Caroline Quentin ‘surprised’ she’s did not shed some pounds on Strictly (Image: PA)
Strictly Come Dancing star Caroline Quentin has joked that she’s ‘surprised’ she hasn’t misplaced extra weight whereas starring on the BBC sequence.
The actress, 60, who’s finest identified for starring in Males Behaving Badly and Jonathan Creek, is partnered with skilled dancer Johannes Radebe and followers watched on because the pair deal with the Cha Cha on Saturday night time.
Caroline has been busy perfecting her dance strikes each on the ground and in coaching every week, however she admits that her intense new rehearsal regime has’t actually ‘modified her bodily’.
‘I don’t assume it has fairly modified my life,’ she joked, including: ‘[Strictly] hasn’t actually modified me bodily that a lot.’
Caroline continued: ‘I’m a bit stronger, however all of the rumours of dropping 4 stone in 4 days are completely unfaithful. I’ve labored over 5 weeks and I’ve misplaced a pound and a half.’
‘I’m surprised,’ she teased. ‘I’m truly surprised… I’m joking actually however I’m fairly stunned as a result of I’m transferring about from daybreak ’til nightfall. Has it modified my life in that method? Not likely, no.’
Caroline is partnered with Johannes Radebe (Image: BBC)
Caroline mentioned the ‘smartest thing’ about her Strictly expertise is assembly her dance associate Johannes, as she addressed Nicola Adams and Katya Jones swift exit from Strictly, after Katya tested positive for coronavirus.
It meant boxer Nicola needed to drop out of the competitors, with Caroline revealing the ‘worst factor’ about Strictly is having to say goodbye to individuals.
‘However, we’re marching onwards, we’re robust in our hearts with a spring in our step in the direction of, hopefully, some excellent news from the Authorities about Christmas,’ she mentioned.
Nicola was axed from Strictly after Katya examined optimistic for Covid-19 (Image: PA)
Nicola, nonetheless, has confirmed she’ll be returning to dance with Katya for the Strictly Come Dancing finale subsequent month.
On the time of her exit, the Olympic Gold medallist had tweeted: ‘Hey guys, I’m completely devastated my Strictly journey has come to an finish so quickly, I had a lot extra to offer and so many individuals to win this for!
‘However I simply wish to say an enormous thanks to Katya for being one of the best dance associate anybody might ask for. She pushed me method out of my consolation zone and it’s been an unimaginable expertise!’
Nicola and Katya had made historical past this sequence as the primary same-sex couple to compete on the present.
Strictly Come Dancing continues Saturday November 28 at 7.15pm on BBC One.