BBC Strictly curse is very real says Vanessa Feltz as she admits she fell in love with her partner
msn.comStrictly Come Dancing winner Rose Ayling-Ellis has separated from her partner of seven years, Sam Arnold. Having competed on the 2013 series with partner James Jordan, Vanessa says she understands how the environment tests relationships.
Remarking that the curse has "a kind of grim, rather sinister inevitability about it", she said: "Picture the scene: One minute you’re lying in bed next to your boring old partner in your winceyette pyjamas, the next you’re spray-tanned, sprinkled with sequins and pressing against a gorgeous professional dancer with the body of an athlete. "Before you know it, bits of you that you’d forgotten even existed are gently — or sometimes quite rampantly — grinding against someone you’ve barely met, but who is incredibly good-looking, amazingly athletic and, even sexier than that, completely in charge of you.
It doesn’t matter if you’re a world-famous rugby player or a renowned TV host, you’re not an expert ballroom dancer and they are. "Read more: BBC Strictly's Fleur East swerves 'curse' as her husband is 'very happy' with pro partner Vanessa believes this dynamic renders the celebrity contestant "putty" in their partner's hands. "They’re pushing you here, shoving you there, leaning against you, their hands in the small of your back. "On top of all that, it’s hot, it’s sweaty and you’re spending hours together in the rather siege-like conditions the Strictly process imposes on you. " Beyond the physical closeness, the professional dancer becomes a "confidant" to the celebrity.
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