Louisa Lytton has admitted that she is desperate to reach the final of Strictly Come Dancing.

The former EastEnders actress has felt the tension of performing in front of millions of viewers over the past few weeks, but is now determined to make it to the final episode after progressing much further than she originally expected.

"Now there's so few of us it's really tense. At first, I was quite relaxed but now I'm desperate to get into the final. To get this far and be knocked out would be devastating," Louisa told The Mirror.

"I had no idea I'd do so well. But I've really surprised myself. I've always enjoyed watching it and I really wanted to learn how to dance. I've done bits of ballet and tap before but nothing like this.

"Coming out of EastEnders, it's been nice to do something different."