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So, ol’ Steve-O is going to grace us with his – um, grace? moves? two left feet? I guess time will tell – during the eighth season of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars.

I was kind of surprised to hear this. I mean, Steve-O? Really? Don’t get me wrong – it’s not like I haven’t cracked up at some of his Jackass and Wildboyz stunts. But, are those kinds of antics really going to fly on Dancing with the Stars? Is the ABC show looking to spice up its performances or increase its ratings or…what?

Apparently, none of those are issues. Not when it comes to Steve-O’s motives, anyway.

Steve-O, whose friends had the good sense to “physically force” him to seek inpatient treatment at Thalians Mental Health Center last year when his ideas that bipolar disorder and drug abuse were good things finally got the better of him, has seemingly been walking the straight and narrow since his extended stay at the hospital and felony arrest related to cocaine possession. He’s been pretty candid, blogging about both his history with and feelings toward drugs and alcohol and his second trip to a treatment center and even writing letters to various troubled kids.

And now, according to an OK! source, Steve-O might just be using Dancing with the Stars as a way to launch his new clean and healthy living:

“Steve-O is taking his dancing very seriously,” a source tells OK!. “He’s committed to leading a healthy, wholesome life, and that includes mastering the classic moves of dance!”

Dancing with the Stars definitely doesn’t lend itself to the same kinds of entertainment as Jackass and Wildboyz, and it seems like participants really have to spend a good amount of time working on “mastering the classic moves of dance,” so, who knows? Getting involved with the show might be beneficial for Steve-O’s recovery.

I definitely hope so, and wish him the best of luck with it.

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