We didn't know anyone called Mario Lopez the Mexican Ryan Seacrest. But we like it.
Mario Lopez, however, does not, a point he makes abundantly clear in an interview with Latina Magazine. Plus, he's kind of snotty and ungrateful about Dancing With The Stars...
...when I told Mario that Taboo of the Black Eyed Peas called him the "Mexican Ryan Seacrest"—out of admiration and respect, of course—he wasn’t feeling the comparison: “Well, Taboo is a very talented, great guy, so thanks for the compliment. But I’m looking to be the first Mario Lopez. I don’t follow in anybody’s footsteps.”
No, of course not. You're a true original and a born leader, Mario Lopez. So if you can't tell, we were already a little annoyed with this interview before we got to the interview part. And then this:
Have you had the chance to size up the contestants on this season of Dancing with the Stars?
Not so much. I didn’t watch the show before I was on it, or after I was on it, or even while I was on it. But I was honored to do it. After the first 100 episodes, they said I was the #1 performer of all-time and that is kind of cool, that a Latino was #1.
Yeah, you're great, man. You're number one. And it's not like that show did anything for your career. Love how he tried to make this an issue of Latino pride, too. Lopez is the host of Extra!, so he absolutely knows exactly what's happening this season on DWTS. Aaaarrrrrgh. We'd want to fight Mario Lopez, but look at those abs.
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