Strictly Come Dancing star Alex Kingston addresses 'hiccup' during dance as she admits it made her 'stronger'
Johannes still thought they had something specialStrictly Come Dancing star Alex Kingston has opened up on last weekend’s dance as things didn’t go the way she hoped.
Strictly’s It Takes Two returned tonight (November 13) for more of our favourite stars to talk to Janette Manrara about their dances and how they are feeling about the next week. The show also announced the four previous dancers who are making a comeback during Blackpool week.
Last weekend, Alex got emotional as her dance didn’t go to plan, and she actually revealed she had “number dyslexia” and the lack of words in the song made it difficult for her to know her marks.
Strictly Come Dancing Alex Kingston on last week’s dance
Appearing on the sofa with Strictly pro-partner Johannes, Alex reflected on her dance, and admitted she can look positively to next week.
When Janette asked if it could have been a “positive” in hindsight, Alex agreed that it has made her “stronger”.
She said: “I think nobody is not vulnerable. I think everybody will have a moment. Because that is part of the journey, isn’t it? If you have never danced before then there is always going to be a point at which you have a hiccup. It’s not a nice feeling. But, at the same time, it just makes you stronger.”
When Janette asked Johannes if he thought they were “close” to having something special, Johannes explained he already thought the dance was special.
He said: “Listen, I knew I had something special by Wednesday. And i said to Alex that I wish we had one more day. One more day to just embed it in our bodies because that is what normally happens.
“But it just took a while longer with the paso doble. And that was just a little bit of a struggle. If we had one more day, we would have been amazing.”
Alex on her ‘number dyslexia’
When Janette asked Alex about her “number dyslexia” which she revealed on the show, Alex admitted she always knew she had it.
Alex said: “Yes I have absolutely always known. I have no Maths qualifications whatsoever. But it has never been a problem in my life.
“Even playing card games, I count on my fingers. So it had been fine. I didn’t realise until we started rehearsing that it was a problem for me. Just keeping those numbers and the counting in my head.
“I kind of freeze when I have to deal with numbers, I guess it is a little bit like dyslexia. They make me completely freeze.
But when Alex got emotional on the show last Saturday, all of her fellow Strictly co-stars immediately tried to cheer her up.
Gushing about the celebrities on the show this year, Alex explained: “Do you know it is fantastic because we don’t see each other during the week as you know. So, the opportunity to just catch up on Friday’s and Saturday’s is really lovely.
“As much as it is a competition, really ultimately, you are just competing with yourself. Everybody is so positive about everyone else’s journey. And that is what I love about the show.”
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