Audrina Patridge trains for DWTS: All my muscles are killing me

The Hills alum Audrina Patridge has already started rehearsals for Dancing With the Stars, and is shocked how grueling the training is!

"I've discovered muscles I never knew existed on my body," Patridge, 25, told MTV. "The muscles right behind my knees are killing me, my calves, my arms, my thighs, everything."

But, she tweeted Sept. 1: "Dancing is probably the BEST workout ever!! And you're having fun at the same time."

Audrina, who already works out regularly to maintain her enviable bikini body, has no experience dancing other than childhood ballet classes, so she's a little anxious about how she'll fare.

'EVERYONE ABUZZ ABOUT THE SITUATION'S ABS'

"It's a little scary," says Patridge, who praises her DWTS partner Tony Dovolani for his "amazing" coaching. "But we're all pumping each other up and giving each other advice, so it's really good."

What are her thoughts on fellow MTV reality star Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino? "I haven't met him yet, but the talk on set is all about his abs," jokes Audrina. "So everyone is really looking forward to meeting him."

Meanwhile, Patridge has nothing but praise for the celebs she has met. "I loved meeting Jennifer Grey," says Audrina. "Dirty Dancing is one of my favorite movies, and she is such a nice person and she's beautiful.

"Florence [Henderson], from The Brady Bunch is awesome. I love her. She has the best energy. Everyone in the cast is really cool. They all have great personalities. Everyone is really supportive, and we're all in this together."

PAIRINGS ANNOUNCED

Dancing With the Stars recently announced its celebrity pairings for Season 11, and they are:

• Audrina Patridge and Tony Dovolani
• Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino and Karina Smirnoff
• Michael Bolton and Chelsie Hightower
• Brandy and Maksim Chmerkovskiy
• Margaret Cho and Louis Van Amstel
• Rick Fox and Cheryl Burke
• Jennifer Grey and Derek Hough
• David Hasselhoff and Kym Johnson
• Florence Henderson and Corky Ballas
• Kyle Massey and Lacey Schwimmer
• Kurt Warner and Anna Trebunskaya
• Bristol Palin and Mark Ballas

While some celebs compete on Dancing with the Stars to jump-start a flagging career, there’s actually a lot of money at stake: Each contestant can earn up to $345,000 during the course of the 10-week show.

Each contestant gets a $125,000 for signing bonus, and then earn $10,000 an episode for Weeks 3 and 4, $20,000 an episode for Weeks 5 and 6, $30,000 an episode for Weeks 7 and 8, and $50,000 an episode for the final two weeks.

Season 11 of DWTS premieres September 20 on ABC.

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