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Is Elisabetta Canalis Moving On From George Clooney With a Dancing Hunk?

Exclusive! What the DWTS contestant is saying about working with hot new pro partner Val Chmerkovskiy

By Brett Malec Sep 01, 2011 10:04 PMTags
Elisabetta Canalis, George ClooneyVenturelli/WireImage; Anna Webber/WireImage

Another season of Dancing With the Stars, another round of celebrity dating rumors!

The cast of season 13 has plenty of unattached celeb hotties, most notably George Clooney's sizzlingly sexy ex-girlfriend Elisabetta Canalis.

So are things between Canalis and her pro partner Val Chmerkovskiy (Maksim's bro) already getting romantic?

"This question really makes me laugh," Canalis told us earlier today during a visit to E! News when asked about pending romance rumors. "Val really is very focused on what we are doing. He's not focusing on anything else...He's a tough Russian guy."

But how is their chemistry as a dancing duo?

"It's not a chemistry, it's a big barrier," she laughed. "We don't know each other, so we are knowing each other dancing."

As for if there's a special guy in her life at the moment, Canalis says, "No, I'm dating nobody. I live alone with my two dogs in my apartment and I'm super happy. I'm a very independent person. I love living alone."