Katya Virshilas (born September 10, 1983; in Lithuania) is a Lithuanian-Canadian dancer and actress. She portrayed Hot Girl/Lust in the season 3 episode "The Magnificent Seven" and Chastity in the season 5 episode "Free To Be You and Me".
Early life[]
Virshilas was born in Lithuania, to a Jewish family. She subsequently moved to Israel at age six, and to Vancouver, Canada at thirteen.
Career[]
She was a Vancouver British Columbia Dancesport Champion four times, from 1998 to 2002. In 2001, she and her partner won the Canadian Latin Dance Championship. Virshilas has appeared in the Hollywood films Shall We Dance? (2004), Take the Lead and John Tucker Must Die (both 2006), and in the television shows Smallville, Supernatural, and others.
Based in the United Kingdom from the start of her appearances in the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing series, she has since 2009 been professionally partnered with Danish dancer Klaus Kongsdal.
Virshilas toured the UK with Pasha Kovalev from 26 March 2012 in their own show.
Personal life[]
Virshilas and her partner Klaus Kongsdal announced their engagement in January 2011. The couple married on Saturday 7 July 2012.
External Links[]
- Katya Virshilas at the Wikipedia
Katya Virshilas at the Internet Movie Database- Katya Virshilas in the dance drama "Take the Lead" with Antonio Banderas
- Katya Virshilas and Pasha Kovalev