Flavia Cacace-Mistry (born 1980) is an Italian British professional

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. Her professional dance partner is Vincent Simone (they are branded when performing together as 'Vincent and Flavia'), and between 2006-2012 both partners appeared on the

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Early life

Cacace was born in

Naples Naples ( ; ; ) is the Regions of Italy, regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 908,082 within the city's administrative limits as of 2025, while its Metropolitan City of N ...

, the youngest of six children, and came to the United Kingdom with her family at the age of four when her father (a chef) moved to another job. She attended St Peter's Catholic School in

Guildford Guildford () is a town in west Surrey, England, around south-west of central London. As of the 2011 census, the town has a population of about 77,000 and is the seat of the wider Borough of Guildford, which had around inhabitants in . The nam ...

, and left in 1995.

Career

''Strictly Come Dancing''

Highest and lowest scoring performances per dance In 2005, Cacace appeared as a guest choreographer with Simone to choreograph an unscored group

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to introduce the dance style to audiences. The dance was then introduced into the competitive roster so therefore a scored individual dance a year later. In 2006, Cacace appeared in the fourth series of the

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''. Her celebrity dancing partner was comedian Jimmy Tarbuck. However, the couple withdrew after only one show, for medical reasons. On 1 June 2013, Cacace announced that she and Simone would not be competing in Strictly Come Dancing 2013 so they could work on other shows.

Other appearances

In January 2012, Cacace appeared on the BBC TV series '' The Magicians''. Cacace and Simone also have an App called 'Dance with Vincent and Flavia'. Dance with Vincent and Flavia is a free dance tutorial App from which the user can learn the fundamental dance steps and advance into a competent dancer with Vincent and Flavia's help. The App is published by International Celebrity Networks.

Titles

Career titles Cacace has earned from competitions, with her professional partner Simone: *UK Professional Ten Dance Champions 2002–2006 *UK Professional Showdance Champions 2003–2006 *UK Argentine Tango Champions, 2006 *UK Ballroom Champions *World and European Ten Dance and Showdance finalists 2002–2006

Personal life

Cacace currently resides in Devon, with her former ''Strictly Come Dancing'' partner, Jimi Mistry. She announced on Twitter on 5 January 2013 that they were engaged, and their marriage took place in London on 28 December 2013.Digital Spy, "Coronation Street's Jimi Mistry marries Strictly dancer Flavia Cacace"
Accessed 29 December 2013

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cacace, Flavia 1980 births Living people Dancers from Naples People from Surrey Strictly Come Dancing winners Italian emigrants to the United Kingdom Italian female dancers People educated at St Peter's Catholic School, Guildford