Maksim Chmerkovskiy is Totally in Love with Karina Smirnoff

at .

For Maksim Chmerkovski and Karina Smirnoff, 2008 couldn't have ended on a better note: the Dancing with the Stars couple got engaged on New Year's Eve in Las Vegas.

"I'm in love and so is she," Chmerkovskiy told People Magazine in an exclusive interview. "Everything is beautiful."

Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Karina Smirnoff

Regarding her new finace, Smirnoff said: "He is such a softie. The way he proposed was so romantic."

As the couple rang in the new year, Chmerkovskiy presented Smirnoff with a three-karat Harry Winston platinum and diamond ring tucked inside of a Louis Vuitton bag.

Matt Richenthal is the Editor in Chief of TV Fanatic. Follow him on Twitter and on Google+.

Show Comments
Tags:

Reality TV Quotes

I’m writing in the paper that Kingfisher is on the verge of bankruptcy … which it is. The next morning, I get slapped with two lawsuits from Natey Flint. He takes out a liable suit against the Sunrise Herald and a one-million-dollar liable suit against me.

Frank Kovick

Stacey: Do you know of any fires in this area?
Frank Kovick: There was one in ’41.
Stacey: There was one in ’41? Where?
Frank Kovick: In Sunrise.
Stacey: Sunrise…
Frank Kovick: It was huge, it destroyed most of the town.
Stacey: Really?!
Frank Kovick: Founders Day fire. They called it the “Miracle Fire” because nobody died.

Reality TV

Reality TV Photos

Reality TV Videos

Keeping Up With the Kardashians Promo: Is Someone Poisoning Kris Jenner?
The Real Housewives of New York Promo: Who Knew Luann de Lesseps Was Drinking Again?
Bachelor in Paradise 2 Promo
  1. Reality TV
  2. Maksim Chmerkovskiy is Totally in Love with Karina Smirnoff