Strictly star says show left her in more pain than childbirth
The presenter said she was left with 'raw, bleeding blisters'.
A Strictly Come Dancing star has detailed the horror injuries she sustained from competing on the BBC series.
Angela Scanlon took part in the 21st season of Strictly in 2023 alongside dance partner Carlos Gu.
In week 10, she left the show, finishing in sixth place, after being voted out following her Cha-cha-cha performance of Gloria Gaynor’s I Will Survive.
However, according to the Irish TV presenter, 41, competing in the series was absolute agony, and she said she would often have ‘raw bleeding blisters’.
Speaking to former Geordie Shore star Vicky Pattison on their Get A Grip podcast, Angela explained: ‘I’ve had two children without pain relief and would do that 10 times over in a day than have raw, bleeding blisters.
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‘You have to put the goddamn shoes on and do a Viennese waltz – my heels have never had so much action.
The Irish presenter teamed up with Carlos Gu in 2023 on the series (Picture: PA) Angela finished sixth in the overall competition, but revealed how she was left with ‘bleeding blisters’ (Picture: PA)‘You put a plaster on and, because you’re sweating like a donkey, it falls off. You put socks on with your ballroom shoe, and you’re still rub-a-dubbing.
‘You’re raw.’
Angela married her entrepreneur husband, Rory Horgan, in 2014 and has two daughters with him – Ruby, seven, and Marnie, three.
She also gave birth to her first daughter, Ruby, in 2018, while Marnie was delivered in 2022.
Angela is far from the first Strictly contestant to suffer a bit of wear and tear.
Comment nowWho would you like to see in Strictly this year?Comment NowIn last year’s series, Nick Knowles revealed how he was forced to undergo two operations after an emotional elimination.
The DIY SOS star, 62, explained that he had a ‘rollercoaster’ of a time.
‘I think it was the right result in the end, and it means I can now get the various bits of me that are falling off sorted out,’ he shared, having needed a week off ahead of his departure due to injury.
Nick shared that he’s still keep to maintain his rhythm, though, including by dancing with his pro.
The 41-year-old said she would rather have children 10 times over than do Strictly again (Picture: Instagram) Angela is not the only Strictly star who has suffered painful injuries (Credits: PA)‘I might have an operation on the arm this week, then another operation on the knee in a couple of weeks, so I can get myself sorted.
‘I genuinely fell in love with dancing. After I’ve had my operations, I’m gonna do some more training with Luba (Mushtuk), and I’ve got important things to do… I’m getting married next year and Luba is gonna help choreograph the first dance.’
Proving that Strictly is no easy feat, during the same series, professional Nadiya Bychkova was left with a ‘swollen and bruised’ thumb when it ‘snapped’ during training.
The 35-year-old had been partnered with Olympian Tom Dean, but they became the first pair eliminated from the competition.
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