Greg Rutherford has joked he's a victim of the 'Strictly Come Dancing' curse after getting close to Judge Rinder.
Greg Rutherford
The Olympian long jumper - who is dating Susie Verrill - has quipped there is "a lot of male love" between him and fellow contestant Robert Rinder since they started competing on the BBC One show.
He said: "The only 'Strictly' curse that has been happening is the romance between me and Rob. There's a lot of male love going on."
The so-called 'Strictly' curse was coined after several celebrities competing on the programme over the years began embarking on relationships with their professional partners.
But there is no such danger of that happening between Greg, 29, and his partner Natalie, who is engaged to company director James Knibbs, because the pair often go on double dates.
He added to Metro: "We all get on very well. Me, Natalie, James, we all go for dinner together.
"I didn't come into 'Strictly' looking for a girlfriend. For some, maybe - not for us.
"I've got someone and I'm very happy where I am."
Greg and Susie have two-year-old son Milo together but he worried he wouldn't be able to have any more kids after injuring himself while attempting an "extreme jump".
He said: "We've actually had to adapt our jive because we wanted to do a really extreme jump into a lift. It was epic.
"But then during rehearsals, Nat missed the position and as she grabbed me, she ripped her nail off, which bled everywhere."
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