As this year's Strictly Come Dancing celebrities take their first tentative steps on the dancefloor with their brand new partners, the show's infamous curse will no doubt be on the minds of some.
Marriages have ended and loving couples torn apart by the chemistry formed through the ruthless combination of hours in training and raunchy dance moves.
Over the last 17 series, even the hardiest relationships have fallen to the curse with victims unable to resist taking their partnerships beyond the realms of ballroom.
The infamous hex has arguably become as prominent a feature on the family show as sequins and the Cha Cha Cha, much to the alleged annoyance of producers.
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