
Kara Tointon is now living with Strictly Come Dancing dance partner Artem Chigvintsev, 29, and life is great.
'I only did Strictly so that I could train to be an interior designer,' she tells us.
'I thought it would end my acting career. Instead it changed my life.'
After the show finished Kara, 28, not only landed the Russian hunk, she also got a starring role in Pygmalion in the West End.
'I'm really happy!' she tells us.
'Artem and I have moved in together and it's great. He's a bit too perfect.
'He's the neat and tidy one and I'm just a mess. He can't understand how I'm so messy.
'He was amazing while I was doing Pygmalion - he cooked for me every night.
'I guess it's my turn now but I can't cook, so it'll be takeout or beans on toast seven nights a week.'
Read the full story about Kara Tointon and Artem Chigvintsev in Now magazine dated 19 September 2011 - out now!
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