After winning Dancing with the Stars twice, how did Julianne Hough deal with getting the boot? "It was a little tough," she admits. "You know, my last partners, they were athletes, they were dedicated ... and then there was Adam!" Still, Julianne tells Rachael that her most recent partner, Adam Carolla, turned out to be the most entertaining of the bunch.

"Apolo Ohno was the easy one to teach," she says, "because he listened to everything I said. Helio was the most coordinated and most talented but never listened to me -- he was that Latin machismo dude! And Adam talked all the time, so that was kind of hard to get through. But I have to say he was the most fun I had. Every time I went into the studio I was looking forward to it. He was making fun of me, I'd be making fun of him. We were really good friends."

No longer in the running, Julianne offers her thoughts as to who has the best shot at winning this year's title. "Obviously, Kristi Yamaguchi is phenomenal," she says. "She's great and she's a sweet girl too. But Jason Taylor, he's looking pretty good too -- so graceful!"

For those who will miss watching Julianne week after week, you can catch her soon on tour with Brad Paisley, promoting her new self-titled CD!

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