Tamzin Outhwaite has revealed what she really thinks of her professional partner Nikita Kuzmin as she prepares for Strictly Christmas Special.
The actress, 54, will be joined on the show by Vogue Williams, who shared her festive family plans in a new interview with the cast on Monday.
During the show, the six couples perform their routines to impress the judges and the studio audience votes for their favourite.
Josh Widdicombe, Tayce, Billy Monger and Harry Aikines-Aryeetey will complete this year’s celebrity line-up.
Speaking ahead of the special, Tamzin shared her excitement to dance with Nikita, saying: ‘We call him Prince Charming in the house.
‘He just has the hair and face and the body and everything, he looks like Prince Charming.’
Tamzin Outhwaite has revealed what she really thinks of her professional partner Nikita Kuzmin as she prepares for Strictly Christmas Special
The actress, 54, will be joined on the show by Vogue Williams, who shared her festive family plans in a new interview with the cast on Monday
Vogue, who shares Theodore, six, Gigi, four, and Otto, two, with her husband Spencer Matthews revealed her plans for Christmas.
She said: ‘PJs in the morning, matching PJs with my kids, if possible. Then I always choose a Christmas Day outfit, which I probably get into for about an hour and a half, and then I get back into my PJs.
‘We try and do a little bit of dancing. The kids love music. I don’t think any of us in our house are dancers but it’s all about the vibe.’
Judge Motsi Mabuse added: ‘Christmas in our house is all about family, food, and fun! We wake up early, open presents together, and spend the day cooking a big feast while listening to Christmas music.
‘One unusual tradition? We always end the day with a little family dance in the living room.’
Speaking of his traditions, Josh said: ‘I am insistent about sequence and turn taking with present giving. I manage to lose all fun.’
In the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special, each of the six couples will perform a festive fuelled routine in the hope of impressing the judges, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Anton Du Beke and Head Judge Shirley Ballas, and the voting studio audience.
The festive special is pre-recorded weeks in advance with some of the pro dancers like Amy Dowden and Nikita Kuzmin spotted at Elstree Studios with the cast.
During the show, the six couples perform their routines to impress the judges and the studio audience votes for their favourite (Tayce pictured)
Harry Aikines-Aryeetey (pictured), Josh Widdicombe, Tayce and Billy Mongerwill complete this year’s celebrity line-up
In November, the BBC announced on Saturday that Carlos Gu will no longer be participating in the Christmas special this year as he has sustained an ankle injury.
Fellow professional dancer Gorka Márquez will reportedly be stepping in as his replacement.
A spokesperson for the BBC show said: ‘Unfortunately, professional dancer, Carlos Gu, has sustained an ankle injury so is unable to participate in the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special alongside contestant Vogue Williams.’
They added: ‘Fellow professional dancer, Gorka Márquez will be stepping in for him and dancing with Vogue. We all wish him a speedy recovery.’
Speaking of his traditions, Josh said: ‘I am insistent about sequence and turn taking with present giving. I manage to lose all fun’
In the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special, each of the six couples will perform a festive fuelled routine in the hope of impressing the judges (Billy pictured)