April 30th, 2011 by Lisa McGarry.
Joe Calzaghe has claimed that the judges comments on Strictly Come Dancing are a form of bullying.
The boxing champion competed on the BBC reality TV series in 2009 and was partnered by his now girlfriend Kristina Rihanoff. He had two left feet and no timing and was regularly criticised by the panel on the weekly Saturday night show.
Hitting out at Craig Revel Horwood, Bruno Tonioli and Alesha Dixon and their treatment of him during his five week stint, Joe told The Daily Mail:
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September 15th, 2010 by Lisa McGarry.
Strictly Come Dancing professional Kristina Rihanoff revealed that she has already introduced her boyfriend Joe Calzaghe to her celebrity partner Goldie.
Kristina hooked up with Joe on the show last year, just weeks after they began their dance training. She insists that there is no chance of a romance with married star Goldie this year and introduced the pair to avoid any misunderstandings.
She told iVillage: “Joe knows this is my job. We live together now and are very happy.
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March 28th, 2010 by Lisa McGarry.
Strictly Come Dancing star Joe Calzage has been forced to admit that he regularly uses illegal drug cocaine.
The boxing champion (who was last week pictured kissing his sister!) was tricked by a team of undercover News Of The World reporters and admitted that not only does he take the drug. but that it is supplied by a relative of his and a famous soap star.
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December 16th, 2009 by Lisa McGarry.
Former Strictly Come Dancing competitor Joe Calzaghe, has admitted that he is hoping to pursue a movie career for himself.
Calzaghe, hopes to emulate the success of ex-footballer turned actor, Vinnie Jones.
“I’m not in the gym every day like I used to be so I’ve got a bit of time on my hands,” he told The Sun.
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November 17th, 2009 by Lisa McGarry.
Joe Calzaghe has claimed that he was put out of Strictly Come Dancing, due to a derogatory comment he made about Craig Kelly.
Joe told The Sun: “It was something I said about Craig to producers. I won’t say what it was, but it was worse than a swear word.
“It was odd that we were in the bottom two for four weeks running, but that the public kept voting for us.
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October 19th, 2009 by Lisa McGarry.
Former Strictly Come Dancing judge Arlene Phillips has blamed professional dancer, Kristina Rihanoff for Joe Calzaghe’s departure this weekend.
Arlene thinks the pair’s performances were lacking, because their romance was so heavily publicised outside the show.
Arlene told The Sun: “The thing about Strictly romances like Matt and Flavia’s is nobody knew. That’s what made it so unbelievably powerful.
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October 19th, 2009 by Lisa McGarry.
Despite being kicked off Strictly Come Dancing this Saturday, dancer Kristina Rihanoff has insisted that it won’t be the end of her relationship with Joe Calzaghe.
Kristina told The Sun:
“He’s a very, very good-looking guy. He’s in top shape. Yes, I do think he’s sexy.”
“He’s the nicest and kindest person I’ve ever met. He’s a really, really nice guy.
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October 17th, 2009 by Lisa McGarry.
Boxing champion Joe Calzaghe has admitted that he has told the Strictly Come Dancing costume department that he won’t be wearing any pink lycra outifts on the show.
Joe told The Sun:
“I told Kristina to tell them: ‘I don’t want to wear no pink, no lycra, nothing too tight’. I’ve been pretty happy so far. Tonight I’m wearing a red satin shirt. Not just a red satin shirt, I’ll be in black trousers too.”
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September 27th, 2009 by Lisa McGarry.
Joe Calzaghe has finally admitted that he IS dating his Strictly Come Dancing partner, Kristina Rihanof.
The Mail On Sunday snapped Kristina leaving Joe’s apartment early yesterday morning and claims that she has slept there every night this week.
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September 17th, 2009 by Lisa McGarry.
It seems that he can fight some of the world’s toughest men but when it comes to dancing with a petite blonde, Joe Calzaghe just can’t keep up.
The boxing champion is fearful that he may not be able to perform on tomorrow night’s Strictly launch show, after injuring his knee during training.
Joe’s partner Kristina Rihanoff, told The Sun: “Joe is rehearsing so hard.
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