Strictly Come Dancing
“On the border she had to walk five miles, she hadn’t walked until last year."
Including comedy greats, stunning live performances and a powerful speech from one of the night’s hosts.
The presenter was injured during training for the 2012 series of the BBC dance show.
The Judge Rinder star travelled to the Polish border to help his former Strictly partner's elderly family.
“I was probably the only person in the country who could sympathise.”
The comedian has opened up about just how much Strictly took her outside of her comfort zone.
"It’s a filthy show. It’s based on tabloid stories, you know?”
"Just so happy to be together," the Ukrainian dancer said.
The Judge Rinder star performed with Oksana Platero on the 2016 series of Strictly Come Dancing.
"Every time we hear gunshots or explosions in the background, she’s always telling us that it’s a movie she’s put on TV."
About Strictly Come Dancing
Strictly Come Dancing' is a celebrity-pro ballroom dance competition, which launched on BBC One in 2004. It's inspired by former BBC show 'Come Dancing', and shares its name with 1992 film 'Strictly Ballroom'. Being one of the most popular shows on TV, it goes head-to-head with ITV's 'The X Factor' from September to December every year on Saturday and Sunday nights. It was originally hosted by Sir Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly, but Claudia Winkleman has taken over from the veteran entertainer since he stepped down in 2014. The current judges are Craig Revel-Horwood, Darcey Bussell, Bruno Tonioli and Shirley Ballas, who has replaced Len Goodman as Head Judge. Alesha Dixon and Arlene Phillips have both previously sat on the panel. The show is now its 15th series, with the 2017 line-up made up of Alexandra Burke, Aston Merrygold, Brian Conley, Charlotte Hawkins, Chizzy Akudolu, Davood Ghadami, Debbie McGee, Gemma Atkinson, Joe McFadden, Jonnie Peacock, Mollie King, Richard Coles, Ruth Langsford, Simon Rimmer and Susan Calman. Last year's competition won by BBC sports presenter Ore Oduba and his partner Joanne Clifton, who followed in the footsteps of previous winners like Jay McGuiness, Caroline Flack, Louis Smith, Alesha Dixon, Harry Judd and Abbey Clancy. The 2017 series saw the departure of professional dancers Natalie Lowe, Joanne Clifton and Oksana Platero who all quit the show. Among the current line-up are Brendan Cole, Anton DuBeke, Kevin and Karen Clifton and Pasha Kovalev and Oti Mabuse.