Romance just beginning for Kara Tointon and Artem Chigvintsev as they leave her home together following Strictly win

By BEN TODD and PAUL REVOIR

Happy couple: Kara Tointon and Artem can't stop smiling as they pose for a picture outside her parents London home early this morning


It’s very early days but things are looking bright for the new couple.

Kara Tointon and new beau Artem Chigvintsev were all smiles as they posed for a picture together outside her London home early this morning.

And they have no plans to separate any time soon as Artem has agreed to spend Christmas with Kara and her family at their North London home.

The professional dancer will be giving his girl plenty of TLC over the festive season as she was rushed to hospital in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Just hours after sharing a passionate, and very public, kiss with her new beau, Kara was being rushed to hospital by her father.

The 27-year-old former EastEnders star battled through the dance show final to take the title, despite being in agony with a torn ligament in her lower arm.


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In fact Kara was only able to perform her waltz and American Smooth because she had taken strong painkillers by show bosses, The Sun has reported.

Kara injured herself during her second dance performance of the night performing to Queen’s Don’t Stop Me Now.

‘On the last two dances I couldn’t really move my arm. It was a weird experience not being able to move my arm, thank God it wasn’t my leg because that would have a been a disaster,’ Kara said.


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‘I hope we can continue to get on like we have done and I guess we will see what happens. We will chill out and probably go to a nice restaurant in the week I hope.’

Saturday night’s show drew 14.5million viewers at its peak, the highest ever for Strictly Come Dancing.

Miss Tointon and Chigvintsev impressed the judges with their four performances, which included the American Smooth and an energetic show dance.

After finding out they had beaten TV presenter Matt Baker and Aliona Vilani, she said: ‘The most special thing about this whole experience has been meeting Artem.

‘He is so special, he’s one of the...’, before her tears stopped her from continuing. She added: ‘I have made a friend for life.’


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source: dailymail