Michelle Tsiakkas is often being complimented and praised for her footwork as a pro on Strictly Come Dancing, but one of her talents away from dancing has taken her co-stars and fans by surprise.
The professional dancer is best known for being part of the hit BBC dance show, having joined back in 2022 alongside Carlos Gu, Lauren Oakley and Vito Coppola.
Michelle is set to return to the Strictly ballroom this autumn, after the returning pros announced by the BBC earlier this year, while the celebrity cast is still unannounced.
Michelle will be back on the popular programme alongside Dianne Buswell, Nadiya Bychkova, Amy Dowden, Karen Hauer, Katya Jones and Neil Jones.
Also making up this year's pro line-up are Nikita Kuzmin, Gorka Marquez, Luba Mushtuk, Jowita Przystal, Johannes Radebe, Aljaž Škorjanec, Kai Widdrington, Nancy Xu, Carlos Gu, Lauren Oakle and Vito Coppola.
It was also confirmed that two new professional dancers will be joining the show and the newcomers have since been revealed as So You Think You Can Dance champion Alexis Warr and Australia’s Dancing With The Stars' Julian Caillon
The smiling stars have since been seen heading back to rehearsals for week two, as they prepare to pre-record the group numbers that'll be seen throughout the upcoming series.
But away from Strictly, Michelle has been keeping busy and roped her boyfriend, fellow dancer Simone Arena into doing some couple's portraits.
Taking to Instagram, the 29-year-old shared a video of their painting efforts, alongside the message: "Couple’s Portrait Challenge. I asked Simone to paint my face while I painted his!
"Except, I may have cheated and painted his from an earlier photo, while he painted me on the spot. He’s never painted before and I was so impressed."
And while Simone was given praise for his work, it was Michelle who stole the show as her artistic skills took some by complete surprise.
Fellow pro Dianne gushed: "So talented," as Vito commented: "Wowwwww." Meanwhile, Strictly It Takes Two host Fleur East said: "Wow! I was expecting to laugh at the reveal, but Michelle you are an amazing artist!! So many talents! Incredible dancer, artist and I haven’t forgotten…baker!"
@sweetalmond01 wrote: "I'm speechless!!….. You both are insanely talented! These portraits are beyond incredible!!!!maiyakarina replied: "You really do have a talent!! i love not only the art on the paper but also the artistry of the whole video. You should definitely post more like this when you get a chance."
@anyamae.15 posted: "You have such a talent, along with all the other talents. This is such a cute idea!!" @courtneygroves25 shared: "The finished piece is INCREDIBLE. A girl of many, many talents." ashleigh_sarah_luckhurst added: "Lady of many talents. I think we'll be hard pushed to find something you aren't incredible at. Simone's is fab too."
