The 'So You Think You Can Dance' Guest Judges: Big Names and Even Bigger Names

How do you top the combination of hot-tamale Mary Murphy and dancingly-dour Nigel Lythgoe? Apparently you do it with guest judges. On the same day that FOX announced actress Megan Mullally as the week-1 guest, reports have surfaced about a whole host of incredible celebrities set to grace the SYTYCD judging table.

The dancers are going to have to perform their socks off if they want to upstage these people.

According to a report from Xfinity TV News, Nigel Lythgoe has announced the names of some stars who will lend a hand at the judging table this season.

The biggest name? Lady Gaga. Seriously. According to Lythgoe: "I asked her when she performed on the American Idol finale if she would come on and she said yes." Nigel further commented that the date for Lady Gaga's arrival had not yet been set but would most likely be later in the season.

Lady Gaga is not the only guest judge of the season. Nigel Lythgoe also announced that Kristin Chenoweth, known for her work on both Broadway and television (Glee, Pushing Daisies and the upcoming Good Christian Belles), will also help out the judges. There is no word yet on when Chenoweth will judge.

As far as potential guest judge names go, Nigel had even more news. TV personalities Ellen DeGeneres and Neil Patrick Harris are apparently talking to producers about coming on the show. Harris has had a strong stage career (complete with some awesome dance moves) and Ellen is just Ellen -- great to have around.

Leaving aside the judges and moving to potential all-stars, So You Think You Can Dance viewers will be very happy with the potential inclusion of Alex Wong. The popular dancer was forced to withdraw from last season's competition due to an injury, and Nigel commented on how much the show wanted to bring him back: "Alex Wong is not fit enough to be a competitive dancer. Hopefully he is going to be fit enough, and hopefully he will be complementary to whoever is at the show at that point when it comes time to picking the all-stars."

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Are you excited for all of these guest judges? Do they enhance the show, or do you find that they distract from the dancing? Who would be your dream guest judge? Let us know by leaving a comment below!

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Christina Aguilera's A New Single Mom

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It’s been 2  months  now when the pop superstar sent shockwaves to the music industry when she revealed that she filed a divorce last October 10 seeking to end her five-year marriage to music executive Jordan Bratman .  Christina cited  for their "irreconcilable differences" and she realized their family home had turn out to be an “unhealthy” environment for their  2 year old son Max. "I really didn't want to hurt Jordan, and I felt torn about splitting our family up. (But) when you're unhappy in your marriage, your children are the ones who suffer. That's the last thing I wanted for my son." Christina requested that the two share joint physical and legal custody of Max.

                   

Christina Aguilera was amazed when she guest for  Ellen DeGeneres brings out a giant advance birthday cake for her as well as a shirtless man with a rose! . She will celebrate her 30th birthday this coming December 18 . She added,  My focus first and foremost is my son Max. More power to single moms and those out there doing it. I was raised by a single mom. But you know what, at the end of the day….He’s the love of my life. I adore him and he’s such a character and he’s so happy and at the end of the day, that’s what’s most important.”

Christina Aguilera has fueled rumors she has moved on from estranged husband Jordan Bratman after she was  photographed holding hands with a new man and now dating Matthew Rutler, a set assistant on her new movie Burlesque, and she is stunned at how easy he is to speak to. “He’s the kind of person you could spend hours with on the phone talking to and all of a sudden it’s daylight,” she said. Despite from her hectic schedule and after the successful Burlesque Movie Musical with Cher , she can still manage  to take care of  his son Max , playing and cuddling him after work it feel refreshing time for me, she added

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 Being a mom can be hard at times, especially being a single mom you have to do everything. ... you want to be a superwoman as possible. We have many issues to resolve from unfaithful irresponsible husband, illicit affairs, and a lot of more but at the end of the day we still need to overcome those to revive ourselves. Instead of focus on how we will become miserable in our lives ,we need to move on and strive really hard because we have little angels that need to take care of. I can relate to her journey right now because, I am also a single mom who never been so tired to show my love to my wonderful son.

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