BBC Breakfast star Sally Nugent has shared the first photo of her with her Strictly Come Dancing professional partner ahead of the Christmas special.
The TV presenter is one of the first three celebrities confirmed for the BBC show’s annual festive edition, alongside EastEnders actor Jamie Borthwick and TV historian Dan Snow.
Following news of her casting on Strictly It Takes Two last night (November 22), Nugent shared an Instagram post which included three images of her posing behind the scenes on the Strictly set with professional dancer Graziano di Prima.
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The presenter began the caption by revealing her reasons for signing up to the Christmas show.
“I was in need of a little pick me up when the lovely people at Strictly called,” she said. “They kindly suggested I might like to learn to dance with @grazianodiprima in time for Christmas.
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