Well this is good news in so many ways!

SPOILER
I cant use the usual features for spoilers, so dont click on the link if you dont want to know Aliona's partner for the Xmas Special tonight, but it will be widely known tomorrow.

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Wow! Do we know who the others are? They'll be great together. He seems a really sweet guy

I think its likely the others will be announced soon.

Aliona didn't give it away but said she was very happy even though her ankle still hurts.
I think Aliona is very pleased now and her partner will be when he gets to know her.

Another DM page

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz...nes/index.html

I'm not sure how anyone can avoid who Aliona's partner in the Xmas show is, they are on the front of my Daily Mail this morning, and it was one of the first stories on Sky News.

It's a fabulous story, I was praying for him only a few months ago, and now he is partnering Aliona on Strictly

So pleased that this wonderful man is able to dance with Aliona. Like everyone, I said prayers for his recovery

He got chucked into the spotlight and everyone discovered he was reserved humble and very likeable.
They have been training for a week and Aliona sounds very happy.
He says he is a fan of the show and does a bit of Salsa, so that sounds hopeful.

He is on a pacemaker and it has an alarm fitted that alerts a doctor of any unwanted heart rhythms 24 hours a day, so there is still a lot of monitoring of his condition going on and he cant just charge right into it.

It is great news though and despite the exceptional lineup of celebs, he is likely to be the big story of the show.

cute photo of Aliona and Fabrice

http://alionavilani.co.uk/gallery/th....php?album=433

I'm happy for Aliona after how this series has gone.

Now she has a tricky job to do but Fabrice may be able to do more than people expect (or maybe not), but Aliona is the sort of person who i would want to see given the task.

They seem relaxed together and my guess is that they get on very well.

I would also guess that they will be given a Latin dance to do.

Its a big step for Fabrice as he figures out what he will do for a living and how fit he can become will have a big influence on that. I would guess that they have had him doing some monitored training and he has an idea of what he can do comfortably. Maybe they have already pushed his envelope to find out how he does when he wors hard and found that he doesn't have too much to worry about?
It would be nice if he could train without fear, but I suspect there is quite a bit of thought required to ensure he progresses well without taking undue risks.

Hi, I was at the SCD live show at got to see Aliona and the girls dance with those wonderful dance troupe. They did two takes because we didn't make enough noise and cheer for the producers liking. Aliona looked lovely as ever. We have a wonderful time SCD is the show to see live.

Does anyone know when/where I can get Aliona's 2013 calendar from??? Somebody told me they got one already in WHSmiths, but when I went in they said they hadn't got them in yet :s

its not available yet - sorry - it will be available soon but atm I dont know where it will be available

Aliona looking stunning at the Childrens Bafta Awards where she had the honour of presenting an award

http://www.alionavilani.co.uk/galler..._display_media

Thanks olivej - thats a very good look for Aliona - I'm sure she impressed.

it's based on fairytale characters!

so clearly the 'somebody' I know was telling porkies!!!

cute

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seems like it - Aliona only saw a draft of the calendar at the beginning of the week so it cant possibly be in WHSmiths yet

http://instagram.com/p/SgC9JWN94s/

They make Aliona look quite tiny in between them. I'm sure Robby will have brought a lot of fun to the training and I expect at some time they will have him interviewing Fabrice.

We probably wont hear what dance they are doing, but I hope Fabrice is well enough to be able to really perform at his best. Many people will be familiar with his story and the better he seems to recover, the happier people will be.

gutted

cannot believe Aliona's not doing the 2013 Strictly Tour!!! There are going to be so many unhappy fans who have spent good money expecting to see her!

yep, Im one of them but I guess that is the risk you take when you book without knowing who is taking part BUT you have to book early to get decent seats

sorry - only noticed this had it's own thread after I'd posted! Apologise all round

I sympathise with those looking forward to seeing Aliona on the tour. She would have been a good addition to have on it, but it depends on how well she is.

Fabrice is saying he has a lot of respect for dancers partly because of how they can go through pain and still dance. Aliona has mentioned that she was in pain when rehearsing for the recent shows.

Florida will be a good place to recover fully. It will be difficult to better the bikini photos from last year.

Some news from Germany
http://www.bild.de/sport/fussball/fa...5874.bild.html