Italian-born Flavia took to dancing extremely quickly, finding her first dancing partner at the age of 12. She has been with her current professional partner Vincent Simone, also from Strictly Come Dancing, for the past 13 years. Turning professional in 2001, they have an impressive list of titles between them both on an amateur and professional level.

As a previous finalist with Matt Di Angelo in series five, Flavia is a true competitor and fan of the show: "I am so happy to be a part of such an amazing show; the audience is the most important thing for me – it's thanks to all of them that we do what we do."