Karina Smirnoff and Brad Penny: Venus Opposition Jupiter

Oct. 26, 2010 - Hollywood, California, U.S. - Kelly Nishimoto Winter/Holiday 2010 show and 5 year anniversary celebration at W Hollywood in Hollywood, CA 10/26/10  2010..KARINA SMIRNOFF..k66636sk. © Red Carpet Pictures

Woo-hoo! Huzzah! Yippie-ay-oh-cai-ay! Why are we celebrating? Because Karina Smirnoff finally figured out that hooking up with her Dancing With The Stars castmates is a terrible idea! Remember her split with former dance partner Mario Lopez? Or her whirlwhind engagement to crazypantz Maksim Chmerkovskiy?

Finally – FINALLY – Karina’s pairing off with someone whose version of “fancy footwork” means doing the ‘chicken dance’ at a wedding. Her latest fiancee is Brad Penny, starting pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, and by all accounts, he’s a real-deal “Southern Gentleman.”

Penny proposed with a 4.5 carat sparkler, and since then, the two have been deeply immersed in the cutesy-poo-dom that comes with engagement. Can their mere year of dating support a solid marriage, or is Smirnoff just looking for an escape from twinkle-toed two-timers? Moonit’s ready to find out.

According to their birth dates, Karina (born on January 2, 1978) and Brad (born on May 24, 1978) may be “taking the easy way out.” Read More>>

*Note: Moonit’s relationship assessment is based on a proprietary algorithm powered by Astrolabe that identified Venus opposition Jupiter as their strongest weighted aspect for romance, based on their birth dates using a noon election.
Karina Smirnoff and Brad Penny: Venus Opposition Jupiter