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Fern Britton doesn't think it's "fair" that Kristina Rihanoff has been criticised for her relationship with Ben Cohen.
The 58-year-old star - who struck up a friendship with the professional dancer while appearing on 'Strictly Come Dancing' in 2012 - has jumped to the blonde beauty's defence following claims the former rugby star cheated on his wife Abby with her.
Fern said: "She's very nice, a great dancer, and very funny. Had she been a bloke it would have been a case of, 'Good on him'. It's unfortunate that because she's glamorous, exciting and gorgeous she's going to have this focus on her, have her private life examined as well as her dancing. It's not fair is it?"
Abby - who has twin daughters with Ben - recently spoke out to insist she doesn't believe Kristina's claim that they only got together after they'd announced their split.
However, former 'This Morning' host Fern insists the 37-year-old dancer is "a very nice person".
She told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "I like Kristina very much. I worked with her, shared food with her, had a laugh with her, and all I ever saw was a very nice person. She's incredibly attractive, so I think it's very easy for blokes to fall in love with her."

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Sam Bailey thinks Simon Cowell prefers last year's 'The X Factor' runner-up Fleur East over winner Ben Haenow.
The 2013 winner of the ITV talent show has slammed the 55-year-old music mogul for giving the runner up - who is signed to his Syco record label - more extravagant clothing and equipment than Ben on the 'X Factor' tour in a bid to make her "the next big thing".
Sam said: "I felt sorry for Ben on the 'X Factor' tour. Fleur opened the show and had amazing outfits, pyrotechnics, dancers and big performances. Then Ben went on at the end and it was an anti-climax. It's obvious they are pushing Fleur to be the star.
"Simon can see where the money is going to come from and will make sure Fleur is the next big thing."
Meanwhile, the 'Skyscraper' singer also had a dig at new judge Rita Ora, insisting she doesn't know what it's like to try and make it as a pop star.
She told The Sun newspaper: "It's not that I don't like Rita, I just don't think she has enough experience to tell me what I already know.
"Rita hasn't been on the pub circuit, she went to drama school and was groomed to be famous before she left."

Gemma Collins has thanked her former co-stars for their support following her decision to quit 'The Only Way Is Essex'.
The 34-year-old star announced she was leaving the show for good after four years yesterday (18.08.15) and she's now taken to social media to thank people for their support.
Gemma replied to a message from former 'TOWIE' star Charlie Sims - who quit the ITVBe show following a number of rows between his sister Chloe and ex-girlfriend Ferne McCann earlier this year.
He wrote: "@missgemcollins good luck to the GC on making her decision to leave #Towie I'm sure I will still be seeing you around Brentwood #THEGC (sic)."
Gemma responded on Twitter, saying: "Thanks Charl of course il be in the deli babe xx lol (sic)."
Mick Norcorss - who owns 'TOWIE' hotspot Sugar Hut and appeared in the first three series - also tweeted Gemma to wish her "all the very best for the future" after she attempted to seduce him by cooking him an apple pie on the show.
The former 'I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!' contestant replied, writing: "Thanks Mick will never forget the apple pie (sic)."
Lydia Bright's mum Debbie - who often appears on the show - posted an image of the quote "You're not the kind of girl who settles. Keep not settling." alongside the caption: "You are unique remember that because there will always only ever be one @missgemcollins big hugs (sic)."
And Gemma - who also retweeted a number of messages from fans - replied, saying: "Thanks deb xx (sic)."

Peter Capaldi could leave 'Doctor Who' "sooner rather than later".
The 57-year-old star - who's the 12th actor to play the Time Lord in the iconic sci-fi series - has admitted he doesn't know how much longer he'll play the part and acknowledged it is not a long-term job.
He shared: "I sort of enjoy this position I am in with a kind of deep Scottish melancholy because I know it has to end one day.
"I will cross that bridge when we come to it, which may be sooner rather than later."
The Scottish actor - who stars alongside Jenna Coleman on the show - also revealed just how central 'Doctor Who' is to his own life, admitting the soundtrack causes him to feel "teary".
He said: "I live near where they record the music. The first thing they said was, 'This is your theme'. I got all teary.
"I know I'm over the top but I never thought I would hear that. I use music to get into character sometimes including previous 'Doctor Who' soundtracks."
Despite this, Peter revealed his wife Elaine Collins has banned him from watching old episodes at home, meaning he's forced to have them delivered to his trailer.
He told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "I still watch shows on my day off.
"It's great because I phone the office, ask for an episode, there's a knock at the trailer and it's presented. They don't think I'm an iconic character at home. That's the difficulty. When I go home of a weekend I still have to make my own coffee."

Charlotte Crosby has branded Mark Wright "s**t".
The 'Geordie Shore' star would like to compete in 'Strictly Come Dancing' but thinks they are "snobby" about having reality TV personalities on their show and can't understand why they broke their unofficial rule for the former 'The Only Way is Essex' hunk.
She said: "I'd love to do 'Strictly Come Dancing', but I heard they're quite snobby and don't like reality stars.
"Mark Wright is a bit different isn't he? I don't know why, but people bow down to him as if he's some kind of king, when really he's quite s**t and he doesn't have that much of a personality. Why does he keep getting work?"
The 25-year-old star - who announced she'd split from on/off boyfriend Mitch Jenkins earlier this week - has undergone a body transformation and couldn't be happier with her slender, toned figure.
She told Star magazine: "Every part of my body is amazing. I look in the mirror and smile.
"I'm just happy to have a healthy body and not look anything like I used to. It makes me 100 per cent happy.
"I don't even class it as being on a diet. I've changed my lifestyle."

Shabnam Masood "blames herself" for the death of her baby in 'EastEnders'.
The Minute Mart employee, who is played by Rakhee Thakrar, is set to discover her unborn baby has died and the 31-year-old actress has revealed her character will blame herself for the devastating death.
The 31-year-old actress shared: "The news absolutely floors Shabnam. The guilt settles in hard and fast. It was her body, and even thought it isn't her fault, Shabnam blames herself.
"There's also a lot of anger. Her world has stopped yet people are still smiling, going to work, carrying on with their lives, and she wants to scream at them all to stop. The sadness is unbearable - all she wants to do is hold her baby."
Shabnam - who previously had a daughter after a one night stand with Dean Wicks (Matt Di Angelo) but gave her up for adoption - and her fiancee Kush Kazemi (Davood Ghadami) will then be told that she has to give birth to the lifeless body.
Rakhee added: "Filming those scenes was incredibly emotional, but everyone on set was so sensitive and supportive to one another.
"The atmosphere in the studio was very focused, and there was a wonderful midwife on hand to assure that the contractions and labour scenes were handled in the correct manner."
And the soap star has admitted the heartbreaking storyline could mean the end of Shabnam and Kush's releationship.
She told Inside Soap magazine: Shabnam has a habit of shutting everyone out. It's inevitably going to cause problems with Kush - I really hope they can get through this..."

Larry Lamb has compared joining the cast of 'New Tricks' just before it was axed to "gatecrashing your own wake".
The former 'EastEnders' actor - who plays detective Ted Case in the upcoming 12th and final series - has admitted he had no idea the BBC comedy drama was going to be axed when he signed up for the role.
He said: "It wasn't the last series when I signed up. All of a sudden off it went. It was a bit weird because it was like gate-crashing your own wake.
"You've just go to do it anyway without a view to this being the end. You just have to get on with it."
The 67-year-old star enjoyed taking on a different type of role to his usual parts and admits he took inspiration from policeman he knows in real life.
He told ITV's 'This Morning': "He's a quirky character, he's quite a hard-nosed individual. He doesn't really suffer characters.
"You're sponging all the time picking up bits."
However, the 'Gavin & Stacey' funnyman insists he's not too bitter about the long-running series coming to an end just after joining because it means he can concentrate on presenting.
He added: "That's become a number one part of my life now, I just love doing it."

Demi Lovato has advised Nick Grimshaw to treat Simon Cowell like "any other grumpy old man".
The 22-year-old star was a judge alongside the 55-year-old music mogul on the US version of 'The X Factor' from 2012 to 2013 and has now offered the BBC Radio 1 DJ some tips on how best to deal with Simon on the new series of the UK show.
Speaking on the BBC Radio 1 Breakfast Show with Scott Mills, Demi said: "You just gotta give it back to him, you really do, you just have to give it back to him and I think people will have a lot of respect for you when you do that because Simon's not used to people talking back to him.
Asked if there's anything Simon hates hearing, Demi added: "I don't really know, you just gotta treat him like any other grumpy old man on the street, you gotta give it back to him."
The 'Cool For the Summer' singer also confessed that while she enjoyed her time on the talent show, she wouldn't want to move across the pond to join the UK version.
She admitted: "I don't know if I'll do it again, just because music always come first to me and I'm kind of a home body so I don't know if I could be gone for that long."