Strictly pro breaks silence after celeb partner ‘fell in love’ with them – despite being engaged

STRICTLY Come Dancing pro Johannes Radebe has broken his silence after his former celeb dance partner John Whaite admitted he ‘fell in love’ with the star.

The South African born dancer and choreographer, 36, spoke out after John made the comments despite being engaged to his partner of 14 years.

Johannes discussed the comments with The Times ahead of the release of his upcoming memoir.

He admitted to the publication: “We have gone on to have such a beautiful experience together that it would be a shame if we were not friends after all that.

“What we agreed is that, regardless of what life throws at us, we will always keep [this friendship] going. ‘We are friends for life,’ I always say to him.

“‘I know where you live. You cannot get rid of me.’ I still speak to him.”

John recently opened up about how he fell victim to the so-called Strictly curse despite being engaged to partner Paul Atkins.

The Great British Bake Off star came runner-up on the contest during the 2021 series.

Speaking of the Strictly curse: “Johannes knew that [the curse] could happen. He had seen it a thousand times with his dance companions over the years.

“When you are physically pressed against another man for ten hours a day, things move emotionally . . .  He was being cautious. Strictly has a magical way of revealing the truth.

He added that it led to the pair spending some time apart, confessing: “For a while, Paul and I had to have some time apart.”

Elsewhere, Johannes admitted that he was on the lookout for love following John’s comments after saying he ‘deserved’ to find the one.

He said: “I want one. I need one [a relationship]. Every aspect of my life is great except for that.

“I deserve love and I never, ever thought that I deserved to be loved in that way.”