I don't think we need a newspaper to tell us that they are having a relationship. It is pretty obvious to me that they are. The way Artem looks at her, the fact that she shys away from it to not to show how she feels. She made slip on the show about her romantic weekend! I think though it has only started in the last few weeks. She is in a different league to Joe! But I'm not sure if Artem is right for her either.

Maz, I think the Kara's slip was because she didn't hear exactly what Tess said to her. I think she was distracted by Artem being in pain and only heard the 'weekend' part and not the 'romantic'.

Personally, I think they're an honest pair and if they say nothing is going to happen until the end of Strictly, then nothing is happening. I really think Kara wants to be judged on her dance pure and simple and Artem is exacting and loves dance to much to let any relationship get in the way of this competition.

Kara has tweeted that this story is completely untrue.......Artem did give an interview but his words have been misinterpreted.

I think the BBC want them to have a showmance (vomit similie) but Kara isnt playing ball and good on her.

Only in the sense that there's potentially a romance. Kara and Artem could not be more different from Ali and Brian, and thank god for that...

Why does it have to 'a big romance'? There is such a thing as good old fashioned lust - and there's nothing wrong with that.

Have no idea why some SCD fans have to blow it all out of all proportion, and scribble their own Barbara Cartland scenes.

Not Barbara Cartland but from the man's own lips, apparently Artem doesn't do flings he's a big, soppy romantic.

I don't mind speculating when the pros are courting it but Kara & Artem seem to want to ignore all the teasing and hints and just get on with the dancing and so I feel strange speccing on whether they're a couple or not. It doesn't matter to me. They're a fab dancing couple and have the perfect dancefloor chemistry so I don't care if they're in love or can't stand each other.

well he's hardly going to say, he ****s and chucks is he

they're single, young, attractive and heralthy - why shouldn't they do some horizontal gymnastics with no strings attached? good luck to em I say

I'd love to see Claudia get out of that if it DID come up on ITT

Brilliant

One particularly classy friend of mine always uses the phrase 'pumped and dumped'. Lovely isn't it?

sadly I may add that phrase to my vocabulary

I keep thinking he looks so much like George Michael

Smoooth.

Personally, I don't care if he s**gs everything with a pulse, but the pedant in me can't ignore he's said he doesn't, simples.

btw is it wrong that thinking about Artems sex life has made me come over all unnecessary

They ALL say that. They do - honest.

I think it only makes sense.

Yeah.... hmmmm...


Looks, it's bleedin' obvious, OK?
[LIST][*]If they say "yes", it's boring.[*]If they say "no", it's boring.[*]If they say "maybe", they generate a perpetual sequence of "will-they-won''t-they" stories.[/LIST]
Ambiguity generates publicity.

In other news - duh.

You're half cut - it's excusable.

If you still feel the same way in the morning, you may need counselling.

Uh! If George was a hot, sexy Russian as opposed to an old, chubby Londener

Yes.

They are nothing like Brian and Ali.

shurrup

mind you a my age thinking about anyone's sex life makes me come over all unnecessary and slightly misty eyed with memories

I am excusing everyone pretty much everything in this department at present, as I'm still a little wobbly remembering Matt lying on his kingsize bed on ITT...

Eek, now I have to cleanse the image of George Michael from my mind...NOTHING like Artem. Well, okay they're both men.