'I'm enjoying having that settled feeling': Kara Tointon moves in with Strictly boyfriend Artem Chigvintsev
By Sarah Fitzmaurice
Last updated at 10:36 AM on 15th August 2011
They fell in love after being partnered together on Strictly Come Dancing and celebrating their win with a passionate kiss.
Now, after just nine months together Kara Tointon has revealed that she has moved in with Artem Chigvintsev.
The couple, who met on the BBC1 dance show have posed for pictures in their new flat in North London for Hello! Magazine.
Strictly moving in: Kara Tointon and boyfriend Artem Chigvintsev have revealed that have moved in together to a new flat in North London
Former EastEnder actress Tointon said she is 'enjoying having that nice settled feeling'.
But while they may have moved in together the pair have no plans to head up the aisle any time soon.
Speaking to the magazine Tointon said: 'I dream of getting married one day, but at the moment we're just happy being happy.
Everyone's a winner: The couple met on Strictly Come Dancing which they won at the end of last year
My support: Kara celebrating her role as Eliza Doolittle at the Pygmalion after-party with Artem
She added: ‘Don't get me wrong, I would love to. But my parents never married and are still together.’
‘I would rather have a nice life together than worry about a silly date.'
Read the full interview in this week's Hello! magazine
Since appearing on the dancing contest, Kara’s personal life has been just as successful as her professional and the actress has been enjoying life as a leading lady.
The former soap star has been taking on the principal role of Eliza Doolittle in the stage show Pygmalion alongside Rupert Everett.
Before she appeared on Strictly, Kara had given up on acting.
Speaking to the Daily Mail in May she said: ‘When I left EastEnders in 2009 I did a few modelling jobs but suddenly thought, “It’s been a year and I haven’t done any acting.” I was 25, and I had a mortgage to pay. So I went on Strictly last year to earn some money to set myself up as an interior designer. It’s funny how life can turn on a sixpence.'
The full interview is available in this week's Hello! magazine.
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