'Houghs are going down!': Maria Menounos strips off as she takes on Julianne and family in Thanksgiving dance-off
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She was Derek Hough's dance partner on the 14th season of Dancing With The Stars.
But Maria Menounos has no gone head-to-head with the star and his family in an hilarious Thanksgiving dance-off.
The 35-year-old stripped down to a leotard, while Derek, Julianne, their siblings and mother wowed with choreographed moves in a series of videos posted to Instagram on Thursday.
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It's war! Maria Menounos strips off as she takes on Julianne Hough and her family in a Thanksgiving dance-off over social media on Thursday
The 'thanksgivingdancewars' started with Maria uploading a video of her shaking her hips with a group of friends in a kitchen.
'Dear Hough Family Kitchen Dancers - the Greeks invented war. Get a load of me and my girls.…,' tweeted the Extra presenter.
She was responding to an earlier video of the Houghs doing an impromptu dance in their kitchen as they prepare their Thanksgiving meal.
Maria and four male friends wear sunglasses as they perform a dance to Flo Rida's Low.
And so it starts: The 'thanksgivingdancewars' started when Maria uploaded a video of her dancing with a group of friends in her kitchen, in response to an earlier video posted by the Houghs
Getting jiggy with it: 'Dear Hough Family Kitchen Dancers- the Greeks invented war. Get a load of me and my girls.…,' tweeted the Extra presenter
All in good fun: Maria and four male friends wear sunglasses as they perform a choreographed dance to Flo Rida featuring T-Pain's Low
Derek then responded with a Tweet that said, 'challenge accepted' accompanied by a video of him soulfully strumming a guitar in front of a crackling fire.
'You're going down Maria,' he says at the end, arching his eyebrow.
The professional dancer then uploaded a video titled 'Round 1'.
'Challenge accepted': Derek then tweeted a video of him soulfully strumming a guitar in front of a crackling fire
Game on: 'You're going down Maria,' he says at the end, arching his eyebrow
In it, Julianne, her sisters and their mother are seen standing ready on a staircase, before launching into an impressive dance.
The blondes all wear matching brown aprons with an image of a turkey on the front.
The foursome move seamlessly together before laughing and running out of view.
Ready at attention: Julianne, two of her sisters and her mother are seen standing on a staircase as the music starts
And off they go: The foursome then before launch into an impressive choreographed dance
Coordinated: The blondes all wear matching brown aprons with an image of a turkey on the front
Beautiful family: Julianne is the spitting image of her mother, seen behind her in the frame
Maria responded with another dance in her kitchen, and then Derek did the same.
This time, the heartthrob and his family perform a dance around their kitchen island.
A pint-sized blonde girl stands in the middle giggling and clapping her hands.
Nonchalant: The Houghs are seen pretending to see to different tasks in the kitchen
And, action! The family then spring into a dance as a little blonde girl sits on the island in the middle
Maria then ups the ante in her next video, with the caption, 'Dear Hough family...we aren't afraid...you can't go down when you live on top. #RIPthehoughs @derekhough @juleshough #thanksgivingdancewars'
In the clip, the TV personality wears an elegant lemon-hued gown and elaborate canary yellow feathered headdress as she gets carried in by a group of men.
Maria mouths the words to Katy Perry's Walking On Air as she moves her arms around, holding a white silk shawl.
She wears her highlighted brown hair in glamorous waves over her shoulders and sports crimson lips and dramatic cat-eyes.
Maria is showered with white petals as she makes her way down a path, before shouting, 'Houghs are going down!'.
Elaborate: Maria then ups the ante in her next video, with the caption, 'Dear Hough family...we aren't afraid...you can't go down when you live on top. #RIPthehoughs'
Here comes the Queen: In the clip, the TV personality wears an elegant lemon-hued gown and elaborate canary yellow feathered headdress as she gets carried in by a group of men
Getting into it: Maria is showered with white petals as she makes her way down a path, before shouting, 'Houghs are going down!'
Maria was clearly in no mood to wait for the Houghs response, and uploaded yet another elaborate video less than an hour later.
This time, she impersonates Britney Spears as she performs a dance to the singer's song 'Work B**ch'.
In the video, Maria wears a blonde wig, black leotard and tights as she prances around the food table, before taking a bite of a giant spoonful of mashed potatoes.
'Oh please, you better work bitch #ripthehoughs #thanksgivingdancewars @juleshough @derekhough,' she captioned the video.
Taking it seriously: Maria was clearly in no mood to wait for the Houghs response, and uploaded yet another elaborate video less than an hour later
Pop star dreaming: This time, she impersonates Britney Spears as she performs a dance to the singer's song 'Work B**ch'
Woman's gotta eat: In the video, Maria wears a blonde wig, black leotard and tights as she prances around the food table, before taking a bite of a giant spoonful of mashed potatoes
Maria and Derek are good friends after they competed together last year on the hit ABC dance competition show and finished in fourth place.
Meanwhile, Derek was no doubt in a celebratory mood after he and his Dancing With The Stars partner Amber Riley of Glee won season 17 of the reality competition last week.
After achieving two perfect scores on Monday, Amber sealed the deal with another flawless 30 after a 'fusion dance' with her Emmy-winning partner.
Bonding experience: Maria and Derek are good friends after they competed together last year on the hit ABC dance competition show and finished in fourth place
She's at it again: Maria then uploaded yet another video, this time showing her wearing cutoff shorts and a tiny yellow top as she danced again to 'Work B**ch'
Pop of colour: Maria donned a purple wig for her performance in the back yard
Leader of the pack: Maria stood in front of a group of friends also dressed in shorts and tights as they showed off their moves
Getting in on the action: DWTS pro Mark Ballas joined in the fun with his own family dance
Reigning Queen: Amber Riley, who won DWTS last week, posted a video of her own on Thursday
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JackO, Philly, 22 hours ago
Looks like a career is ending soon and the death is being celebrated in a desperation move.