Strictly Come Dancing's Fleur East detailed the cast's sudden wave of sickness and its impact on the show.
Fleur shared the news on her radio show, explaining how a number of members of cast have been struck down by the flu. She said the extent of the sickness has been so strong, it's affected rehearsal times and performances, though they're determined to battle on for the sake of the show.
Discussing the issue on air, Fleur said: "There were a few mentions on Saturday night, but it was a tough week for a lot of people in the competition.
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Hamza [Yassin] was very, very sick, so was Will [Mellor] and so was Kym [Marsh] and we didn’t say anything on Saturday but Vito [Coppola] was really ill last week too. I got one full day of rehearsal with him."
She added: "Everyone was getting the flu! So, he was out for the count and in bed - he didn’t move for two days. I started freaking out on Thursday because I was like oh my gosh, I’ve had to practice with someone else.
"And as soon as Vito did make it to rehearsals, he was a different height, had a different stance – it was like a brand-new routine I had to learn. In the end we got about six hours together before production rehearsal on Friday.
"But I think when you have that added pressure you just pull it out from somewhere. We were both like right we were in the dance-off last week, we need to just get this done. He was sweating and everything but somehow, we pulled it together!"
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