Overview

• Carney and professional partner Carlos Gu progressed to week three after scoring 20 points for a Tango to Dua Lipa’s Training Season.
• She says she joined Strictly to rebuild confidence following sustained backlash over her football punditry, calling the negativity crushing.
• The pair topped the opening-week leaderboard with 31 for a jive to Blondie’s One Way Or Another, making Carney the first footballer in 18 years to lead week one.
• Carney disclosed she has Scheuermann’s kyphosis, which can limit back extension, and said Gu’s support is helping her adapt in ballroom training.
• Thomas Skinner and Amy Dowden were eliminated in the week-two dance-off against Chris Robshaw and Nadiya Bychkova after a unanimous judges’ vote, which Gu described as “gutting.”