Overview

• Now one of Strictly’s longest-serving professionals, she is marking a 10th year on the BBC show.
• Before joining the series, she was a nine-time British National and three-time World Latin champion.
• She says years of exacting competition left her feeling undeserving of wins until her first season on Strictly changed her view.
• She later formed the show’s first same-sex partnership with Nicola Adams in 2020, withdrawing in week four after a positive Covid test.
• She describes intense press attention around Strictly and says she focuses on the work while keeping public and private lives separate.