Danny Cipriani gushes over ‘phenonemal’ Strictly dance partner after pictured looking cosy amid marriage split
Danny Cipriani has gushed over his ‘phenomenal’ Strictly Come Dancing partner after they were pictured looking cosy.
Nine days ago, the former England rugby star revealed he had split from Victoria Rose, his wife of two years.
Danny, 36, was just revealed as one of the celebrities appearing on the Christmas special of Strictly Come Dancing.
He will be partnered up with dancer Jowita Przystal, and both the pair took to social media to heap praise on each other.
They cosied up to each other in the dance studio in a pair of photos on Jowita’s Instagram page.
She captioned the snap: “Christmas is just around the corner and I’m so happy to share with you I’m gonna rock around the Christmas tree with this superstar @dannycipriani87 .
“Very excited about our dance, guess what it’s gonna be .”
And Danny couldn’t help but gush over the Strictly Come Dancing star as he replied: “You are a phenomenal teacher and person!! Loving it all!! Can’t wait to do the… .”
She also took to her Instagram story in a short clip as the pair announced their arrival to the competition.
In the brief video she exclaimed: “Hi Guys! So it’s official, finally we can share with you that we’re gonna dance together on [the] Christmas special this year.”
Turning to her co-star she declared: “I’m really excited, are you?”
He eagerly replied: “I cannot wait!”
She continued: “MMM I cannot wait because he’s going to dress up like, guess, guess, guess guess guess!”
At the end of the clip Danny smirked as he cheekily said that Jowita is “a great teacher,” as the pro confirmed that the pair “love this!”
This comes after the newly single personality and his dance partner Jowita were spotted gazing lovingly into each others eyes.
The pair were pictured together on Wednesday night after their first four-hour rehearsal session in North London.
Despite meeting for the first time, he already appeared to have developed a close bond with Jowita.
The Sun also revealed that his booking is being seen as a trial run for him being a contestant on the main show — possibly as early as next year.
A TV insider told us: “Danny and Jowita look set to become one of the most sensational couples of this year’s festive special.
“BBC bosses must have had some idea it would be a sizzling pairing on the dancefloor, but on a personal level probably didn’t expect them to get so close, so soon.
“They join a long line of stars and pros who’ve found themselves growing closer as a result of long, intimate sessions in the rehearsal studio.”