'Dancing with the Stars' Erin Andrews: dating rumors, blindfolds and rings

The sexiest part of Monday night's (April 5) "Dancing with the Stars" show had to be when Maksim Chmerkovskiy blindfolded Erin Andrews for their waltz.

What was the reason for the sexy prop? "A lot of people are saying that we're dating, there's rumors about that, so we wanted to feed into that and get the speculation stirred up even more," Erin admitted.

She thought it was "a blast" but she says she's "kind of screwed" for next week because she can't wear a blindfold again. "Everyone noticed how much better i danced blindfolded," she said, with a laugh.

Will their blindfolded dance cause a hot new couples trend for blindfolds? "Don't drive and blindfold," Maksim warned. "Be safe with blindfolds!"

Erin wasn't as nervous about dancing blind as she was about getting the darn thing off. "I  just wanted t get it off at the right count," she told The Dish Rag.
 
Both Erin and Maksim were shocked at the sparkling bling ring that Chad Ochocinco gave to his partner Cheryl Burke

Maksim may not get the same token from Erin. "I don't make Ochocinco money so you need to give me ice," she demurred.

Now you're talking, girl. That's the way to really get those love affair rumors swirling!

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