Strictly Come Dancing star Nicola Roberts has opened up on the pressures she faced ahead of the show's Christmas Special. The former Girls Aloud singer admitted 'beating herself up' after initially struggling to learn her dance routine for the festive episode.
Nicola, 37, is one of six celebs taking part in the show and has been partnered up 2021 winner Giovanni Pernice. Speaking ahead of the special, which airs on Christmas Day, she compared Strictly rehearsals with those of her touring days.
“My process is quite slow," she said. “When you’re in a band you have weeks to perfect a two hour show, so there’ll be certain numbers that you pick up quickly or the numbers that might take a good couple of weeks to really sink in, and that’s my process, that’s how I’ve learned over the years.
