The following press release has just been released by Claudia Fanchon of EC Entertainment regarding Hilary Fleming and the fact that she won the dance competition, Dance Your Ass Off, with partner, Ruben Permel, while pregnant!

Los Angeles, Ca.- November 4, 2009 –

While everyone was losing weight on DYAO, one cast member was packing on the pounds, well with good reason! Hilary Fleming, the dancer who was partnered with Ruben Permel, who eventually won season one of DYAO knew something was definitely different. Hillary and her husband found out she was pregnant six weeks into the competition. She stated, “I started raiding the craft service table every chance I got, and I was a little more weepy than usual so I knew something was up.” Wardrobe was the very first to notice. Hilary started forming a baby bump by week 7 and the small pot belly wasn’t easy to hide in the costumes. By the semi-finals her morning sickness was in full swing and she could no longer “hide” the pregnancy anymore that she had to tell Ruben first and then discuss it with the producers. Dr. Huizenga the show’s doctor also of “The Biggest Loser” fame assured Hillary that everything was fine because the baby was too tiny for any damage to happen while dancing. Still Ruben was careful about lifts every time they did any sort of “dangerous” moves. The week of the finals Hilary missed dress rehearsals. She was so dehydrated from morning sickness that she had to go to the hospital and was worried she wouldn’t be able to perform. But the show did go on and victory was won. Hilary and her partner Ruben Paso Doble’d right into first place winning the $100,000,000 grand prize. Hilary is expecting any day now and is so thrilled to be a mom and can’t wait to dance again with her new little DYAO baby in tow. No word whether Hilary will return for season 2 , which has just been announced by Amy Introcaso-Davis, Senior Vice President Original Programming and Development for Oxygen Media. Hilary Fleming is repped by dance agent MSA. Contact: Lisa (323) 957-6680.

Way to go Hilary! Congratulations on just doing what she did as well as on the new baby.

If you’d like to contact Ms. Fanchon for her services you may reach her at (323) 663-1463. A big thanks to Karla Guy who let me know about this! You can check out Karla’s site HERE.

Jordasche Bledsoe