Kym Marsh says her Strictly Come Dancing partner Graziano has become like a member of her family.
The pair sailed through to week seven of the BBC show with a Halloween-inspired rumba set to Madonna's Frozen. The pair have bonded so well that former HearSay singer and Corrie star Kym now considers Graziano to be an honouary little brother
She told Hello magazine: “He’s very quickly become like a little brother to me.
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“Graziano is from a big family himself and is very family-orientated so it was important for us to build a friendship and I wanted to integrate him into the family.
“He’s fit in really well. Everyone loves him.”
Kym, 46, says performing on Strictly has scored points with her youngest daughter, 11-year-old Polly.
“Usually I’m quite embarrassing to her. She’s like ‘Oh my God, I can’t believe everyone knows who my mum is. So embarrassing,’ she said.
“But now I’ve become more interesting. I’ve been getting more messages from Polly now, going ‘Good luck, Mum. I hope you’re doing well.’
“I think it’s because all her friends are talking to her about (Strictly) at school.”
Marsh, who is married to Scott Ratcliff, is also mother to 27-year-old David and Emilie aged 24.
Sicilian-born Graziano, 28, added: “I feel like part of the family. Every week, there is a day where Kym invites me home with her and the family prepare Italian food and make me feel so welcome.
“At the end of the day, when we’ve finished the rehearsals, I’ll be in my hotel on my own. But Kym knows that, so she invites me back.”
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