Strictly's Flavia to waltz up the aisle with former dance partner Jimi Mistry
By LARA GOULD
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Strictly Come Dancing champion Flavia Cacace is to marry her former dance partner, the actor Jimi Mistry.
Miss Cacace, 33, who won the series with Olympian Louis Smith last month, has been dating East Is East star Mistry for two years after they met on the BBC dance series in 2010.
She made the announcement on Twitter yesterday.
Chemistry: Jimi Mistry and Flavia Cacace on Strictly in 2010. The couple began dating in 2011
In a message which could be read by her 75,000 followers, she wrote: ‘Sorry I have been a bit quiet, wanted to wish you all a very happy new year.
'I’ve had a wonderful time and have some amazing news . . . All I need to say is @JimiMistry has made me the happiest girl in the world. Xxxx #engaged.’
Mistry, 39, added on his page: ‘You’ve made me the happiness [sic] man xxxxx #thankgodshesaidyes.’
Winner: Miss Cacace, 33, won the series with Olympian Louis Smith last month
In a previous interview Flavia gushed about her love for Mistry, adding: ‘I’m probably the happiest I’ve ever been and I really hope this will work out into something permanent.
'He’s such a lovely, sweet, caring person with a wonderful sense of humour, which is probably the biggest thing for me.
‘We’ve talked about marriage and children in a general way, but we’re not planning anything.’
Together: Flavia and Jimi arm in arm at the 'West Is West' premiere
The engagement comes five years after Miss Cacace dumped her former fiance and fellow Strictly star Vincent Simone to embark on a three-year romance with ex-EastEnders actor Matt DiAngelo – another of her Strictly partners.
The couple split in November 2010 and Flavia began dating Mistry – who has an 11-year-old daughter from his first marriage – in January 2011.
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