Strictly’s Anton du Beke reveals what he really thinks of Gemma Atkinson’s performances
Well done Gem!
Key 103's breakfast presenter Gemma Atkinson has now made it through to the semi-final of this year's Strictly Come Dancing, so we thought it would be great to see what one of the show's professionals really thinks of her performances so far.
Speaking on Key 103 this morning Anton du Beke, who has been on the show from the very beginning, revealed that he thought Gemma and her dancing partner Aljaz had the potential to go all the way to the final on Saturday 16th December.
Fantastic news Gem!
Although this type of dancing was new to Gemma, Anton said she was "elegant" and he was very impressed with her ballroom dancing. He even said that Gemma's dance at Blackpool Tower Ballroom was one of his favourites from the whole series.
Listen to the full interview with Anton du Beke below:
Gemma has come a long way since she started on the show back in September. Speaking before the show she described herself as "Bambi on ice" and admitted she had never danced before.
Gemma's first dance on the show was a Cha-Cha to Shawn Mendez's ‘Nothing Holding Me Back' for which she received a respectable 20 points.
Gemma and Aljaz were paired up in the first show and she has been taking her training very seriously, training for around eight hours everyday after the Key 103 breakfast show.
However, it has been very hard work and she has had to have some physio treatment along with a number of plasters on her feet! As Gemma explained to her co-hosts a few weeks into training, "I had physio in the morning." She went on to explain that the day before she had felt a bit of pain in her ankle, but decided to keep going. It was only when she got home that she realised her foot looked "like a trotter".
Poor Gemma!
Tickets for the Strictly Come Dancing tour are already available to buy through the Aloud.com.
Good luck for the next show!
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