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Andrea McLean admits she 'wouldn't do' Strictly after ‘scary’ experience as show reserve

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Andrea McLean, 53, has opened up about her “scary” time as a back-up star for Strictly Come Dancing in an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk.The former Loose Women panellist, who spoke about her experience of the menopause as part of the Boots and No7 Menopause Monologues, explained why it meant she “wouldn’t do” the show in the future.“I wouldn’t do Strictly because I was the reserve for Strictly a few years ago and it was a really interesting experience,” Andrea began.

The star wouldn’t reveal who she was coupled up with at the time, but confirmed her dance partner was “just lovely”.“You have to do a dance, so that you’re already prepared for if someone gets injured,” Andrea explained. “And once the series starts and everyone’s ok, then you’re not in.

The author then went on to describe her dawning realisation that she would be “terrible” in the competition. “So it was a dress rehearsal practice for what being on Strictly would be like, and I realised… I would be terrible,” she confessed.“I was so scared!” Andrea continued, before putting on her best booming strictly announcer voice. “When we had to do the dress rehearsal day and they said, ‘Dancing the (whatever it was - Vienize Walz?) Andrea McLean!’ I forgot my name, my left foot, my right foot, what my head is for…“I realised I would never want to do this,” the presenter confessed. “So even if they came back and said, ‘Would you come on?’ I would say no. “It was even scarier than doing Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins, which is saying something!” she revealed.“I’m a very good dancer once I’ve had a few rum punches and I don’t have to do any organised choreography. “…But other than that?

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