Karina Smirnoff on Mario's Ousting: I'll Miss Him "Licking His Lips"

Now that R&B singer Mario 's been voted off Dancing With the Stars , what will his partner Karina Smirnoff miss most? "His attitude," she told Usmagazine.com shortly after his elimination Tuesday, "and him licking his lips!" Mario and Smirnoff earned 53 out of 60 points for their Viennese waltz and jive on Monday's performance show. One judge called his feet "bloody ugly" after his Latin dance. "I never let my judges and what they said affect me because then you will focus on what they say, and you can't do that," Mario said. Of his time on DWTS , he added, "We had a blast. What more can I ask for?" Smirnoff — who who blasted rumors that she and Mario were hooking up — told Us , "we will still hang out. "He is mature, humble, a class act," she said. "He always took a high road." Meanwhile, top-scorer Cristian de la Fuente -- who ruptured a tendon last week -- and partner Cheryl Burke still seem to be going strong. (She choreographed their tango and mambo ... (link)