The curse of Strictly: romances that have crumbled under pressure of the danceflloor Flavia Cacace Flavia was in a long-term relationship with her dance partner Vincent Simone when she partnered with Matt Di Angelo, then 19. Shortly afterwards, Cacace's 11-year relationship with Simone came to an end and she and Di Angelo began dating. However their romance ended in 2010, and a few weeks later Cacace revealed she was dating her latest partner, actor Jimi Mistry. Vincent Simone After Cacace left him, Simone went on to have a relationship with Susan Duddy. But when Duddy was five months pregnant with Simone's baby, she walked out on him having discovered an affair between him and fellow dancer Kristina Rihanoff. They later reunited after the birth of their son Luca. Joe Calzaghe World champion boxer Joe Calzaghe dated model Jo-Emma Larvin for five years before they split up in August 2009 as Calzaghe began Srtictly. Friends claimed they had been rowing before the split. Ricky Whittle Ricky split from his girlfriend of two years, fellow Hollyoaks star Carley Stenson, and went on to date dance partner Natalie Lowe. This made them the third couple to get up close and personal on the 2009 series.