Strictly Come Dancing runner-up Rachel Stevens reflected on her experience on the BBC show, describing it as “amazing” but equally “terrifying”. The S Club 7 star took part in 2008 and was partnered with Italian professional Vincent Simone. The duo made it all the way to the final and finished in second place, losing out on the Glitterball to actor Tom Chambers and Camilla Dallerup.
Speaking to the Express about her time on the show, Rachel said: “I have so many memories from my time on Strictly, it was an amazing experience and dancing, for me, is just the most beautiful art there is. “But it was bl**dy terrifying too. For people who are performers who go on, there is a certain expectation that you should be brilliant because you have danced before.
I remember really feeling that back in the day and I was so incredibly out of my comfort zone. “Performing on a pop stage is very different to performing with a partner in a ballroom hold. It's such a different way of performing and I was never a trained dancer.
I guess I picked up pop dance routines back in S Club or when I was doing my solo stuff, but this was a different kettle of fish altogether. It was a very nerve-wracking experience but brilliant.” The show has found itself in another fix row as a number of stars on the 2024 line-up have previous dance experience.
Love Island star Tasha Ghouri is a trained dancer with several years' experience. Her skills have made it to screens and she previously starred i.