Fleur East has admitted her experience on 'Strictly Come Dancing' has been "emotionally challenging".
Fleur East has been competing on Strictly with dance partner Vito Coppola
The former pop star has been among the famous faces competing in the 2022 series of the hit BBC reality TV show and she's admitted learning a new dance every week has taken a toll on her physically - but she wasn't prepared for the emotional upheaval which hit her every time one of her fellow contestants was eliminated from the line-up.
Speaking to Jackie Brambles on her Greatest Hits Radio show, Fleur explained: "I usually get up at 4:30am for my Hits Radio Breakfast Show and I finish there about 11 before I train all day. Watching 'Strictly' at home, it looks easier than it feels – it's been a lot more physically and emotionally challenging than I thought!"
Fleur said the dance-offs have been taking a toll on her emotionally and she cries every time someone goes home, adding: "The amount of times I’ve cried when people have left the competition... you get so close to everybody and it’s so unpredictable. It’s one thing you have to get used to because you never know who’s going to be in the bottom two."
She went on to add of her daces: "Physically every week my body resets because we’re learning a new dance so the things that were aching me last week, aren’t aching me this week, it changes every single time!"
The singer went on to reveal she's hoping to release new music next year. She's played some of her new tracks to her dance partner Vito Coppola and even recruited him to star in one of her videos.
Fleur added: "There’s a lot more music coming from me! I’ve been really inspired this year and I’ve written some new songs and played them to Vito in rehearsals and got his approval. And I’ve booked him for my next music video so he’s all ready for that!’"
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