GMTV presenter Kate Garraway has launched legal action against the Sunday Mirror after it published a photograph of her embracing Strictly Come Dancing partner Anton Du Beke.
Garraway, who is married to psychotherapist Derek Draper, said in a statement that she had been "extremely hurt" by allegations in the Trinity Mirror paper and that the couple were as in love "as we have ever been".
Her solicitors Schillings said that they had started legal proceedings in the high court.
"Contrary to these insinuations Derek and I are as faithful, happy and in love today as we have ever been," Garraway said in a statement.
"The plain truth is that Anton and I became friends during Strictly Come Dancing.
"Since then we often work and hang out together. For that to be twisted into something else is sad, hurtful and totally untrue."
Garraway said that she had made it clear to the Sunday Mirror before it published its front page story on Sunday that there was "no truth" to the allegations, published in a story headlined "Kate & Anton .. A Late Tango".
"Given they were published in any event and continue to be published, I feel I have no option but to take libel proceedings against the newspaper to set the record straight," Garraway said.
Trinity Mirror declined to comment.
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