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Bussell: 'I've always loved Strictly'

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Bussell: 'I've always loved Strictly'

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Darcey Bussell has claimed that she always enjoyed watching Strictly Come Dancing before being added to the show's panel.

The former ballet dancer joined the celebrity dance contest this year as a guest judge at the quarter final stage.

Bussell told Metro: "It's nervewracking to come into a show which is so well established but I've always loved watching it.

"It's a great celebration of dance, which is what I'm all about. I love watching the professionals."

She added of the dancers: "To me it's all about performance value, you don't want to watch someone who is too nervous. You want to enjoy the performance. I'm very critical, that's been my life, I can't help it.

"I want them to go away and improve, though, not think, 'I've got no hope'. They're under a lot of pressure and are very nervous so I don't want to say, 'You haven't made any improvement, what are you doing?'."

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