STRICTLY star Tony Adams had a secret bust-up with his partner Katya Jones hours before performing on Saturday night. The 56-year-old held "crisis" talks backstage after becoming overwhelmed by fear doing the dress rehearsal.
It led professional dancer Katya to deliver some "home truths" to the former footballer - ultimately helping him achieve his top scores of the series.
Speaking to It Takes Two host Rylan Clark today, Tony admitted: "I was full of fear beforehand. We had a team talk. "She [Katya] came into my dressing room after our dress rehearsal and told me a few home truths about me holding back. "I think she admits it could have gone either way.
I could have thrown my toys out of the pram and gone home. READ MORE ON STRICTLYseeing double Strictly fans are all saying the same thing about Tyler West on It Takes TwoSTILL STANDING Masked Dancer’s Pearly King ‘confirmed’ as Strictly star after latest clues "But I fought back the fear and just kind of went for it." Katya replied: "What you said is right, I took a risk. "It could have fallen apart or it could have given him that extra fire in his belly. "I took a risk because I thought that's what he needs right now.
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