BRENDAN Cole has said the Strictly curse will last forever after he became the first victim 15 years ago.
He famously split from his dancer fiancée Camilla Dallerup after he won Strictly Come Dancing with celebrity partner Natasha Kaplinsky in the first series in 2004.
Brendan, 43, who was axed from the show last year after 15 years on the show, has spoken about the Strictly curse.
He told the Sunday People: “It’s intense. Think about it.
“If you go to work with somebody every single day – hands on – and you’re working towards the same goal and you’ve got chemistry and this incredible experience that everyone loves to talk about, it’s only natural it’s going to happen occasionally.
“I’ve probably said more than enough.”
Brendan – who has always denied an affair with newsreader Natasha, 46 – is now happily married to former model Zoe Hobbs, 36.
He may have been the first to be struck by the Strictly curse, but he wasn’t the last.
Others included comedian Seann Walsh who was dumped by his girlfriend after being pictured kissing partner Katya Jones – who is married to fellow dancer Neil Jones.
Earlier this year it was revealed newly crowned champion Stacey Dooley split from her boyfriend of five years and moved on to her TV dance partner Kevin Clifton.
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Eternal singer Louise Redknapp’s marriage to footy ace Jamie ended soon after she came runner-up in 2016.
Rugby hunk Ben Cohen split from his wife and got together with dance partner Kristina Rihanoff in 2013.
Kristina had previously dated her 2009 partner, boxer Joe Calzaghe, after he split from his girlfriend.
This month Countdown host Rachel Riley married her 2013 Strictly partner Pasha Kovalev – after leaving her husband of 15 months soon after the series.
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