It's Official: Mario Lopez and Karina Smirnoff Are A Couple!

After months of denials and playing coy, pictures released by US Magazine confirm what we suspected all along. Dancing with the Stars runners-up Mario Lopez and his professional dance partner Karina Smirnoff are officially a couple.

For the Thanksgiving holiday, the cozy couple went to Punta Mita for a five-day vacation, staying at the estate of Girls Gone Wild filmmaker Joe Francis, which we reported on earlier.

A witness said of the pair, "she wrapped her legs around him, and they kissed for what seemed like ever. She was giggling and a little bit shy as he kissed her butt. Mario didn't care and kept kissing her."

Mario told US Magazine recently, "We just happened to click. We make each other laugh... I've got nothing but love for her."

First a new job, now a new romance that is finally out in the open.