A Strictly Come Dancing star has broken his silence about the show's infamous “curse”.
The BBC dance show is famous for the sizzling bonds between celebrities and professionals – enhanced by hours of training together and sexy and romantic moves.
However, this has led to a downside to the show, as the irresistible bonds that have formed have ruined many long-term relationships.
Since the series began in 2004, there have been a number of scandalous breakups both during and after the series.
Vincent Simone, who was a dancer on the show until 2012, has now shed light on the infamous curse, revealing that it is only “natural” and cannot be stopped.
A Strictly Come Dancing star has broken his silence on the show's infamous “curse”.
Vincent Simone, who was a dancer on the show until 2012, has now shed light on the infamous curse (pictured in August)
He told The Mirror: “You spend so much time with that person and at the end of the day you know we're just human. “If you fancy someone, if you're falling in love with someone, then go for it.
“It’s natural to spend so much time, so many hours, with this person.”
“Dancers are sexy, we pay attention to ourselves, the way we move, we are almost like a fantasy.” You get to know this person and fall in love with them. What can you do, you can't stop it!'
He added that dances like tango and rumba cause the two individuals to become even closer together due to the sensual nature of the routines.
Vincent's attitude may seem surprising since he himself was once a victim of the infamous love curse.
In the 2007 series, Vincent was in a long-term relationship with his dance partner Flavia Cacace.
Then, in 2007, she became the partner of Matt Di Angelo, who was eight years younger than her.
Shortly after the show ended, she ended her romance with Vincent and went public with Matt.
Vincent's attitude may seem surprising, as he himself was once a victim of the infamous love curse (pictured with ex Flavia Cacace).
Looking back on their partnership, Matt told Chron: “It was a pretty crazy time.” It was front-page news.
“The funny thing was that at first the story wasn’t true, but the more you read it, the more you started to believe it and actually act on it.”
In the current season of the BBC dance show, Coronation Street's Ellie Leach and her professional partner Vito Coppola have been surrounded from the start by speculation about potential candidates for the curse.
The couple sparked much speculation about the nature of their relationship after appearing cozy in rehearsals. Vito even called Ellie “my baby” in an Instagram post.
This week they put on a very hot performance on Tuesday while training for Saturday's Strictly Come Dancing semi-final.
Vito was even filmed taking off his shirt as the saucy session got heated.
The two seemed closer than ever before, with intense eye contact and close proximity to one another.
Additionally, Ellie is said to have split from her boyfriend of five years in May and saw Strictly as a way to heal her heartbreak.
Strictly's semi-final results will be broadcast on Sunday evening, with the final next weekend.
The remaining celebrities include Bobby Brazier, Annabel Croft, Nikita Kuzmin and Ellie Leach.
This year there has been a lot of speculation about Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola
Strictly 2023: Leaderboard Week 12
The couples each performed two dances for the semi-finals and the results were combined with last week's to give their overall score
Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin – 116 points
Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola – 111 points
Bobby Brazier and Dianne Buswell – 107 points
Annabel Croft and Johannes Radebe – 98 points
Strictly Come Dancing star breaks silence on show's infamous 'curse' and says it's only 'natural'