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Strictly's Kym Marsh gets two word 'verdict' from partner Graziano Di Prima after dance off upset

Kym Marsh has received the backing of Strictly Come Dancing pro partner Graziano Di Prima, who has branded her 'my warrior,' ahead of this week's live show and in the aftermath of being in the dance-off at the weekend.

Former Hear'Say star and Coronation Street actress Kym was instantly one of the most talked about contestants on this year's Strictly line-up, as soon as she was confirmed to be taking part back in August. Many fans had her as a big one to watch and a potential winner and her scores have definitely improved in recent weeks, after the judges have heaped praise on her.

Kym and Graziano were in 5th place out of 13 on the Strictly leaderboard after week 4, so it came as huge shock to everyone on the show that they ended up in the bottom two, once the public had their say. For the first time this series, all four judges were unanimous in their decision, all opted to save Kym and Graziano over Matt and Nadiya.

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Kym is currently filming for the comeback of Waterloo Road, admitting in her VT last week that she was having 'very long days' as she tried to juggle the BBC drama with being on Strictly. As they got stuck into more training, Graziano uploaded a photo of Kym being interviewed by Strictly cameras and, delivering his verdict on his celeb partner, by writing: 'My warrior.'

Graziano then returned to his Insta story as the ended their latest rehearsal and, with the camera in selfiie mode, said: "What a day! So proud of this one, this warrior here...what a day! Filming in the morning and then straight in, not stopping. What a day!"

On Saturday night, Kym and Graziano will dance a Quickstep to Ballroom Blitz, in a nod to long running BBC show Come Dancing, as Strictly honours the broadcaster's 100th birthday.

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