How very OTT.

This is not true. Michael Wentink was a several times Champion, leading the World ranks long before Kristina came along. I recall him partnered with Beata before Kristina in the World Amateur ranks.

In the real Dance World, yes he is and has always been VERY well known.

I'm a woman & I think Kristina is great

She's a fabulous dancer & choreographer she looks amazing & has a great personality very likeable

Oh yes, I don't doubt he's extremely well-known in the 'real Dance World', but to the public in general, and Mirror readers in particular, he's unlikely to be known at all.

Giving comment to a tabloid is done in pursuit of recompense or recognition (I can't think of any other valid reason to talk to the gutter press - if you've got information that you feel must be shared as it is in the public interest you'd go to a better quality paper) so I stand by my assertion that he is using his former association with Kristina and the current media furore around her in pursuit of either money or media attention.

I'm not sure I'm convinced he said any or much of this. I don't believe all that I read, certainly not in papers such as the Mirror. He's been a top Amateur and professional Latin American dancer virtually all his life for goodness sake, I doubt he is that much of a prude. He may have felt that Kristina was not the right partner, or good enough for him, I would agree with that, but for the rest, I doubt all what was written was said by Micheal.

If he didn't say any (or much) of it he's got a very strong case for legal action, in that case. Let's hope he sues them. It's a tacky little 'article' and I wouldn't want my professional persona associated with it, especially if it's tabloid fabrication.

Indeed. Feel sorry for Kristina, despite what she may or may not have done, it can't be pleasant to have to face this sort of thing.

Sexiness is about more than looks anyway.

General rule of tabloid thumb - if a comment is attrrbuted to an unnamed source, treat it with rubber gloves and tongs.
If it is attributable to a named person but not in quotation marks, then the gist is more or less there.
If it is attributable to named person and in quotation marks, then it's kosher.

If it's a picture of Ralph Miliband's grave with a speech bubble saying 'My son's a Commie', then you have clicked on the Daily Mail by accident. Retreat

Whether true or not, someone seems to have out of their way to locate MW - her partner from many years ago- and/or scout around to dish the dirt.

That's where the benefit of a nice 'no comment' comes into its own

Because the British press loves to objectify and vilify beautiful and intelligent women.

We think Kristina is great. Remember when we first met her, when she danced with John Sergeant? A class act.

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Kristina is my fave female Pro along with Aliona. And she is sexy as hell!

I didn't think I would ever quote the Daily Star or Pixie Lott, but I agree with her statement in the link at the bottom..
'If you cheat on Strictly your relationship's already broken'...Pixie Lott slams show curse.

All this "I couldn't resist" bullshit from men or women. They're cheats, and if it didn't happen on Strictly, it would have happened somewhere else. The relationship with their partner was already on its last legs.

I think this is something people say to comfort themselves that there is nothing they can do to stop themselves or their partners cheating. But it's a complete fallacy in many (not all) cases. Many men, and increasingly women now that they have more opportunities, cheat even if they 'love' their partner and have no wish to dissolve an existing relationship. They sleep with several people at the same time (i.e. even if they are having a perfectly acceptable sex life with one partner, they'll have sex with another, given half a chance). I deal with divorcing couples all the time where the cheating partner is genuinely horrified that their spouse is leaving because they had sex with someone else and where the 'wronged' spouse thought their relationship was fine (it probably was). People have sex outside their existing relationship for all sorts of reasons but mainly through not avoiding temptation and its nothing to do with the solidity or otherwise of their primary relationship. Anyone who believes otherwise is setting themselves up for a big fall!

I noticed you put the word 'love' in inverted commas..but why ?
If you love someone, the last thing you would want to do is hurt them. Therefore "resisting temptation" should be relatively easy. I would say that the love in the relationship has gone if someone is prepared to risk hurting their partner for a quick fling.
I know couples who have come through, and appear to be happy after a partner has cheated. But probe a bit deeper and you find things are never quite the same again. Beats me why people think its worth the risk if they really put any value on their relationship. Get found out, and there's no way to turn the clock back.

I don't think that's true at all. It's true that some relationships go wrong and one or sometimes even both partners end up cheating; but some relationships are fine, it's just that one partner fancies a bit on the side, the opportunity presents itself etc. Some people want their cake and eat it - a secure partner and family on the one hand, exciting affair/s on the other.

I agree, though, that relationships rarely recover 100% from cheating, the ones I've seen anyway. Of the couples who don't split immediately - some who try to keep it together in the short term, end up splitting anyway.

I love Kristina - I think she is a great dancer, a fab choreographer and a beautiful woman ( I am also a woman if that makes any difference)


The only thing I would do if I was her would be to have a softer hair colour, but she's had hers like that for a long while & obviously likes it and it's not horrible, but I would love to see her with a softer colour as I think it would suit her better. But each to their own and it doesn't stop her being a great dancer and a fantastic Strictly professional.

To comment on the hair colour - obviously this is just my opinon- as a competitive dancer myself, I have always been told to have hair of a striking colour, either white blonde, very dark or black, or perhaps vibrant red. The majority of dancers do seem to have hair that are coloured as such.

That doesn't mean it's a good idea.

Oh well, I think that just shows lack of respect, or more importantly love, for their partner.
I suppose it's possible to stray after a few too many to drink, but if you love your partner the guilt would be difficult to bear. To actively seek out a full blown affair is something else entirely.
I've been both the cheat and the cheated. Neither were pleasant experiences, but I'd almost prefer to be the "innocent" party. The lies and deception were just not worth the frission of excitement that cheating occasionally brought.
Still, we're all different and everything about relationships is subjective. It's getting off-topic anyway, someone will be complaining soon.

I don't know I guess there are three patterns - one where cheating occurs because of problems in a relationship, two - where one or other partner has problems being monogamous, three - where circumstances get the better of one partner or other and they cheat as a one off.

Off-topic, but interesting.