Opera singer Katherine Jenkins has spoken for the first time of her budding romance with Strictly Come Dancing heartthrob Gethin Jones.

As Entertainmentwise reported last week, the pair having been dating on the quiet ever since Katherine performed on the hit TV dancing competition in October.

Katherine has now fessed up to their secret affair, saying: “We’ve been out a few times and we’re both Welsh. It’s early days, we have known each other a long time.”

However, the singer – who has been slipping in to the BBC studio to watch her man wiggle his hips with ballroom partner, Camilla Dallerup – is still coy about their future together.

She continues: “There’s a competition on. We’ve both got very busy schedules right now.”