NZ dancer second in British TV show

New Zealand professional dancer Erin Boag has come second in the hit British television ballroom dance show Strictly Come Dancing.

Boag and her partner, British Olympic silver medal hurdler Colin Jackson, were beaten in the final of the show, which is expected to have attracted more than 10 million viewers, by cricketer Darren Gough and his partner Lilia Kopylova.

Boag, 30, was born in Auckland but has lived in Britain for the past 10 years.