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Dancing Mya's Butt: Best Friends With Len Goodman

Singer can't believe the grumpy judge gushed about her backside. Plus, does Dmitry have plans to dance shirtless?

By Marc Malkin Nov 17, 2009 9:00 PMTags

Mya definitely wants to make it to next week's Dancing With the Stars finals, but she's also kinda looking forward to the day when it all comes to an end.

"I'm very nervous because if I make it to the finals, we have four dances next week," Mya told me earlier today. "It's going to be another hell week, and our bodies are so broken down."

But not so broken down that it prevented her from coming in first place last night with an 87 out of a possible 90 between three different dances. But the best part has to be that she and her partner, Dmitry Chaplin, have really won over Mr. Grumpy Len Goodman.

Read on to find out what Mya thinks about Len admiring her backside, the possibility of Dmitry going completely shirtless and why she needs to watch the Real Housewives of Atlanta.

You killed it last night. Are you and Len best friends now?
[Laughs.] Maybe my two butt cheeks are friends with him.

Did you ever think he'd be talking about your ass on national television?
No! He's so conservative.

Did you and Dmitry really sleep in the dance studio last week?
We took power naps. We didn't sleep there overnight, but we got close. We were there at least until 12 a.m. every night.

During one of the pretaped segments you and Dmitry made some rules for rehearsals. When you said he couldn't be late, you told him, "Don't be tardy for the party." Are you a fan of Kim [Zolciak] from the Real Housewives of Atlanta and her song?
I've only heard the saying. I've heard people sing the song, but I have never heard the actual song, and I've never seen the show. Unfortunately, we are not up on current events. I turned on my TV for the first time last week since I've been here.

You should do a cover of "Don't Be Tardy for the Party."
I'd love to. I also want to be a fat pig after this for about a week and go to movies, restaurants and do fun things like bowling and watching TV.

In the salsa, you opened Dmitry's jacket, and he wasn't wearing a shirt. Why didn't you take it fully off?
Well, we may do that next week, if we make it. We just wanted to show the chest a little bit, but not reveal everything...yet.

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What else was going on last night? Take a look at our Big Picture photo gallery to find out.