Kym Marsh slams claims she has an 'advantage' on Strictly due to her pop star past

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Coronation Street fave told the world that her early pop past was "just faffing about '' and questioned whether it even counted, following claims she had an unfair advantage on the Strictly dancefloor."[I'm] not really [an experienced dancer]," she stated, before adding: "We're talking 20 years ago faffing about on stage in Hear'Say."It's a whole different thing, and even if that did count as experience in dance, this is ballroom."Kym was one of the first celebrities to be announced for this year's edition of Strictly Come Dancing, but her track record when it comes to dance moves has already caused controversy.In comparison, stars such as Kaye Adams of Loose Women and Will Mellor of Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps have had no professional history on the dance floor.However, Kym reiterated that she didn't believe her past would necessarily provide her with greater knowledge than others."I've got all the posture and grace of a Quaver," she joked to New!

magazine.Kym auditioned for reality TV talent show Popstars back in 2000, before releasing her first single with Hear'Say in March 2001.Their debut effort, Pure and Simple, became the fastest-selling number one single since records began.However, Kym left the group less than a year later, and by October 2002 the group had disbanded altogether, citing "abuse from the public" as the reason for their demise.The first to abandon ship, Kym had referred to major disagreements with co-stars Myleene Klass and Noel Sullivan.Kym looked back on the bad times as a Hear'Say member less than fondly, telling the Evening Standard: "There were so many rows I had counselling."Her time in the band had also been fraught with trouble due to members regularly suffering trolling from.