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Strictly star Virshilas to wed

Virshilas - Plans to marry dancer Klaus Kongsdal next year
Virshilas - Plans to marry dancer Klaus Kongsdal next year

'Strictly Come Dancing' star Katya Virshilas has become engaged to another dancer, Klaus Kongsdal.

Virshilas told Hello! magazine that Kongsdal proposed while she was rehearsing for the final of the most recent series last month.

She said: "I opened the door and there were hundreds of rose petals and candles.

"My first thought was 'Oh my God, I forgot our anniversary or something' because for the past three months I had been so absorbed with 'Strictly'."

Virshilas and former European champion Kongsdal have been dating for 14 months.

The couple met in a BBC bar after recording a show in 2009.

They plan to marry next year.

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