Speaking to\u00a0RadioTimes.com<\/a> in an exclusive interview, the singer and radio DJ spoke about the backstage atmosphere at this stage in the series with just seven celebrities remaining in the line-up<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel like there\u2019s a bit of extra pressure added on everybody but at the same time, I feel like we\u2019re all enjoying it a lot more as well. We\u2019re all cheering each other on a lot more,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cWe spend so much time together as a group and we just want to see everybody do well. Even though it\u2019s a competition, we genuinely do want everybody to do well, so we get excited for each other.\u201d<\/p>\n She continued: \u201cAnd because it\u2019s a smaller group, we\u2019re even closer so it\u2019s quite emotional.\u201d<\/p>\n The former X Factor star scored the\u00a0first 40 of the season<\/a> last weekend with her Couple\u2019s Choice to a Destiny\u2019s Child medley, although Helen Skelton<\/a> followed closely behind on the leaderboard<\/a> with near-perfect marks.<\/p> The celebrities will be returning to the ballroom floor once again on Saturday, with Fleur and Vito performing a Rumba to the Sugababes hit Too Lost in You<\/a> \u2013 however, the Hits Radio DJ revealed to RadioTimes.com<\/strong> that she\u2019s feeling \u201cworried\u201d<\/a> about tackling the notoriously difficult dance.<\/p>\n While there are seven remaining contestants in the competition, only six will be performing on Saturday after\u00a0Kym Marsh<\/a> tested positive for COVID-19<\/a> earlier this week.<\/p>\n \u201cStrictly Come Dancing protocols mean that all being well, they will return the following week,\u201d the BBC confirmed.<\/p>\n Strictly Come Dancing continues Saturdays at 7:15pm and Sundays on BBC One.<\/strong><\/p>\n Looking for something else to watch? 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