Strictly Come Dancing's Dani Dyer admits she's terrified ahead of BBC launch

Dani Dyer has admitted that she is terrified ahead of Strictly Come Dancing. The Love Island winner, 29, is one of the famous faces that is set to be hitting the dancefloor later this month on the BBC Saturday night favourite, where she will be seen alongside the likes of Neighbours legend Stefan Denis, Geordie Shore's Vicky Pattison and showbiz guru Ross King amongst a host of others, all in a bid to lift the famous Glitterball Trophy.

But during an Instagram Q&A session with her fans on Saturday, Dani, who shot to fame when she won the hit ITV2 dating show alongside then-boyfriend Jack Fincham in 2018, admitted that she is getting ready to 'face her fears' head-on with her participation.

A fan asked: "Are you nervous? You're braver than me!" and Dani replied: "[I'm] absolutely s****ing myself! The whole live tele petrifies me most so I'll really be facing some fears there."

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Another fan asked Dani if it's going to be 'harder' than she originally thought but Dani, who is the daughter of EastEnders legend Danny Dyer, admitted that rehearsals haven't even really started yet as she begged her followers to keep 'everything crossed' for her.

She said: "We start proper rehearsals next weeek...so I can let you know how I'm feeling then. Ohhh fingers and toes crossed for me. [fingers crossed emoji."

Away from the cameras, Dani tied the knot with footballer Jarrod Bowen earlier this year and they have two-year-old twins Summer and Star together. She also has Santiago, four, with her former partner, Sammy Kimmence.

But when asked how she plans to juggle life as a busy mum and as a Strictly contestant, the podcast had nothing but praise for women who do that in day-to-day life anyway.

She said: "I'm going to be absolutely exhausted juggling it all, I know that! [crying laughing emoji] But as mums we always manage...I've got amazing people around me helping with it all, it's a one in a lifetime opportunity, so it's all worth it [pink heart emojis]." In terms of what she is looking forward to with the show, she admitted that she is eager to learn the cha-cha and admitted that it would be a 'dream for her to dance to a song by Ariana Grande.

Dani also recently admitted that neither she nor her husband have any concern when it comes to the so-called Strictly curse, the phenomenon which has seen several contestants fall for their professional partners. She told The Sun : “No! Jarrod’s so chill. We aren’t worried. There is no Strictly Curse. As soon as me and Jarrod met, we just gelled.

“We get on so well, and I’ve always wanted to have a nice, chilled and easy relationship. If we have a problem, we talk about it. I can’t be bothered with games, and when I met him, there was none of that. I’m just so glad I got a good prince at the end. Finally!”

The mum-of-three went on to reveal that she’s “so excited” to be a part of the show and “it’s such an honour” for the BBC to ask her to do it.

Dani first announced her participation in Strictly Come Dancing on The One Show last month, where she said: “Getting the opportunity to be on Strictly is the second most amazing thing I’ve done this year! I feel very, very blessed and cannot wait to get my dancing shoes on.”

The mum-of-three added: “I just can’t wait to be able to wear (the costumes) – it’s going to be so much fun.”

Born in London’s Canning Town, Dani has fronted several documentaries and has teamed up with her dad Danny for podcast Live and Let Dyers and travelogue series Absolutely Dyer: Danny and Dani Do Italy.

Having made guest appearances in EastEnders and Celebrity Gogglebox, Dani won Love Island in 2018 and has since amassed over three million social media followers. Dani got married to West Ham footballer Jarrod in May this year, much to her father’s delight.

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