A professional dancer who won Strictly Come Dancing and danced with Fern Britton has been arrested on suspicion of domestic violence in California, it has been reported.
Artem Chigvintsev, 42, who appeared in four series of the BBC dancing show and won in 2010, was arrested in the town of Yountville, Napa County, on Thursday just before 10am, according to US media.
He was partnered with singer Holly Valance, television presenter Britton and actress Natalie Gumede in subsequent seasons before he left the show in 2014.
Napa County Sheriff’s Office told TMZ that deputies had responded to a domestic violence call and that injuries were reportedly involved.