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Strictly Come Dancing in an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk.The rugby star, 38, has teamed up with Boots UK for the second series of the health and wellbeing podcast Taboo Talk, where he discusses the topic of chronic pain with host Vogue Williams.In Strictly Come Dancing last year, Ugo and his partner Oti Mabuse made it as far as week five before they landed in the bottom two and had to be sent home.Just a week before, however, the pairing had to sit out of the competition completely when Ugo's long-term back problems began to flare up and he was forced to go to hospital for a procedure.When asked about how he felt to miss a week of the live show, Ugo replied: “That was difficult. Because after week one, my back was in bits.“But you only ever get to do Strictly once and it was an unbelievable experience and you want to give the best version of yourself and I said that every week.“I just wanted to get better every week.

Strictly star, 38, has teamed up with Boots UK for the second series of the health and wellbeing podcast Taboo Talk, where he discusses the topic of chronic pain with host Vogue Williams. In an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk, Ugo described the pain he feels on a daily basis, as well as addressing why pain is such a taboo subject in the sporting world.When quizzed on the subject of pain, Ugo began: “I think we have almost a slight strained relationship with it. “Playing a physical contact sport you become adapted to pain, don't you? But messages you get on the pitch… If you've been tackled hard in any sense, your competitive instinct is to get back up because you don't want to let anyone down. “You want to be able to do your best for the team and just contribute as much as you can, and I only ever spent 80 minutes on a pitch - but those behaviours become part of your day to day.”Ugo went on to reveal that he suffers from chronic back pain, a health issue that made his time on Strictly Come Dancing particularly difficult.“Now I've been retired for six years, dealing with chronic back pain has just become part of my norm,” Ugo admitted. He went on to share that he would be undergoing surgery to try and lessen the pain, which he had at the start of this week.“I'm actually having back surgery on Monday and my symptoms...” he began. “I mean, there's not a moment of the day where I'm not in pain.  “And because it's been a number of months now, you just become used to it,” Ugo explained. He went on to discuss how athletes, and particularly men, struggle to open up about the pain they are experiencing.“But then dealing with it: that's the next hurdle.

Dan Walker made the most of his Strictly Come Dancing return on Saturday night.

Strictly Come Dancing is one of the biggest shows on TV – but do the celebrities get paid to take part?Only five stars remain in the competition, with the quarter finals airing on Saturday (4 December). But, unlike other reality shows, including I’m a Celebrity, each star who signs up to Strictly is given the same flat fee to appear and is unable to negotiate with producers.

Fans of Strictly Come Dancing have been left fuming as contestant Judi Love 's dance and song for the next episode was revealed.

Who left Strictly last night?Rugby player Ugo Monye left Strictly last night. Coming back this week after taking a break to recover from a back injury, he danced the rumba with professional dance partner Oti Mabuse, but failed to impress the judges.

Another week, another Strictly Come Dancing elimination. This time it was rugby star Ugo Monye who said his goodbyes to the ballroom after he was voted out of the dance competition.

Strictly Come Dancing fans could be in for a "big shock" bottom two and dance off on Sunday night - after a close run contest on the dancefloor on week five.

Strictly contestant Judi Love is the latest celebrity to have to pull out of the dance show after testing positive for coronavirus.

John Whaite explains why he has 'no attraction' to Strictly’s Johannes"Two years ago I had open heart surgery and although I believed I was fit enough to take on Strictly and it's demanding schedule, it became clear that I had bitten off way more than I could chew for this stage in my recovery."Robert added: "I had begun to feel symptoms that led me to seek an urgent consultation with my heart specialist, and it was her view that it would be better for the sake of my health to step back from the show."The show wasn't just one couple down this weekend.Oti Mabuse's dance partner Ugo Monye was forced to pull out of week four due to back problems.On Friday, the former rugby union star underwent surgery in hospital and told fans he hoped he

Strictly Come Dancing tonight after a number of changes have been made to the hit show. The dancing competition, which sees 13 celebrities remain, will air on TV slightly later this Saturday, with a shorter episode.

BBC One has pushed back Strictly Come Dancing tonight after a number of changes have been made to the hit show.

Strictly Come Dancing bosses have announced the songs and dances the remaining celebrities and their partners will be performing this weekend.

Ugo Monye announced he will not be able to compete on Strictly Come Dancing this week because of back problems. The former rugby player had been due to take to the dancefloor with partner Oti Mabuse, but will be absent from the show for a week.

Oti Mabuse, 31, has taken to Instagram to send support to Ugo Monye, 38, who is undergoing treatment in hospital today.The former rugby union star pulled out of this week's Strictly Come Dancing on doctor's orders due to issues with his back.Oti called her dance partner "brave" as she caught up with him from hospital over video call this morning. Ugo was seen smiling for the camera while wearing a hospital gown ready to go under for treatment.The professional dancer said she was "nervous" for her dance partner, but told fans he still had his humour despite not being able to walk properly.She went on to say that Ugo had been joking about wanting his gown to be designed by the Strictly team.James Bond star Daniel Craig reveals why he prefers

Strictly's Ugo Monye has been forced to pull out of Saturday's upcoming live show with an injury. The rugby union player, 38, - who is partnered with Oti Mabuse - took to Twitter on Thursday to reveal to fans that he was suffering from 'back problems' but would be back the week after.

After what’s so far been a turbulent season of Strictly, the popular BBC show has been hit with yet another blow after contestant Ugo Monye announced he is pulling out of this weekend’s live show due to an ongoing injury.

Ugo Monye has been forced to pull out of Strictly this week amid an injury.The star admitted this came after advice from medical professionals that he needed some treatment.In a statement on social media, Ugo said: "Unfortunately I’m not going to be able to dance this weekend on the show."I have a history of back problems which has always been managed under the guidance of medical professionals."Unfortunately this has been causing me some unwanted problems this week!"The former rugby star then admitted he'd been advised to get some treatment this week.He continued: "I have been advised by medical professionals and with huge support from Strictly to get some treatment & rest to ensure that I can get myself back to full capacity & fighting

Strictly Come Dancing's Ugo Monye has had to pull out of the live show this weekend due to an injury. Ugo, who is partnered up with Oti Mabuse, announced the news in a statement on Thursday saying they will both miss Saturday’s episode.

Sam Quek has backed her “work husbands” Ugo Monye and Dan Walker on Strictly Come Dancing.The Olympian and TV presenter spent the summer co-hosting Olympic Breakfast on the BBC alongside Dan, while she is a captain on Question Of Sport alongside former rugby star Ugo. Ugo in particular has been impressing the judges with his moves, with the 38 year old and his professional partner Oti Mabuse seeing their Couple’s Choice dance score them an incredible 31 points at the weekend.

BBC co-star Sam Quek in hysterics after pranking Strictly Come Dancing 2021 contestant Ugo Monye. The rugby player was sitting alongside his pro partner, Oti Mabuse, during It Takes Two when Rylan suggested he had a surprise for them.Having portrayed a classic scene from the film Moana on Movie Week, Rylan suggested they would receive a surprise from Hollywood actor Dwayne ‘The Rock' Johnson, who starred as the voice of Maui.However, the host quickly went back on his words, explaining that Dwayne never replied to Strictly’s “pleas”.Rylan said: "We thought you did put a lot into it, so we wanted to give you something in return..."The wig?" Ugo swiftly replied, as Rylan said: "No it's not the wig!"Rylan continued: “We know how much this dance