SARA EVANS - EVANS INVITES PAL SPRINGER TO TOUR WITH HER

EVANS INVITES PAL SPRINGER TO TOUR WITH HER

Publicly supporting SARA EVANS through her divorce has paid off for the country star's former DANCING WITH THE STARS pal JERRY SPRINGER - she's taking him on tour with her. The talk show king will show off his country music skills when Evans performs in Merrillville, Indiana on 1 December (06) - and if the show's a success there will be more dates. Evans insists she and Springer aren't such an odd couple: "Jerry loves country music. He is a huge fan and even cut a country record so I invited him to sing at my show in Merrillville, where he'll do a couple of classic songs." Evans was forced to pull out of competing on Dancing With The Stars last month (OCT06) after filing for divorce from husband CRAIG SCHELSKE.