But it was reality dating series Love Island that took the presenter to the peak of her career. Taking over as host as the show was relaunched in , over five series Flack became synonymous with the programme that has now become one of the most watched reality shows in the UK. Some 3. She then moved away from East Anglia to London to pursue her career in the entertainment industry, which kick-started in when she played Bubbles on the sketch show Bo’ Selecta, with Keith Lemon.

Get Me Out Of Here! Addressing criticism the pair received during their time on the show, Flack said she had learnt to ignore her detractors.

at all the celebrities who were struck by the Strictly Come Dancing curse. Now, Giovanni is dating one of ‘s finalists, Ashley Roberts – the pair in , partly due to Artem’s visa problems that had kept the pair apart.

Strictly Come Dancing has seen several stars form romances on the show over the years. Strictly is on its way back! Don’t miss our regular newsletter round-up with the latest show news. Strictly Come Dancing returns to the BBC later this year, as a whole new batch of celebrities are paired up with the professional dancers in a bid to win the Glitterball trophy.

But one thing that has viewers wondering every year is whether there will be any new couples from the show. Celebrities have often struck up romances with professional dancers on the BBC series, and not always the pros they were paired up with. Amid constant claims of a show “curse”, with the show having seen a number of break-ups in its day, there’s been several romances that have had a happy ending.

When Countdown star Rachel, 32, was partnered with Russian pro Pasha in Strictly , it coincided with her split from husband Jamie Gilbert after 16 months of marriage. They were recently revealed to have married in secret, spotted flashing their wedding rings after heading home from Las Vegas in July – Rachel took to social media to confirm the ceremony. Documentary star Stacey Dooley won Strictly with dance partner Kevin Clifton in , shortly before her relationship fell apart.

The TV favourite was dating beau Sam Tucknott for five years, but they split following her stint on the dancing competition, as he claimed he found ‘I love you’ texts from Kevin on her phone.