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THE sexy partner of Strictly star Joe Calzaghe is an ambitious maneater who has coupled up in the bedroom with FOUR male dancers, we can reveal.

Viewers have already witnessed the spark between the ex world boxing champ and blonde Kristina Rihanoff.
Last night her first love - one of the four dance partners she bedded on her road to fame - has predicted it is only a matter of time before she and Joe swap the foxtrot for the horizontal tango!

In an exclusive interview from his home in Russia, YEVGENIY FILIPPOV said: "There is no surprise to me that Kristina has a new partner who may be her boyfriend, this boxer Joe, a man who is attractive and popular.

"This is very much like her. There is something sexually haunting about her. Men are drawn to her and cannot resist her. They fall under her spell. No doubt it will be same with him.
"And she is adventurous and always up to something new, especially when this means she gets to be more popular and successful in her career as a result."

Calzaghe, 37, and Kristina, 31, have clearly become close after five weeks of training for the new series, which started on Friday with them surprisingly bottom of the leaderboard after an "icy" tango.
Earlier in the week they were spotted locked in an embrace, giggling like lovebirds, after a romantic meal of oysters and wine. Calzaghe has not hidden his feelings for the woman he calls "irresistible top girl". He has also said: "Kristina's absolutely gorgeous."

Kristina, who was crushed to be partnered with lumbering 65- year-old John Sergeant last year, said being paired with Calzaghe "feels like winning the lottery."

Topless

Yevgeniy, 32, told of the poverty-stricken background which drove Kristina to the top of the ballroom dancing world via a string of partners.
He fell for her sizzling sex appeal, which she flaunted in a topless performance at a party in 2002, when they met as dancers in their home city Vladivostok.
Yevgeniy, now a dance teacher, said: "To perform with a partner I have to feel attracted to them as a woman. That's how it was with Kristina. She was very good looking, bright, artistic and ambitious.
"As dancers, we were the best in our region. As lovers the passion was unforgettable."
It was not long before Kristina realised dancing was a way out of the despair of living in a country impoverished after the fall of the Soviet Union.
Yevgeniy went on: "Kristina became beautiful, confident and self-sufficient but she realised this alone was not enough.
"She knew she had to work harder than anyone to beat all the other starlets ready to do anything to get to the top."
Kristina's ambition was apparent when US star BRIAN JOLLY went to Russia in 1998 looking for a dance partner.
Yevgeniy's three-year relationship with Kristina ended when Jolly spotted her - and ended up marrying her. Kristina's childhood friend Yelena Solovyeva, 32, said: "An American boy came flying here like a prince to take her to a new life. All the girls wanted to be like her."
Kristina, then 21, was overjoyed when Brian took her to a new life in Seattle. But being in the promised land gave Kristina new mountains to climb - and more men to conquer.
Kristina soon realised Jolly was far less ambitious than her and after five years they divorced. She admitted: "We separated because he didn't want to throw everything into dancing internationally, like I did."
Kristina traded up to CORKY BALLAS, a professional on US show Dancing With The Stars, on which Kristina also performed. But that relationship also ended after five years when Kristina was offered Strictly last year. She said: "I got the chance to do this in London so it was doomed. How could we have kept that going when he was in LA and I was here?"
Kristina immediately encountered a setback when she was paired with tubby Sergeant.
Her musician dad Igor, 53, revealed: "She told me she was upset she got a physically weak partner. But even with John she managed to do great."

Fling

Kristina hid her disappointment in a fling with fellow Strictly pro VINCENT SIMONE during the show's live tour. They often danced together and their passion continued off-stage.
But Vincent hid from Kristina his relationship with pregnant girlfriend Susan Duddy, only confessing when details of his two-timing were about to emerge.
For once, Kristina's ice queen mask slipped. She said: "I cried for weeks." Now fans of the show are wondering if she will make Joe dance conquest No5. Their obvious intimacy has already enraged Joe's recent ex Jo-Emma Larvin, 28, who told friends: "He's driven a dagger into my heart."
Kristina says: "If I met Joe in a bar, I would think he was handsome and charming. I call him Mr Muscle and he calls me The Boss. His stamina is incredible.
"Joe and I can dance all day and he is comfortable with the intimacy that dancing requires."
She added, mysteriously: "It's great we're both single because we are free to do what we want."20