Snowdon: 'Cole no longer Strictly rebel'

Lisa Snowdon has said that dance partner Brendan Cole is acting like a new man in this year's Strictly Come Dancing.

Cole had been known for pulling rebellious stunts such as inserting illegal lifts into dances and talking back to the judges. However, Snowdon has revealed that he is "no longer the bad boy of the ballroom".

"He's not up for antagonising the judges by creating conflict anymore," she told The Mirror.

Snowdon revealed that she thinks the change in Cole's character is down to a healthy relationship with both his girlfriend and dance partner.

"He's really in love with his girlfriend and I think that's made a heap of difference. He's happy, and combined with the fact that he and I get on really well which has mellowed him out," she said.