Strictly Come Dancing 2022 contestant Kaye Adams has revealed to her Loose Women co-stars she felt "so far" out of her "comfort zone" during her first performance in the ballroom over the weekend. The 59-year-old joined her fellow ITV panellists on Monday's instalment of the daytime show to debrief on Saturday's routine.
The presenter performed a tango to Voulez-Vous by Abba with her professional partner 27-year-old Kai Widdrington during the first live show on September 24 - they scored 21 out of 40 for their first performance. Appearing on Loose Women via a video call, Kaye looked red-faced after they had shown a clip of her dancing.
She joined fellow panellists Coleen Nolan, Janet Street-Porter, Brenda Edwards and Ruth Langsford - who appeared on the BBC dancing competition back in 2017 - who asked why she was "hiding" behind her hands.
“This is the first time I have seen it (the footage) which is why I am reacting like this," Kaye explained: "I know people say ‘out of my comfort zone’ very lightly. But boy, you know me girls, that was so far out of my comfort zone it was unbelievable."
She continued: "As you know Ruth, there just comes a moment where you either lock yourself in the bathroom or you get out there and do it. It is almost as simple as that."
When asked by Janet Street-Porter what part of her body was aching the most, Kaye said it was her "brain" before laughing. "It is actually my brain," She said before admitting: "I have got a wee groin strain but you don’t really want to hear about that. That is TMI (too much information).
“If you have never danced before, and I have never ever danced before, it is trying to make your body respond to these messages from your brain – but it is not used to it. I have never been sending these messages. I can talk but I have never been able to actually coordinate movement.”
Saturday’s first live show saw actor Will Mellor and wildlife cameraman Hamza Yassin both top the leaderboard, with a joint score of 34. Will took on the jive with his pro dancer, Nancy Xu - meanwhile Hamza performed a foxtrot with Jowita Przystal.
Loose Women airs weekdays on ITV and ITV Hub from 12.30pm. You can catch up on the first live show of Strictly Come Dancing on the BBC iPlayer - the competition continues on Saturday, October 1 on BBC One.
