'Constantly in pain' Karen Hauer details gruelling Strictly Come Dancing schedule

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Strictly Come Dancing pro Karen Hauer has revealed the gruelling schedule behind the hugely successful BBC One show.She described being “constantly in pain” with not a lot of time to recover between rehearsals and live shows.Speaking about the “physical demands” of Strictly, Karen explained that people did not always see the demanding nature of the programme.She made the candid admission during a chat with journalist and endurance athlete Louise Minchin on the Push Your Peak podcast.Karen said: “You know, one of the things I guess that some people usually do when they watch us dancing, and they’re like, ‘Oh, my God.

It’s so beautiful, they look so lovely. You must really love what you do and it looks so easy and enjoyable’.“And yes, it is all of that, behind the scenes, underneath it all, when the lights go out when you’re in the background when you’re in the rehearsal rooms… it’s one of the toughest things I put my body through, the toughest thing that I put other people’s body’s through, as well.“So, for myself, for example in Strictly time - or even if I’m on tour or anything like that - I don’t really have days off when we’re on Strictly.“You work seven days a week and your brain never stops.

You’re constantly thinking…“So not only is it mentally demanding - physically demanding as well. Both of them go hand in hand.“I’m constantly in pain, I’m not going to lie.

I’m fit and muscular but most of the time I was exhausted.“I’m exhausted, I don’t have a lot of time to recover.”Karen also explained how female dancers had the added pressure of having to “control” their male dance partners.She said: “There are sore muscles, things that happen, and also dancing with someone who has never danced before, teaching them, doing.