After Jamie Laing pulled out of the new series of Strictly Come Dancing due to an injury, another star has revealed that he is battling a series of ailments ahead of the live shows.
Comedian Chris Ramsey has revealed he has a “brutal” injury that has already landed him in with the show’s physios four times.
Chris – who is married to wife Rosie and dad to three-year-old son Robin – revealed that the injuries first came to light while he was in group dance training.
Ahead of the weekend’s launch show, he told The Mirror: “We’ve done the group dancing training, so three or four days solid of dancing, and I’ve already had four physio sessions.”
Chris revealed that his back went into a spasm because his posture is “terrible” and he doesn’t “warm up right”.
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He said: “I had acupuncture in my back and a massage on my back because it was in a little spasm.”
He added: “My left calf was all tight and my right groin, it was ridiculous. The physios are that good I was absolutely fine after it happened, but you’ve just got to warm up and warm down and know your limit.”
Chris also revealed that he has discussed the show’s so-called “curse” with his wife Rosie.
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He told Lorraine: “Everyone says about the Strictly curse but me and my wife have been together for seven years and married for five years.”
Ever the comedian, Chris continued: “We have a three-year-old son but, more importantly, the top podcast in the UK.”
Joking, he quipped: “If you think I’m jeopardising that…”
During the launch show it was revealed that Chris will be dancing with Strictly professional Karen Hauer.
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