Chris Robshaw's wife 'hopes to build friendship with Strictly Come Dancing star'
Chris Robshaw's wife has already invited his professional partner to dinner, according to a source.
Chris Robshaw's wife hopes to build a friendship with his Strictly Come Dancing partner.
The 39-year-old sports star has been busily preparing for the Strictly launch show this weekend, and Camilla Kerslake has already invited his professional dance partner to dinner "in a bid to stop any gossiping around the curse".
A source told The Sun newspaper: "Camilla is a woman's woman.
"She knows it's inevitable that sadly, women will be compared, and pitted against each other, and she won't stand for that.
"She's always been very vocal about women supporting each other and has already invited Chris’ partner over for dinner.
"She wants to start building a friendship outside of the show in a bid to stop any gossiping around the curse."
Chris - who has been married to Camilla since 2018 - is convinced that his wife and his dance partner will soon become good friends.
The former England rugby player has already joked that he's "going to be the third wheel".
The source continued: "Chris’ partner is totally on board. They have shared common ground and want to make sure they’re a unified group - rather than Camilla being on the outside.
"There are plans to spend time together before the series kicks off, and Camilla is looking forward to getting to know Chris’ partner, beyond the headlines.
"Chris has said he thinks both women will hit it off as mates, and has joked to people close to him that he's going to be the third wheel."
Chris previously revealed that he's looking forward to the challenge of competing on Strictly.
However, the former sportsman conceded that he was out of his comfort zone on the dance floor.
Chris - who earned 66 caps for England and captained the national team 43 times - told the BBC: "This is about as far out of my comfort zone as it gets!
"I’m hoping to take my dad dancing to a whole new level, and my mum can’t wait to drag me along to her Zumba class. Let’s see if a rugby sidestep works in the Cha Cha Cha."
