Strictly Come Dancing star Ross King has admitted that he considered quitting the show when the rehearsals began due to his perceived lack of dancing talent.
Appearing on It Takes Two in the week, King stated that he wanted to throw in the towel and give up, but is proud of himself for sticking with it and taking to the dancefloor with professional partner Jowita Przystal.
"It's true – I have never danced. I can't dance," he said. "That first week when you took me in the studio – at one point I did genuinely go, 'maybe I need to put my hand up and go, this is not for me. 'Cause I just don't think I'll even get through the actual routine from start to finish.'
"So to actually start it and finish it, I was quite happy.
"Obviously Jowita tried to kill me with the slide at the beginning. I nearly took out three cameramen!"
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"I'm so happy and pleased," Przystal added. "I know it didn't go as well as he wanted. But he never stopped. He continued, he kept up.
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"And in the end, that beautiful smile... and that's the most important thing, the joy of dancing. He's never danced before!"
The duo performed the Cha-cha-cha to Katy Perry's 'California Gurls' last weekend, and received a very low score of 10 out of 40 from the judges.
This weekend, they're doing the Viennese Waltz to 'Sunshine on Leith' by The Proclaimers. Will they improve upon their score?
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You can find out all the songs and dances from tonight's show here. It's also been confirmed that next week is Movie Week and will feature Wicked star Cynthia Erivo, who will return to the judging panel and serve as a Guest Mentor.
Meanwhile, the dates for next year's Strictly professionals tour have been announced, as well as the dancers taking part.
Strictly Come Dancing airs on Saturdays on BBC One, while spin-off Strictly: It Takes Two airs on weeknights on BBC Two. Both shows are available to stream on BBC iPlayer.
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