If you’re waiting to see Danica Patrick “on Dancing With The Stars,” keep waiting. And don’t hold your breath because Patrick says she doesn’t have the time or personality for the reality series. The NASCAR racer has turned down producers several times.
She told “Access Hollywood Live,” “I don’t have a month or two … and I’m a little too intense; I’m too competitive. I get mad and people wanna see you smile, and I wouldn’t smile.” But Patrick insists she’d be a favorite: “I was a cheerleader and I have some rhythm … I can dance.”
That’s right, she was a cheerleader at Roscoe high school in Northern Illinois. She was joined on the squad by ESPN racing reporter Nicole Manske (Briscoe). Danica’s high school year book photo is below
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