Dancing With The Stars designer Randall Christen made a special DWTS costume dress just for Rachael Ray and today she not only revealed the costume, but danced with Tony Dovolani.

Of the reveal, Ray said, “I felt really awkward. You feel like you’re showing people your naked, icky body.”

Taylor Swift also sits down with Rachael Ray at the kitchen table to talk about Cover Girl, her awards, her fans, plus play a little game and answer audience questions.

Rachael Ray says of the FHM pictures, “I think I was 35 at the time. And I thought about it for a while, and I said, ‘You know what? This magazine has as young as 17-, 18-year-olds in hottie bikinis, and these are all actresses, models, pin-up girls. I don’t belong to any even remote club of theirs.’”

Rachael Ray continues, “And I thought, ‘If I’m gutsy enough to do this, this is a good thing for everybody. This is the everywoman, here she is. And I did it, and it was the most scared I’ve ever been, and I wouldn’t change a thing. I’d do it again tomorrow.”

As for the $18 million a year Rachael Ray earns, she says, “it makes me a little sick. It makes my stomach flip. I’m not comfortable with it … because I don’t like to think of my life as that far away from me,. People that make that kind of money — it’s just too foreign of an idea.”

Rachael Ray also commented, “A lot of people have told me about the surgery and they say the hardest part is just being quiet.”

Rachael Ray expects to return to taping her talk show in January. The surgery is not related to throat cancer, but rather will be a minor procedure to “remove a benign cyst on her vocal cord,” according to Ray’s rep.

First of all, Rachael Ray will be a guest on today’s The View, which I wouldn’t expect much discussion of Rosie… but look for Rosie O’Donnell on a three-day gig on Rachael Ray’s show, beginning Monday in advance of her Rosie Live! variety show on Wednesday night.

Rachael Ray said of Rosie O’Donnell appearing on her show: “She’s fantastic television. She’s a fantastic human. … I love that she’s here at Thanksgiving time. She’s one of the things I’m thankful for.”

After the jump, more of John McCain and Cindy McCain’s interview with Rachael Ray – cooking ribs in the kitchen!

Michelle Malkin of Fox News explained, “The keffiyeh, for the clueless, is the traditional scarf of Arab men that has come to symbolize murderous Palestinian jihad. Popularized by Yasser Arafat and a regular adornment of Muslim terrorists appearing in beheading and hostage-taking videos, the apparel has been mainstreamed by both ignorant and not-so-ignorant fashion designers, celebrities, and left-wing icons.”

Dunkin’ Donuts released this statement about pulling the racy Rachael Ray scarf ad: “In a recent online ad, Rachael Ray is wearing a black-and-white silk scarf with a paisley design. It was selected by her stylist for the advertising shoot. Absolutely no symbolism was intended. However, given the possibility of misperception, we are no longer using the commercial.”