With his slick moves, calm demeanour and brooding good looks, Pasha Kovalev has become a sensation on TVs most exciting dance show, Strictly Come Dancing. But Pashas journey to the glitzy world of ballroom has been anything but ordinary.Pashas talent and determination has taken him to Moscow, New York, LA and London. However, it was the grey, stark landscape of his Siberian hometown, still reeling from the Communist regime, which provided the unlikely inspiration for his early love of ballroom dancing, a passion that he has embraced and nurtured ever since.With a desire to succeed, Pasha fought off tough competition to win a place on So You Think You Can Dance in the US, and then became one of the best-loved professionals on Strictly Come Dancing in the UK. Its no surprise that pasha has twice danced his way into the Strictly final, and waltzed straight into the hearts of the nation. Yet, despite his fame, Pasha remains something of an enigma and, unlike some of his dancing co-stars, has eschewed the limelight, preferring to express himself through movement.Now, in his own words, Pasha reveals all in this heart-warming autobiography.

From romance to body image, Pasha speaks candidly about the impact his exclusive world travel and showbiz life have had on his mindset, and the illness that nearly killed him. Hell separate fact from fiction, the man from the myth and reveal how it really felt to almost lift the Glitterball trophy with Chelsee Healey and Kimberley Walsh. Most of all, hell give readers a glimpse behind the scenes of the flashy world of ballroom, and what really goes on beneath the veneer of sparkles and glamour.