Overview

• Karen Carney and Carlos Gu led week one with a 31/40 jive to Blondie, which Anton Du Beke called the best of the night.
• Ladbrokes cut Carney’s outright odds from 16/1 to 5/1 in the immediate aftermath of her debut.
• Carney has acknowledged a childhood dance background, crediting it with boosting her agility before her football career.
• On It Takes Two, she said ballroom frame work is a physical challenge and revealed she is training with a posture aid.
• Carney recounted accidentally elbowing Gu in the nose during rehearsals and confirmed their next routine is a Tango to Dua Lipa’s Training Season.