Carrie Ann Inaba

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - When the Emmy-nominated television stars begin their stroll up the red carpet Sunday at U.S. TV's top honors, one nominee will be on the wrong side of the line between celebrities and onlookers, Carrie Ann Inaba. But don't think the judge of No. 2-rated U.S. TV show "Dancing With the Stars," which was nominated for 10 Emmys this year, was wronged by award organizers because Inaba is where she wants to be. She is hosting the TV Guide Network's coverage of the Emmys red carpet and asking questions of stars instead of rubbing elbows with them. "I actually feel more ... Read Full Story

  Watch out! Carrie Anne Inaba is back on the dance floor. The 41-year-old Dancing With the Stars judge may have  had surgery on her neck on Wednesday, but she tells me she's already good to go. She went under the knife to treat pressure caused by spinal stenosis, a painful condition in which the space around the spinal cord narrows... "My back and neck were locked up," Inaba said at last night's Dizzy Feet Foundation benefit. "I have arthritis. I wasn't able to move pretty much the whole season. It's nice to have my motion back." Dancing was completely out of the question—until ... Read Full Story

Watch out! Carrie Ann Inaba is back on the dance floor. The 41-year-old Dancing With the Stars judge may have had surgery on her neck Wednesday, but she tells me she's already good to go. She went under the knife to treat pressure caused by spinal stenosis, a painful condition in which the space around the spinal cord narrows... "My back and neck were locked up," Inaba said at last night's Dizzy Feet Foundation benefit. "I have arthritis. I wasn't able to move pretty much the whole season. It's nice to have my motion back." Dancing was completely out of the question—until now, that ... Read Full Story

  Take it from a gal that has an inside track on the often topsy-turvy world of reality show ballroom dance. As far as judge Carrie Ann Inaba is concerned, Donny Osmond is an afterthought, Mya most certainly has both the moxie, and the moves, but going into the finals, Kelly Osbourne is the contestant with all of the momentum. "Kelly's always [been] my dark horse," Inaba told People at the 2009 CNN Heroes All-Star Tribute in Los Angeles, "I love those dark horses, and I root for the underdogs, but she's fueled with light." Despite the fact that she is apparently being aided ... Read Full Story

ABC/KELSEY McNEAL Spending all season craning your neck over the judges' table is good for catching illegal lifts, but not so good on your already arthritic neck. As Dancing With the Stars ' prettiest judge (sorry, Bruno ) practices the former and suffers from the latter, Carrie Ann Inaba will be undergoing the first of what may be several surgeries this morning in order to relieve the pressure caused by her spinal stenosis. "I have arthritis," she told People . "The space around my spinal cord has become compressed. I have been locked. My neck was so stiff. We're hoping this procedure will relieve ... Read Full Story