Strictly romance for Tina and Gavin?

Strictly romance for Tina and Gavin?
Strictly romance for Tina and Gavin? (Image credit: Eamonn and James Clarke/EMPICS Entertainment)

Former Coronation Street star Tina O'Brien has split from boyfriend Nick Cox and is growing closer to Strictly singleton Gavin Henson. According to reports, Tina and Nick, who met on the set of Waterloo Road, have drifted apart, leaving Tina finding comfort in the arms of this year's Strictly Come Dancing contestant Gavin Henson. An insider told The Sun's TV Biz: "Tina still has affection for Nick, but it's over. They weren't dating for that long so it's not getting her down." Speaking about Tina and Gavin's relationship, the insider added: "They've been flirting like mad behind the scenes and everyone thinks they'd make a great couple. "It's no secret that Gavin is gagging for it - he's a red-blooded male after all. "Tina is hot, so it's no surprise he's interested."

Patrick McLennan

Patrick McLennan is a London-based journalist and documentary maker who has worked as a writer, sub-editor, digital editor and TV producer in the UK and New Zealand. His CV includes spells as a news producer at the BBC and TVNZ, as well as web editor for Time Inc UK. He has produced TV news and entertainment features on personalities as diverse as Nick Cave, Tom Hardy, Clive James, Jodie Marsh and Kevin Bacon and he co-produced and directed The Ponds, which has screened in UK cinemas, BBC Four and is currently available on Netflix. 


An entertainment writer with a diverse taste in TV and film, he lists Seinfeld, The Sopranos, The Chase, The Thick of It and Detectorists among his favourite shows, but steers well clear of most sci-fi.