After life in the mud...I'm ready to embrace glitter

As Strictly's latest scrum of wannabe cha-cha-champs limber up for the new series, JULIA KUTTNER asks three of the stars bidding for Glitterball glory 'why are you putting yourself through it?'

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FORMER England rugby union captain Chris is used to high-pressure moments and says he is relishing the new challenge Strictly will provide despite the reaction of his wife when he told her he would be doing the show.

The retired Harlequins flanker, 39, who is married to classical singer Camilla Kerslake, said: "She was laughing she thought it was a joke because she knows I'm not a very good dancer.