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Kirsty McCormack

Strictly fans delighted as former pro Kristina Rihanoff returns looking 'absurdly glam'

Strictly Come Dancing fans were delighted on Tuesday evening as Kristina Rihanoff made her return to the BBC series.

The Russian dancer joined Rylan on It Takes Two as she lent her expertise to the Choreography Corner segment.

Kristina, 44, looked incredible in a fitted yellow dress which highlighted her curves and flaunted some cleavage.

The former Strictly pro wore her blonde hair in sleek curls and completed her look with some pink lipstick and matching stilettos.

Grinning from ear-to-ear, Kristina told Rylan: "I'm good, it's so good to be back!" before giving her critique of the performances from Halloween weekend.

Strictly Come Dancing fans were delighted on Tuesday evening as Kristina Rihanoff made her return to the BBC series (BBC)

The blonde star, who is now in a relationship with her former Strictly partner Ben Cohen, wasn't particularly harsh about any of this year's remaining couples, but she did talk chemistry.

As Rylan asked her about AJ Odudu's dance and chemistry with pro Kai Widdrington, Kristina said: "You either have it or you don't have it."

Of course, Kristina knows all about that spark as she found it with former rugby player Ben - who was married to Abby Blayney when he competed in the eleventh series of Strictly back in 2013.

Kristina looked stunning in a fitted lemon dress as she joined Rylan on Tuesday's It Takes Two (BBC)

Ben, 43, and Abby became estranged in 2014, and divorced in March 2016, and he has since gone on to have a daughter with Kristina.

Fans were so happy to see Kristina back on their screens and took to Twitter to comment.

"So nice to see Kristina on #ItTakesTwo!! I miss her," one posted, while another said: "Kristina Rihanoff remains absurdly glam #ItTakesTwo."

Kristina was partnered with Ben Cohen on Strictly back in 2013 and the pair now have a daughter together (PA)

A third person tweeted: "Lovely to see Kristina back #ItTakesTwo," while a fourth added: "Some iconic old school footage of Kristina this evening #ItTakesTwo."

And someone else posted: "#ItTakesTwo Lovely to see the lovely @KRihanoff doing Choreography Corner. Great having Kristina back at Strictly, would love to see her back at SCD Kristina was one of the best dancer/choreographer. Looking fabulous in the gorgeous lemon dress."

Strictly - It Takes Two airs weekdays at 6:30pm on BBC2.

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