Hamza Yassin was put on the spot after it was revealed he shared an intimate moment with an undressed Shirley Ballas on Strictly Come Dancing at the weekend. The Sudanese-British wildlife cameraman and presenter, who had been dubbed the "one to beat" by the BBC dance show's head judge, was talking to Strictly It Takes Two host Rylan Clark.
Rylan soon spoke of Hamza's latest dance but before, the presenter suddenly showed him an unexpected behind-the-scenes moment between him and Shirley. It came just before his pro partner Jowita Przystal praised Hamza's "passion" as they prepare for a sultry Argentine Tango this coming Saturday, YorkshireLive reports.
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Jowita told Rylan on Tuesday night's show: "My dream came true. I couldn't even imagine this experience better. Actually, I thought it was even better than I imagined. Honestly, I felt so emotional that night.
"When we finished the dance, I was holding in so much, I was thinking, 'Don't cry, don't cry!' It was so overwhelming, but in a good way. I think that night, it was the highlight of everything and it's gonna stay forever in my heart."
Hamza added: "It was an honour, it was an absolute honour. Instead of looking at Jowita at first, I was looking at the feathers so it was a bit distracting. But then to go out on the night with them and they just had some real je ne sais quoi, shall we say, to them." Rylan then pressed Hamza about a moment he shared with Shirley Ballas backstage.
Rylan grilled: "I think I know what's going on here Hamza - is it anything to do with this?" and showed Hamza a clip of him and Shirley dancing - with the head judge dressed in her pyjamas, before Ryan quizzed again: "Why is Shirley Ballas in her pyjamas?"
Hamza then revealed: "This was the training behind the scenes because the pros are all dancing and we come up in the elevator and we've kind of got to hide behind them. While the music is still going, I saw Shirley giving it a little bit of a boogie and I joined along. That was basically it, I promise - that was the only time."
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