From Super Bowl champion to… mirrorball trophy winner?
NFL star Rob Gronkowski is down to compete on “Dancing With the Stars” someday — and his longtime girlfriend, Camille Kostek, is so here for it.
“I think that would be awesome for me; for him to have a little more rhythm, and a little bit more training,” the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model exclusively told Page Six at the “Tight Ends & Friends” Super Bowl party in San Francisco, Calif., Thursday night.
“I try with him, so really getting, like, a true professional, especially partner dancing, would be awesome,” Kostek, 33, continued. “I think when we go out, it’ll be a lot more fun to dance together, and for him to do the lifts? Oh! Someone pair up with him!”
As we were wrapping up our interview with Kostek, Olympic rugby player Ilona Maher — who competed on Season 33 of “DWTS” with pro dancer Alan Bersten — also hit the “Tight Ends & Friends” red carpet, in what could not be more perfect timing.
Naturally, we had to ask her if she had any thoughts on Gronkowski doing the show, especially since she has the connections to put in a good word for him.
“He should be [on it], he’d be great at it!” Maher, 29, raved. “I mean, I don’t know how well he moves his hips, but I think he would kill it. I’ll give him any tips.”
As for who she could see the NFL alum being paired up with?
“He’d be great with Emma Slater,” the bronze medalist replied. “She’s just such a great teacher. So lovely and so kind, so, yeah, 100 percent.”
One day later, Page Six ran into another “DWTS” alum — former NBA star Dwight Howard — at Michael Rubin’s star-studded Fanatics Super Bowl bash.
He, too, weighed in on the idea of Gronk competing on the dance competition series one day.
“I don’t know if he got rhythm to do ‘Dancing With the Stars,’” joked Howard, who also competed on Season 33 with pro dancer Daniella Karagach. “I know he’s, you know, very physical. But ‘Dancing With the Stars’ might be good for him. He did good at football, I think he’ll do pretty good at dancing.”
“As long as they don’t give him Daniella,” the athlete, 40, added, “because I love her, but that’s my partner, for life! Nobody [else] gets Daniella.”
Fans have been rallying around Gronkowski, 36, to sign up for the show following his epic appearance on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with “DWTS” co-host Julianne Hough back in December.
If you missed it, Gronk and Hough were busting out moves to Tate McRae’s “Sports Car” during the special — when the former New England Patriots star slipped and fell on live TV.
But, just like a pro, he finished the routine by striking a pose, pretending the mishap never happened.
“@gronk tackled the stage and his @dancingwiththestars audition! 🤪 (He’s okay!),” Hough, 37, later joked on social media, sharing a clip of the viral moment.
Since then, Gronkowski has personally thrown his name in the ring for future contestants to join the dance competition show — something that’s been on his bucket list for a long time.
He revealed during his “Today” show appearance earlier this month that he would love to do the show someday, if his schedule permits.
“Is there anything that I haven’t done yet? Well, ‘Dancing With the Stars’ has always been on the plate, there’s no doubt about that,” the athlete shared. “It’s really tough because it’s during football season, but it’s always going to be in my back pocket. When I feel like the time is right … then I would do it.”
While fans will have to wait a while until another new season of “DWTS” kicks off, ABC made an exciting announcement on Tuesday that involves plenty of fan-favorite cast members from the show.
The first-ever “Dancing with the Stars Con! The Ultimate DWTS Fan Convention and Live Show” will be taking place this summer at the Acrisure Arena in Palm Springs, Calif.
The three-day celebration of all things “DWTS” will run from July 31 through Aug. 2 and feature everything from live dance performances and panels to interactive photo experiences, exhibits, exclusive merchandise, Q&A sessions and more.
Plus, the lineup of talent who will play a part in the convention is already star-studded. Here’s who fans can expect to see:
Alan Bersten, Amanda Kloots, Brandon Armstrong, Britt Stewart, Bruno Tonioli, Carrie Ann Inaba, Daniella Karagach, Danielle Fishel, Elaine Hendrix, Emma Slater, Ezra Sosa, Gleb Savchenko, Ginger Zee, Hailey Bills, Hannah Brown, Jan Ravnik, Jenna Johnson, Joey Graziadei, Johnny Weir, JoJo Siwa, Lindsay Arnold, Pasha Pashkov, Phaedra Parks, Rashad Jennings, Rumer Willis, Rylee Arnold, Sasha Farber, Sharna Burgess, Val Chmerkovskiy, Witney Carson, Whitney Leavitt and Xochitl Gomez… with more names to be announced at a later date!
Visit dwtscon.com for more information and tickets.
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