Neighbours icon turned Strictly Come Dancing star Stefan Dennis has needed to inform his spouse of 25 years that the curse received’t tear them aside.
The Strictly curse has haunted the present for over 20 years because of the chatter of romantic relationships blossoming between celebrities and their pro-partners (each actual and rumoured), even when one among them was already in a relationship.
Plenty of hypothesis has been debunked, however there undoubtedly have been dancing pairs who’ve taken their relationship off the dance ground after the present has come to an finish.
In 2018 alone, comic Seann Walsh was photographed kissing Katya Jones whereas each have been in relationships, and Dianne Buswell cut up together with her long-term boyfriend and shortly after began courting her companion Joe Sugg (whom she is with to today).
Oh, and Stacey Dooley ended her relationship with coach Sam Tucknott through the present to later begin courting her professional companion Kevin Clifton, with whom she now shares a toddler.
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And that’s simply scraping the iceberg.
As such, it appears Stefan has determined to chop any fear off on the move along with his dancer spouse, Gail Easdale, whom he married in 2000.
‘It has been introduced up,’ the 66-year-old Australian actor mentioned.
He added to The Mirror: ‘I preserve having to remind her and say, “Stop worrying, cease worrying darling, you’re nice.”
Contrary to his cleaning soap character Paul Robinson, who has married a number of ladies, cheated, lied and schemed his manner by relationships, Stefan is fortunately married to Gail and the pair have three youngsters collectively – sons Cameron, 23, Declan, 20, and daughter Darci, 16.
Revealing the important thing to his blissful relationship, he shared: ‘Acceptance and understanding. And waking up on daily basis and taking a look at a lady who I simply suppose is beautiful and beautiful in each manner.’
His addition because the twelfth celeb on the BBC actuality competitors sequence marks his subsequent profession transfer after it was confirmed Neighbours would end by the tip of the 12 months.
He has appeared on the favored sequence because the very starting in 1985 and has turn into synonymous with the present for many individuals.
Reflecting on the cancellation earlier this 12 months, he shared along with his followers: ‘I used to be absorbing, digesting and reflecting on what has occurred, not as a result of I used to be shedding one thing I really like dearly however as a result of it’s the unhappy ending to an iconic piece of Australian tv historical past.
‘This is a crushing blow to each the trade and a present which has employed, helped and nurtured so many.
‘I really feel for all of you who’re shedding a devoted vault of every day leisure and my coronary heart goes out to all of the solid, crew and manufacturing workers.’
Discussing his resolution to hitch Strictly, he mentioned he was trying ahead to stepping out of his consolation zone and that he’s ‘trying ahead to the glint and reaching for the sky.’
The upcoming season, which begins on Saturday, September 20, has already confronted some bother after one of many contestants, former Apprentice star Thomas Skinner, stormed out of a press occasion the place he reportedly took a journalist’s cellphone.
He later took to Instagram to elucidate the scenario and apologise for his behaviour.
‘What I do wish to say is how excited I’m to be a part of Strictly this 12 months. I’m so grateful for all of the love, kindness and help I’ve been proven to this point,’ he shared.
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