only a few weeks left of the competition, all of the contestants really stepped up their game…except for one pair: Nancy Grace and Tristan MacManus. Unfortunately, America’s favorite wardrobe-malfunctioning gas-ripping talking head struggled to impress the judges and got the worst scores for the second week in a row. Meanwhile, J.R. Martinez scored two perfect scores on both his rehearsed dance AND his instant dance. Is he our Mirror Ball Trophy winner?

Rob Kardashian: Maybe being a part of the most talked about family in America has put pressure on Rob to improve, because he just keeps getting better and better. Tonight his quickstep with Cheryl was entertaining and tight. I’m impressed! “Your best dance so far!” Len said. 9, 9, 9 = 27/30

Instant dance: Rob really broke out of his shell for the instant dance. I still can’t believe how much he’s improved since the first week! 8, 8, 8 = 24/30

Hope Solo: I’m going to be honest with you; Hope is probably my least favorite contestant left on Dancing with the Stars. However, she looked great tonight and her dance with Maks was upbeat and fun. She deserved the high scores she received… 9, 9, 9 = 27/30

Instant dance: 8, 9, 8 = 25/30

Ricki Lake: The genius who is Derek Hough always knows how to choreograph his contestants so they look amazing and tonight was no exception. Ricki glided across the floor effortlessly. I thought the waltz was beautiful. “Your movements are exquisite,” Carrie Ann Inaba said. 9, 9, 10 = 28/30

Instant dance: Ricki’s instant dance was fun, but a little sloppy. 8, 8, 8 = 24/30

Nancy Grace: I’m not sure why Nancy insists on fighting with her partner, Tristan. It’s not like she’s Miss Dancer Extraordinaire. I kind of feel bad for her because her video package before her dance made her look rude…which I doubt will help get her votes.  Even though her tango was good for her (“You brazing Jezebel! Bruno raved), Nancy didn’t cut the mustard compared to the others. 8, 8, 8 = 24/30

Instant dance: Yikes… 7, 6, 7 = 20/30

J.R. Martinez: J.R. Martinez should make room on his shelf…that Mirror Ball Trophy is just as good as his. His beautiful waltz to “What the World Needs Now” will go down in DWTS history. How J.R. has never danced before this show is beyond me.  10, 10, 10 = 30/30

Instant dance: “You’ve come out here with the most fantastic jive!” Len raved. 10, 10, 10 = 30/30

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