SLAP DANCE
STRICTLY Come Dancing's AJ Pritchard has admitted he accidentally SLAPPED partner Saffron Barker round the face during rehearsals.
The professional dancer, 24, made the admission during an appearance with the YouTuber, 20 on yesterday's This Morning.
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Speaking to hosts Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby about the BBC show, the pair- who have sparked romance rumours - discussed how one rehearsal had gone particularly awry.
Holly said to Saffron: “You are suffering for this aren’t you? You’re covered in bruises, he slapped you around the face.”
“He did slap me around the face, yes,” Saffron confirmed.
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Holly asked: “What happened there then?”
“Not on purpose, obviously not on purpose,” AJ hastily clarified. “We were just getting into that Paso Doble.
“And it just yeah, it went a bit too much but don’t worry because then she stamped on my toe because I arrived 23 minutes late. You know how it is. It was worth it for the dance on the night.”
Saffron went on to reveal how the show has tested her fitness to the limit.
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“I felt like I was quite fit [before Strictly] but I’ve never experienced anything like this," she said.
“Dancing is a different sort of fitness.”
AJ explained that there are often times when the crew want to film interviews but they’re too exhauted from rehearsing.
“They try to get words out of it and we’re like ‘Nah, we need food and fresh air,’” he said.
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This weekend, the pair will dance to Because You Love Me by Celine Dion.
The song is special to Saffron because it is her grandma Ivy's favourite track.
Ivy even surprised the duo with a special message on This Morning.
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"I just want to wish you both all the luck in the world for Saturday, darlings. I could just cry thinking about it. I am so proud of you, Saff."
Saffron was so touched.
"That is just the sweetest thing," she said.
Saffron Barker and AJ Pritchard perform the Paso Doble in dance inspired by The Hunger Games on Strictly Come Dancing movie night
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