Watch your back Vienna, there’s another bitchy reality TV baddie with her eyes on your guy.
She’s a bit of a limp noodle on the dance floor, but things are reportedly heating up for Kate Gosselin behind the scenes of ABC’s Dancing With The Stars: set tattles tell The National Enquirer that the Plus Eight mom with two left feet is falling fast of fellow contestant Jake Pavelka.
According to snoops, Kate — who finalized her divorce from unlucky-in-love ex-hubby Jon last December — has a thing for “short guys” and never passes up an opportunity to tell The Bachelor that he’s “the hottest guy she’s ever met.”
“Kate’s got a big ego and an even bigger crush on Jake, and she doesn’t care who knows it,” squeals one DWTS informant.
As fans of The Bachelor will recall, the pilot gave his final rose — and a marriage proposal — to snippy Florida blonde Vienna Girardi on the latest finale of the hit ABC dating competition last month. Although her marriage ended in the inferno of a cheating scandal, we hear Kate has no trouble putting the moves on an attached man.
An insider tells The Enquirer: “Kate is totally unfazed by the fact that Jake is engaged, and she’s making it clear that they could have a future…Kate’s never looked better, so she feels she could snare a hot guy like Jake. She all believes all’s fair in love and war. Since Jake isn’t married yet, she thinks he’s fair game.”
And if you thought Kate was going to stay mum about her alleged attraction to the handsome airman, dream on. Homegirl’s supposedly already invited Pavelka to join her for a romantic dinner.
“Jake politely declined, but Kate isn’t going to give up…It’s clear she digs short guys. She likes calling the shots and feels it’s easier when she can look her man straight in the eye.”
For the record, Jake is 5-foot-8, while Kate stands 5-foot-7.