'Joe persuaded me to strip off': Strictly star Kristina Rihanoff reveals boxer boyfriend encouraged her to bare all for calendar

It's not often boyfriends encourage their partner's to strip off for steamy photo-shoots, but boxer Joe Calzaghe isn't the average partner. 

The world boxing champion told his Strictly Come Dancing star girlfriend to go 'bad a**' on her first calendar shoot, words which she certainly took to heart. 

From revealing black lingerie on a motorbike to wearing nothing but a fur coat Kristina Rihanoff decided to show off her 'sexier side' to fans for her 2013 calendar. 

Strictly stripped bare: Kristina Rihanoff revealed boxer boyfriend Joe Calzaghe persuaded her to get down to her underwear in calendar shoot

The Strictly dancer has shown she can make moves in front of the cameras as on the dancefloor as she posed up a storm for her racy shoot.

Kristina, 35, said it was her boyfriend of three years who persuaded her to show off her toned body in a variety of poses, from demure to downright daring. 

She said: 'It was actually Joe who suggested I should make a calendar.

What a knockout! Kristina said it was her beau who encouraged her to reveal her saucier side

Foxy lady! Kirstina said Joe was very pleased the results of her calendar shoot

'When we were deciding what kind of shots to include, he said I should go for something a bit more 'bad a**' - so that's what I've done.

'I'm very relaxed in front of the camera now. When you are a dancer you learn how to use your body for the camera, you know what angles to pose and I'm much more confident than I was.'

Kristina, whose celebrity partner Colin Salmon was voted off Strictly this year in week five, said she didn't let her boyfriend on the set of the sexy shoot.

Closer than ever: Kristina said she will be spending Christmas with Joe's family in Wales

All that glitters: Kristina sparkles in some of the shots, where she wears outfits inspired by Strictly in September

She added: 'It was just me and the photographer. Joe wasn't with me when I shot it, but he's really pleased with the results.'

Joe waltzed into the raunchy Russian dancer's life when he was partnered with her on Strictly in 2009.

It was shortly after he retired as the undefeated super middleweight and light heavyweight world boxing champ.

Showing off her moves: Kristina doesn't just look good on the dancefloor

Demure: Kristina shows off her softer side in the calendar shoot (as well as her dancers legs)

Kristina said she fell for the Welshman when he showed her his sensitive side in the dance studio.

She said: 'We will have Christmas in Wales together with Joe's family and my mum is coming over from Russia.

'Then we are going to have a vacation, just the two of us, and get some sun.'

Sweetheart: Kristina said her calendar shoot inspired her to feel more confident in her body

Merry Christmas: Kristina offers her fans a festive treat for December, here clad in a fur jacket

Tribal: Kristina said she wanted to show off her 'bad a**' side with the shoot, but she does show off a cuter side too

Kristina is returning to TV screens for the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special.

Six new celebrities, including model Kelly Brook and singer Rachel Stevens, will take to the dance floor for the Christmas Day competition.

Kristina - whose previous dance partners include John Sergeant, 68, and Jason Donovan, 44 - said she can't wait to see who she is paired with next. 

Meanwhile the Strictly star has also launched her own range of make-up with MeMeMe cosmetics, called the Kristina Rihanoff  Essentials Collection, which was used on her shoot. 

Joe's favourite: Kristina said her boyfriend loves her calendar and even persuaded her to strip

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