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Casey Cooper-Fiske

Karen Carney ‘really proud’ to be first footballer to make Strictly semi-finals

Carney and Gu performing on Strictly Come Dancing (Guy Levy/BBC/PA) - (PA Media)

Former England Lionesses star Karen Carney has said she is “really proud” to be the first footballer to make the semi-final stage of Strictly Come Dancing.

The 38-year-old ex-Chelsea midfielder reached Saturday’s semi-final of the BBC dancing programme after scoring 34 points for her samba to The Rhythm Of Life from the musical Sweet Charity with professional dance partner Carlos Gu last weekend.

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