The documentary maker, 33, took to Instagram to post a glamorous photo of herself with the former Strictly Come Dancer, 37, in their home with a love heart emoji.

Sources have claimed that bosses decided to finally make the historic move after rival Dancing On Ice set the standard with their own all-male pairing earlier this year.

Strictly Come Dancing's professional dancer Oti Mabuse gave a little bit of hope to the show's fans when she appeared on the Graham Norton show. 

OLIVER HOLT - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Five years ago, when I was already plenty old enough to know better, I went to Orlando to chronicle the end of Tiger Woods' career.

Beset by illness, diminished by injuries and one Test down, England's cricketers were entitled to feel a little beleaguered as they wandered through the corridors of The Cullinan hotel.

OLIVER HOLT - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: It was all Antonio Rudiger's fault, apparently. Hearing racist chants aimed at him at Spurs the weekend before Christmas? His mistake.

OLIVER HOLT - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: It was late in the afternoon on the fifth day of the second Test at Newlands when a beautiful thing happened in the stand next to the Oaks Enclosure.

OLIVER HOLT: Andy Holt, the owner of Accrington Stanley has accused big clubs of being like a boa constrictor, squeezing the life out of the teams in the lower leagues of English football.

OLIVER HOLT: I hope that making such a generous apology to Messrs Sullivan and Gold and Baroness Brady, the visionaries in charge of West Ham, did not stick in the throats of Sky Sports bosses.

OLIVER HOLT - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: So the Premier League is planning a Hall of Fame. There is no news yet on how much it is going to cost to get in or where it's going to be situated.

OLIVER HOLT - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: So let me get this right: becuase Liverpool finally lost a game we are supposed to recalibrate their season as a brush with ordinariness? Seriously?

OLIVER HOLT - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: For the first time in 30 years, Liverpool are the champions. We knew that already and it looks now as though the coronavirus has confirmed it.

OLIVER HOLT: Billy Joe Saunders has pledged £25,000 to charities supporting the victims of domestic violence. The money may not last long after his tutorial for men on how to hit their partners.

OLIVER HOLT - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: In the midst of all this, in the midst of the lockdown and my dad in a care home no one can visit any more and my mum reaching for her shopping.

OLIVER HOLT - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Voiding the Premier League season is not an option that we should even be entertaining. The same applies to all our leagues.

OLIVER HOLT - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Are we so desperate for football to return that we turn a sport that we cherish for its escapism, its tribalism and its beauty into a giant sterile zone?

EXCLUSIVE BY WILL KELLEHER: Welsh victories at Twickenham are rare but much-celebrated occasions. Sportsmail spoke to those involved in the most recent triumphs.

MIKE BROWN: Slay the Dragon was our theme of the week for Eddie Jones' first game against Wales. At our Monday meeting, all of the players were given a black A4 folder filled with tactical instructions.

The Tigers will confirm up to five new deals. England scrum-half Youngs has agreed a substantial pay cut to stay, and wing Jonny May will also have to reduce his salary demands if he wants a new contract.

Sky are in line to secure a £300million agreement to screen the competition from 2021, leaving terrestrial channels BBC and ITV on the margins with potentially huge implications for the sport.

EXCLUSIVE BY NIK SIMON: England's World Cup winning captain Johnson shoots down the prospect of Sky Sports taking over the Six Nations broadcast rights in an instant.

Manu Tuilagi is England's master of destruction on the pitch - and he is building an equally fierce reputation on the chess board.

Mako Vunipola has been cleared to train with Saracens despite being stood down by England due to fears surrounding the coronavirus. 

EXCLUSIVE BY CHRIS FOY: Coronavirus fears have prompted ITV to abandon plans to send commentators and pundits out to Rome for England's game against Italy on March 14.

England are ready to unleash their scrum as an attacking weapon against Wales at Twickenham on Saturday, after using their set-piece ordeal in the World Cup final as a catalyst for change.

Anthony Watson and Mark Wilson will make their first England appearances since the World Cup final in Saturday's Guinness Six Nations match against Wales at Twickenham, the RFU has announced.

It has been officially confirmed by the Six Nations that Italy's home match against England next Saturday has been postponed due to the coronavirus crisis.

Mako Vunipola has been named in the Saracens starting side to face Leicester Tigers this weekend despite being stood down from England duty over coronavirus fears.

WILL KELLEHER: Bristol have pulled off another transfer coup by signing young Saracens duo Ben Earl and Max Malins on loan for a year from next season.

Josh Navidi once turned All Blacks heads and has now been backed to leave England blue too at Twickenham. He had hamstring trouble but is now fit to start on Saturday.

England beat Wales to seal the Triple Crown and keep their Six Nations title hopes alive. Here, Sportsmail's Nik Simon assesses the performances of Eddie Jones' players.

Joe Marler has given his response to the storm over his manhandling of Alun Wyn Jones's genitals with Piers Morgan among those weighing into the debate on Twitter.

England are facing a triple ban after Joe Marler, Manu Tuilagi and Courtney Lawes were all cited following Saturday's ill-tempered victory over Wales.

Player's union chief executive Damian Hopley has urged rugby authorities to apply 'common sense' to the process of re-scheduling matches postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak.

CLAIRE BLOOMFIELD AT THE TOYOTA STADIUM: England end their SheBelieves Cup campaign with just three points from three games after losing 1-0 to Spain in Dallas.

England coach Eddie Jones has been disciplined by his bosses at the RFU following his scathing criticism of referee Ben O'Keeffe.

Maro Itoje has had a one-year loan move to French side Racing 92 blocked by Premiership Rugby clubs after Saracens relegation from the English topflight.

MIKE KEEGAN - SPORTS AGENDA: Sports broadcasters will hold crisis meetings on Monday to discuss how they are going to fill their schedules over the coming weeks and possibly months.

The world of sport is a quiet place right now, as competitions spanning all disciplines across the globe have slammed shut their doors amid the growing pandemic. It is, however, not the first time.

Gloucester have informed players and staff that their wages will be slashed by 25 per cent and several rivals are set to follow suit, amid fears of a looming financial apocalypse.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY NIK SIMON: Only seven days ago, Jack Nowell still had a note in his diary earmarking this weekend as the time for him to return to Exeter's starting team.

NIK SIMON: Millions will be lost through matchday takings and broadcast rights if the league goes into long-term lock down. The epidemic could force some club finances to the brink of collapse.

Leading officials staged a conference call on Monday night to address urgent issues arising from the disruption caused by the coronavirus outbreak. England are due to fly to Japan in late June.

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Long before IOC president Thomas Bach received the call that brought the 2020 Games to an abrupt close, the Olympics were already done.

Eddie Jones has agreed to a pay cut 'in excess of 25 per cent' as part of the RFU's attempts to off-set the financial impact of the coronavirus outbreak, which has led to a shut-down of the rugby season.

The 58-year-old former rugby star, who is affiliated with Wimbledon Pitbull beer, also branded the business mogul a 'c***' when asked if his claims were real by one of his Twitter followers.

Eddie Jones is poised to stay in his role as England head coach through to the 2023 World Cup, after agreeing terms with the RFU to extend his contract.

Eddie Jones says he has the hunger to make England great having re-signed until the 2023 World Cup. As Sportsmail revealed on Thursday the Australian has extended his contract by two years.

CHRIS FOY: There has been a polarised response to the news that Eddie Jones will remain England's head coach until the 2023 World Cup. Many people are delighted. Others are aghast.

Eddie Jones is stuck in Japan due to the coronavirus outbreak where England still intend to tour in July - although it is increasingly likely the trip will be called off this month.