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Privacy NoticeStrictly Come Dancing’s celebrities were nervous ahead of last year’s first live show, as they opened up on their brutal training schedule. The likes of EastEnders’ Bobby Brazier, Les Dennis, Angela Scanlon and Adam Thomas took part in the show, with the famous glitterball eventually lifted by Ellie Leach and her pro parter Vito Coppola. The series wasn’t without scandal, with it later emerging Amanda Abbington had accused her pro partner Giovanni Pernice of bullying and harassment. Earlier this week, a BBC enquiry cleared him of the most serious charges, while also issuing an apology to Amanda. Graziano di Prima was also subject to abuse allegations from his celeb partner Zara McDermott, which he strongly denies. He later also quit the show.
The celebrity cast of Strictly Come Dancing 2023
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But during the early days of training last year, the stars had started to feel the pressure, with many taking to social media to say how tough the strict regime was. Comedian Eddie Kadi said Strictly training had so far been a “humbling experience”. He penned on Instagram: “It has been a humbling experience so far! Dancers I respect you!!! Grateful for this journey,” alongside a snap of his dancing shoes. Meanwhile, Zara took the edge off after a long day of dancing with a glass of wine and a meal out in London. She could be seen posing at the dinner table after a long day of rehearsals, in a snap that was captioned: “The wine was needed after a long day of Strictly training”.
Eddie Kadi branded Strictly training a ‘humbling experience’
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Zara McDermott treated herself to a well deserved glass of wine after another tough day at training
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Coronation Street’s Ellie appeared to hint that training had been tough on her feet, as she posted a snap of herself sporting a pair of baby pink Crocs and white socks. “Crocs need a clean but my feet are thanking me right now,” she wrote alongside the photograph. Elsewhere, Angela Scanlon shared behind the scenes photos from inside the dance studio and looked to be excited as she began another day of gruelling dance training. She sported black shorts and a pair of New Balance trainers as she posed for a selfie in the mirror.
Ellie Leach showed off her Crocs as she took a break from dancing
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Angela looked excited to be at training
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Layton Williams said the training is ‘not for the faint hearted’
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Adam Thomas also shared an update with fans
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Adam Thomas and Layton Williams also opened up about how gruelling Strictly training is, with Layton even admitting that it is “not for the faint hearted”. He shared a selfie on his Stories of himself wearing a pair of sunglasses and jokingly penned: “Okay so Strictly training is NOT for the faint hearted but OMG it feels so good (my body would disagree lols)”. Ex-Emmerdale star Adam shared an update on his Stories too, revealing he’d completed his first day of training. The actor jokingly wrote: “Safe to say am not smiling anymore !! Haha wow !! Day one of training completed! Now travelling home to cry myself to sleep thanks for your lovely messages x night gang x”. Strictly 2024 continues on Saturda, Story SavedYou can find this story in My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.Follow OK! MagazineFacebookTwitterCommentMore OnStrictly Come Dancing
