Alex Jones is in no doubt: stepping on to the Strictly dancefloor is guaranteed to give you sweaty palms and a racing heart. ‘Being on that dancefloor on Saturday night in front of the studio audience is one of the most terrifying things I’ve ever done,’ she says. And it doesn’t seem to get any easier. Several weeks into the competition, and despite talking to Weekend fresh from performing a beautifully executed waltz that won praise from the judges, she’s still full of trepidation. ‘It was lovely to get some good comments but as soon as we go back to Latin I predict a dip.’ Her anxiety is understandable: The One Show presenter performed a distinctly underwhelming cha cha cha with her dance partner, James Jordan, on her first week on the show.
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I had to have a word with myself afterwards and say, “Alex, get a grip.”’ Like many Strictly competitors, the 34- year-old is only just realising the extent to which @placeholder requires not only physical but also emotional dedication.