
We all know that Denise Richards is hot, but the girl has proven that she’s pretty much a nut-job. On her canceled, then brought back to life reality show “It’s Complicated“, she spends more time cursing and looking for naked work with Playboy than she does parenting her kids. But her Dancing with the Stars partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy sees something sweet inside that hard package:
“She is so kind,” Chmerkovskiy tells PEOPLE. “I am not a morning person –- our rehearsals are early for me, at 9 a.m. Denise brings me a fresh cup of coffee to practice every day. Sometimes she’ll make a nice sandwich for me and bring it from home.”
“Denise is so dedicated to this show,” says Chmerkovskiy. “I don’t see any difference between how hard she works compared to working with [past partners] Misty [May-Treanor] and Laila [Ali].”
And as for all that crying-drama in the footage last week?
“Those video packages are edited for drama,” Chmerkovskiy explains. “The real thing is that the celebrities in season 6 and 7 and 8 put so much pressure on themselves. They feel like they have to outdo the celebrities from the season before.”
Click here to find out more about what Maks has to say about this season and here to find out about Denise’s dance history!
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