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Melanie Blatt admits she felt “extremely uncomfortable” after being out of her depth this year strictly come dance Christmas special – but still described it as “a wonderful experience”.
The former All Saints singer is one of six celebrities to step into the ballroom in this year’s Christmas Day episode, which was pre-recorded earlier this month.
Coming on Tuesday’s episode of LORRAINE (December 23), Blatt, 50, opened up about her crash course in ballroom dancing, telling host Christine Lampard: “I mean it was something I’d never done before… getting out of the comfort zone was the smallest thing you could say.
“I was extremely uncomfortable during it, but it was an amazing experience. You know, I’m up for challenges.”
“That’s my number one thing I say to myself every morning, ‘You need to challenge yourself’. I really did that.”
Blatt was paired with Kai Widdington for the festival special and said of his partner: “He was amazing. Everyone on that show, the pro dancers, I was just in awe of something.”
“You know they’re fabulous but it’s not until you try to dance like them [that you see] How inadequate I am, and how extra wonderful they are,” she added. “Jump, how do you jump like that?”
The Christmas episode will see Blatt and Widdington try to impress the judges with an American Smooth to the Pussycat Dolls version of “Santa Baby”.
they will be against the former Gogglebox star Scarlett Moffatt, who will be performing the Cha Cha to Cher’s “DJ Plays a Christmas Song” with Vito Coppola, and comedian Babatunde Aleshe, who will dance the Charleston to “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” with Nancy Xu.
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Also taking part are ex-Westlife singers Brian McFadden and Michelle Tsiakkas, dancing to “Run Run Rudolph” by Kelly Clarkson, Jodie Onsley – aka the BBC’s Fury. gladiators Reboot – and Neil Jones, performing a street commercial routine to “Red Christmas” by Kylie Cantrall.
The line-up is completed by former eastenders Star Nicholas Bailey leading a Viennese waltz with Luba Mushtaq in “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”.
The Christmas special was filmed the weekend before strictly The 2025 finale and it will be the last time we see Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman in the show’s famous ballroom.
Winkleman and Daly were Given an appropriately grand and emotional farewell During Saturday night’s (December 20) live episode, a letter from Queen Camilla left the hosts nearly speechless.
this year’s strictly final saw Karen Carney and Carlos Gu win the Glitterball TrophyFollowing the announcement of his win, the former England player said: “I can’t believe it, I just want to say thank you to everyone who has supported our journey, and supported us,
“Thank you to this amazing gentleman, we are a team and I couldn’t have done it without you.
“It has been the greatest privilege and honor. I literally have no words, I’m so sorry.”
strictly come danceThe Christmas special airs on Christmas Day at 5.30pm on BBC One and iPlayer.