Former Strictly pro Kristina Rihanoff has praised Kym Marsh and Graziano di Prima for 'pretending they're in love' on the dance floor.
The mum-of-one, 45, reckons the pair are hitting just the right note with their passionate performances - despite being happily married to their partners.
The couple had a bit of a blip on last week's show after ending up in the dance-off, but there's no mistaking their on-screen chemistry, which Kristina approves of.
Speaking about the duo's impact on the programme, she said: "Kym and Graziano are a wonderful pair to watch - you're drawn to their sizzling chemistry and they make you believe they're totally in love.
"Kym is a seasoned actress and she's playing a role getting into all the emotions.
"I know for a fact that Graziano is completely in love with his stunning wife, so there's definitely nothing else going on there," she told Closer magazine.
Blonde bombshell Kristina was known for her provocative performances on Strictly during her seven-year tenure on the show.
She said that many viewers thought something was going on between her and Blue star Simon Webbe when they were paired up on the programme.
However Simon, she said, was just her friend, adding you can 'fool people into thinking it's the real deal', because the performance is "so captivating".
Kristina has a six-year-old daughter, Mila, who she shares with Strictly contestant Ben Cohen, who was paired with the dancer in 2013.
Ben was married to wife Abby when he went on the show, but the couple divorced three years later before the rugby player started a relationship with Kristina.
Last year, the dancer shared a sweet family photo with Mila, Ben and his twin daughters Harriet and Isabelle, who he shares with Abby.
Taking to Instagram, the blonde beauty beamed with pride as she received homemade cards and an array of presents from her loved-ones.
“The best presents in the world are cards from the kids,” the grateful star gushed.
The celebrations came after Ben's ex Abby apologised for calling Kristina a 'f***ing Russian dancer'.
Speaking to New! Magazine, she said: "At the time of the break-up, when hugely stressed, I once angrily referred to Ben’s partner as a ‘f***ing Russian dancer’.
"I regret that now.
“I’m happier in my own skin and I’m not that broken girl, who used to be married to a famous rugby player."
