Karen eyes her final and says dancing on Strictly has 'fixed me'

Harriet Sutton on BBC One's Strictly final

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Former Lioness Karen Carney has said Strictly Come Dancing has been a “safe environment” that has helped to “fix” and “rebuild” her confidence.

The Solihull-born sports broadcaster has been performing with professional dancer Carlos Gu on the BBC One dancing competition and is competing in this year's final against reality TV star Amber Davies and social media star George Clarke.

Speaking at a press conference ahead of Saturday's final, 38-year-old Carney said: “I joined the show as a massive fan. And I think I've badgered everyone enough about how much I love the show.

“I think for probably the last five or six years, I've been open and honest about how I've been crushed quite a lot in terms of my confidence, and I couldn't figure out how to fix that.”

She added: “I always knew in my heart Strictly would be the thing I think that would fix me - I don't know why, I just thought it would be... because every Saturday I'd watched it at home, and I'd just watch it and I'd forget about everything else, and I'd fall in love with everybody and just enjoy their journeys and forget about everything.