Camilla Dallerup split speak out and Brendan Cole

When Natasha Kaplinsky and Brendan Cole waltzed to victory in the debut series of Strictly Come Dancing, their rumoured affair, and subsequent love splits, led to the dawn of the Strictly Curse.
And while both have insisted since their 2004 pairing that they were never romantically involved, former Strictly dancer Camilla Dallerup - whose eight-year romance with Brendan ended as a direct result of the rumours - has revealed how their closeness broke her heart.
She told the Daily Mirror: 'To this day I have no idea whether it was her fame and celebrity that swept him away or if he really did feel a strong connection with her. Im guessing it was probably a bit of both. It felt as if the fact that wed just got engaged meant nothing to either of them.


The opening Camilla Dallerup has spoken out about her eight-year romance with Brendan Cole, who ended abruptly in the middle rampant rumors he had an affair with her Strictly Come Dancing partner Natasha Kaplinsky 2004
"What was really hurtful was not just that Brendan seemed to have forgotten that he was engaged, the entire nation seems to have forgotten that he was engaged."
Danish-born Camilla, 40, who was paired with antiques expert David Dickinson at the time, also spoke about watching helplessly while her boyfriend became increasingly distant - and humiliating sight of seeing him kiss Natasha on his face during a live show.
She remembered how her parents had come together to see one of the earlier shows, and that she should have been proud but instead was "filled with shame and humiliation."

"Because of all the shows to choose, Brendan chose that one to congratulate her partner by kissing her on the lips. Right in front of the audience, and right in front of his future parents swear, he kisses the woman I thought now that my arch-rival for his love . I was broken. "
Camilla, who has since quit dancing to become a trainer, has since moved on, and is happily married to actor Kevin Sacre, with whom she shares home in Surrey and Los Angeles. She has also written a new book, Strictly Inspiring, about her time on the show.
Meanwhile, the New Zealander Brendan was married to model Zoe Hobbs since 2010. On Christmas day, their daughter, Aurelia, celebrated his second birthday.


In 2005, a year after collaborates with Brendan, Natasha married with private equity professional Justin Bower just six months after meeting on a blind date.
The couple are now parents to son Arlo, six, and daughter, Angelina, four.
Speaking to The Mail On Sunday's You magazine about the rapid development of their romance, Natasha said: "I have never felt that sense of security about anyone before.


"We met for lunch, then had a peppermint tea together one afternoon and on our next date we booked a holiday to the Maldives, where he suggested.
'It was all very, very quick but at the time it felt like an eternity.
'Looking back now, I understand why my mother wouldn't speak to me at first and why I got a flurry of phone calls from friends asking me if I was pregnant.'

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