Demi Jones talks Strictly aspirations following compliment from ex-pro James Jordan

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Strictly Come Dancing following a rare compliment from one of the programme's former professional dancers, James Jordan.Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk, the Love Island star, 23, spoke candidly about her experience stripping off while taking part on Strictly the Real Full Monty and discussed her new role as a judge for the Pour Moi Uplifting Women Awards.In 2021, the Love Island star stripped off on the ITV show to raise awareness of cancer.Former Strictly pros James and Ola Jordan oversaw the celebrities who were taking part and Demi revealed that at one point she was partnered with James.She said: "I'm not even going to blow my trumpet here."The first day, they didn't actually show this on TV, but the first day we had a dance.They put us in couples to try and get us used to each other."And they put me with James and he said I was a complete natural!"A Strictly professional said I was a natural on my first day, so I was absolutely buzzing, they're so amazing," Demi gushed.She went on to reveal that she'd love to take part in the hit BBC dance show in the future.Demi said: "I'd absolutely love to do Strictly."I don't think they'd had a Love Islander before but hopefully in the future, I can change their minds."But I haven't had a call since I did the Full Monty so maybe they weren't impressed by my dancing so far," she added.Demi bared all on The Real Full Monty following her brutal battle with thyroid cancer.The star was diagnosed with the potentially deadly disease back in May after developing a golf ball-sized tumour in her neck, leading to her undergoing multiple surgeries to combat it.Demi broke the news that she was cancer free on the ITV show to her co-stars but also shared it in a post on social media."I’M.