Strictly Come Dancing’s Kristina Rihanoff channels Bond girl Ursula in stunning beach shoot

Strictly Come Dancing’s Kristina Rihanoff has swapped the ballroom for the beach as she transformed into a Bond girl.

The professional dancer channelled Ursula – who played Honey Ryder in the 1962 James Bond film Dr No.

Wearing the iconic white bikini and carrying two sea shells, Rihanoff bares a striking resemblance to Ursula as she is pictured emerging from the sea.

Rihanoff – who is dating former rugby player Ben Cohen – posed as the 007 agent’s love interest for Closer.

Speaking to the publication about staying in shape, she said: "As a dancer, it's important for me to keep my body in good shape. Aside from dancing, I go to yoga for meditation and also hit the gym for cardio.

"I'm not the biggest gym bunny but I need to look good in my Strictly costumes!"

Unfortunately for Rihanoff she was voted out of the BBC dance competition on Sunday night after viewers failed to be impressed by her American Smooth to Frank Sinatra’s Fly Me To The Moon with Irish singer Daniel O’Donnell.

Speaking about the performance, O’Donnell said: “I forgot everything in the dance-off, my feet stuck to the floor.

“I’ve had a great time, I have enjoyed the show, to have been asked to go on it was amazing.

“And to just have taken part, it’s going to be lovely to look back and say ‘I was on that show.’”

He also cleared up reports that Rihanoff branded him an “old man” who would be unlikely to win.

“What can you do, things are going to be written – it certainly didn’t affect Kristina and myself at all, we just enjoyed learning the dance, doing the dances, and I suppose I would have loved to be able to do better. Somebody has to go every week and this week it was my turn.”

He joked: “I don’t think I’m old!”

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