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- Nov 07, 2020
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- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I dye my hair, and I use teeth whitening strips. Unless I burnt myself or damaged my skin, I wouldn't have cosmetic surgery.
- Just
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- Nov 07, 2020
Confidence comes from other places, not just how you look.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
Looking after myself is something I probably have to be much more conscious of than the average person.
- Because
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- Nov 07, 2020
I did ballet from the age of five, but what I loved was my gymnastics. I kept the ballet going because of the gymnastics, then found I was going to be too tall.
- Enough
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you have enough ambition, you can create talent!
- Dance
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the dance world, it has to be in your genetic make-up - your body has to suit the training.
- Foundation
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- Nov 07, 2020
I need help to ensure I grow old gracefully! So now I always apply moisturiser and foundation with an SPF, to protect my skin from the sun.
- Lie
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- Nov 07, 2020
The best thing is to lie in a warm Epsom salts bath for 15 minutes and then go straight to bed. You will sleep really well afterwards.
- How
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being on stage taught me how to apply eyeliner.
- Experience
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was at the Royal Ballet School, I remember receiving my first eyeshadow palette from Marks & Spencer as a gift. It sparked my interest in beauty, which peaked when I became more involved in theatre and got to experience so many stunning image transformations to suit different productions.
- Learning
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- Nov 07, 2020
I absolutely loved learning how to do stage make-up at 16: it was so interesting to learn all about what you can do with make-up, such as contouring or shadowing eyes. We had a lot of fun.
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a little girl, I didn't dream of being a ballet dancer; I dreamt of being a movie star like Ginger Rogers and dancing with Fred Astaire. I used to watch the Sunday double-bills on TV and Iong to be part of what seemed a perfect Disneyland world. Astaire was a genius.
- Dance
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was a teenager, I used to watch the 'Making Michael Jackson's 'Thriller'' video and try to follow the steps and do the 'Thriller' moves in my bedroom. That was the most incredible dance sequence.
- Burn
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- Nov 07, 2020
I didn't worry too much about staying in shape once I'd stopped dancing. You get to the point where you just burn out and have to give your body a chance to heal.
- Feeling
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- Nov 07, 2020
I know some people aspire to a ballerina's body, but I looked forward to feeling more feminine.
- Mad
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I start something, I have to finish it. I know that's annoying - it drives my husband mad - but even if something's not going my way, I have to see it through.
- Guess
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've got that personality where I've always been determined. As a dancer, I was constantly improving and perfecting. I guess it's innate.
- Chocolate
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love chocolate, but it's bad.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
The jogging machine makes me go insane with boredom.
- Levels
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- Nov 07, 2020
Keeping off wheat helps my energy levels.
- Happy
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- Nov 07, 2020
I never imagined I'd be a presenter on television, but I'm happy to put myself out of my comfort zone.
- Grace
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is entertainment; we mustn't forget that. Dance is entertainment. You can have the best technicians in the world, but they'll be boring to watch. It has to be about entertainment as well, but it's quality, grace.
- Over
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- Nov 07, 2020
Over the years, I've had two ankle operations, torn my hamstring, had my hip resurfaced, and snapped the anterior cruciate ligament in my knee.
- Everything
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've achieved everything I've wanted to achieve, so I'm not scared of failure. I never gave up, however bad the injuries got.
- Crazy
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- Nov 07, 2020
Even after having children, after five months I was dancing again, which was kind of crazy.
- Because
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mum sent me to ballet from the age of five, not because I was that into it but because I had really knock knees.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I loved gymnastics, and my gymnastics teacher said ballet was essential to help my dance routines in competitions. I only really went because my friends were going as well. It wasn't this kind of hidden love. Then, slowly, my friends stopped going and I thought, 'I like this. I am going to stay.'
- High
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Royal Academy of Dance is an institution that trains to a very high standard.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't see anything negative about dance. It is so good for you, mentally and physically, and so for me to promote it is the easiest thing to do.
- One Thing
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- Nov 07, 2020
One thing I've learned from 'Strictly' is timing and the craft of the talk.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
Weirdly, I didn't even know that I said 'yah' all the time.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wore myself out physically and mentally over my career, and I couldn't be there for my daughters in ways I should have been.
- Live
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I started on 'Strictly,' I was terrified. Live television seemed like the most daunting thing in the world.
- Children
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being a ballerina can be a very unnatural life, especially after you've had children.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Ballet is a healthy world despite what people might think. There's a perception that ballet dancers are skinny and unhealthy, but that's rubbish. You have to be strong, so eating regularly and healthily is essential.
- Nov 07, 2020
You tend to regret the things you haven't done.
- Happy
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was incredibly supple and did gymnastics as well. So half of my injuries are because I am over-supple and the joints could always go that little bit further. But I was happy to push, and I have no regrets. That is important to say.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
Ever since I've given up dancing, every physiotherapist or Pilates teacher has said you have to keep moving. If I don't, I'll have a hundred times more injuries because you get weak areas on your body.
- Been
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've always been quite famous for my nose.
- Beautiful
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- Nov 07, 2020
Everything is not beautiful at the ballet. It's tough.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was pretty rubbish when I first started dancing. I didn't understand the discipline of working on one step over and over again. If you look at it from the outside, you'd think, 'Why would anybody want to do that?' But you just want to get it perfect. It is that constant inner striving that you fall in love with.
- Perception
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- Nov 07, 2020
This perception that we can be stars without any work and just appear is rubbish.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've come to realise that being on 'Strictly' is like being in another theatre company and performing a live production.
- Hard
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- Nov 07, 2020
I worked very hard to be a diva. But it never worked.
- Fight
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are always younger and better dancers fighting to get your place. You get worn down by the fight to try to stay at the top.
- Dance
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I coach dancers, I always like to get on the dance floor with them or describe something by showing them.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
Since finishing my professional dancing career, I've been conscious of not letting myself go.
- Eating
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- Nov 07, 2020