DJ Scott Mills has revealed that Strictly Come Dancing professional dancers sometimes pretend they're happy with their celebrities on the BBC show. The former BBC Radio 1 presenter appeared on the show in 2014 and danced with Joanne Clifton.
Scott's time on Strictly saw him come 11th in the competition after being eliminated in week 6. The DJ's partner, Joanne, would win the competition two years later with Ore Oduba. Scott, speaking on Radio 5 Live earlier this year, said: "On my series there were some dancers who weren’t happy with their celebrities. But it was never seen on screen."
Scott's former Radio 1 co-host Chris Stark commented: "One of the things that gets me is when the contestant meets the dancer for the first time and they both have to pretend that they would have chosen each other."
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Chris added: "The chances that every contestant has been linked with exactly the right dancer and that dancer has been linked with exactly the right contestant is mind-boggling. You have got more chance of winning the lottery. It’s the lying, going: 'You are exactly who I wanted." You can get more TV news and other story updates straight to your inbox by subscribing to our newsletters here.
Strictly Come Dancing is set to return to TV screens on Saturday, September 17. However, following The Queen's death, the launch show for the popular BBC One series could be postponed. The full line-up of 15 celebrities who will be taking part this year was unveiled on August 13 with the likes of Kym Marsh, Ellie Simmonds, Tony Adams, Matt Goss and Helen Skelton all taking to the dancefloor.
Following the launch show, this series' celebrities will then get time to rehearse a dance routine with their new partners. The first live show of the series will be on Saturday, September 24 on BBC One, the series will then continue weekly as normal through to Saturday, December 17 with the live final. Strictly will return to Blackpool's Tower Ballroom on Saturday, November 19.
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