Hot Kristina Rhianhoff

Cheek to cheek with the
Siberian spitfire

Ever since John Sergeant dragged her across the dancefloor like a glamorous sack of potatoes, men have wondered what it would be like to hold Kristina Rihanoff in their arms. And from the moment Brian Fortuna swept celebrity partner Ali Bastian off her feet, women have fantasised about this American Smooth. Richard Barber and Petronella Wyatt find out what it's like to Dance With the Stars... When I tell my taxi driver what I'll be doing this afternoon, he all but rear-ends the car in front. 'Dancing with Kristina?' he says, in a swooning sort of voice. 'But she's my favourite.' Mine, too.
At 32, Kristina Rihanoff - the so-called Siberian Siren (actually, she's from Vladivostok) - is the very embodiment of old-fashioned glamour.
The platinum curls, the curvaceous figure, the white teeth framed by those scarlet lips, she's the Marilyn Monroe de nos jours, and the reason why quite so many men will happily watch Strictly Come Dancing along with their wives