Helen Skelton was left in pain and resorted to using frozen peas as a remedy, as she prepared to head to Blackpool for Strictly Come Dancing's long awaited return to the seaside town this weekend.
What has always been the most eagerly anticipated date in the Strictly diary has been shelved for the last two years, due to the Covid pandemic. The last time the cast and crew of the BBC show descended on the iconic Tower Ballroom, was back in 2019 when that year's winners, Kelvin Fletcher and Ori Mabuse, wowed with an Elvis themed jive to Jailhouse Rock.
And this weekend, after far too long away from the ballroom mecca, the Strictly team will take to th floor again, when the remaining couples get to dance at the world famous venue and hope to make it through to another week. One pair who have climbed up the betting in recent weeks are Helen and pro partner Gorka Marquez, as odds on them to win this year's Glitterball trophy shorten all the time.
