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Katie Williams

Strictly Come Dancing's Judi Love and Graziano 'trying their best to return to the show'

Loose Women star Judi Love and dance partner Graziano di Prima was forced to hang up their Strictly Come Dancing costumes last week.

Judi Love tested positive for Covid-19 and has since been isolating and recovering.

Graziano has since told fans that he is "proud" of the comedian for "looking after her health" before adding that they are both 'trying their best' to return to the dance floor, the Mirror reports.

But Judi appears to have been hard by the virus as she posted a video on social media on Monday lying in bed.

She warned her followers of the harsh realities of the Covid.

While self-isolating at home, she said: "Rona is real. I give thanks that I was doing little exercise and dancing thing.
"I feel like I'm handling it much better than I would if I hadn't been doing little exercise and a little sweat."

She shared that she had been trying home West Indian recipes in a bid to help her feel better.

Judi said: "You can hear from my voice, I have done all the West Indian recipes and remedies, for those who are West Indian, especially Jamaicans. You know what I'm talking about. I eat the garlic, onion, the turmeric, the honey - the expensive one, the Manuka one - the ginger, the lime, the lemon, the rum.

"I've had all kind of soup - chicken foot soup, lamb neck soup, red peas, and my voice is still like this and then Rona will then turn round to you and say to you, 'You know what, on top of that bredrin, I'm not going to make you able to smell or taste.

"I mean, I can't even smell myself and I know some of you need to smell yourself. I just want to say to you, I'm here."

She added: "I just want to say to you, I'm here. It's been a rough couple of days and it's really about for you to get your health in order. Health is wealth and I'm not just talking about catching that cheque.

"I just mean having that health so you can live at your optimum, you can continue creating memories, having life experience, spending time with loved ones as long as possible because rona has got me locked up in here like I'm the woman from Orange is the New Black.

"Rona has got me sleeping out there like someone with no ambition."

Graziano has luckily tested negative and just hours after Judi posted her warning, he was seen enjoying a night out.

The professional dancer posed up for a picture with former Strictly pro Robin Windsor, who posted the snap on Instagram.

Robin, wearing a checked shirt on top of a black T-shirt, smiled for a selfie as Graziano, dressed in a grey jumper, put his arm around his shoulders.

Graziano, 27, was seen without a mask as he hung out in Freedom Bar in Soho, central London after testing negative for the virus.

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