The actor previously trained as a dancer, but it’s nothing compared to Strictly Come Dancing. <\/p>
You\u2019d think having some dancing experience would help when it comes to Strictly Come Dancing<\/a>, but one of this year\u2019s celebrity contestants, Nigel Harman<\/a>, tells us otherwise.<\/p>\n Speaking exclusively to RadioTimes.com<\/a>, the actor, who will be dancing with Katya Jones<\/a>, admitted he\u2019s been finding training just as hard as the other celebs in the Strictly Come Dancing 2023 line-up<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cIt feels like every body position that Kat has lovingly put me in feels like some form of physical torture,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m feeling okay because I feel like I\u2019ve got a really good teacher. I\u2019m feeling now that we\u2019ve had, praise the lord, nine days to put this one together and not four like we will do normally \u2013 I\u2019m feeling okay about it. But yes, I have to say my dubious set of skills haven\u2019t come in that handy so far. I\u2019m still working the face, I think.\u201d<\/p>\n Katya continued: \u201cThe strategy to start with was a lot of face and arms to cover up for what\u2019s happening down there. It\u2019s getting a little less of that. It\u2019s a good tool, plus cameras to cover up all the mistakes with lots of smoke.\u201d<\/p>\n Ahead of the Strictly launch, Nigel revealed his former dance experience<\/a>, saying: \u201cI did a diploma in musical theatre when I was 16. So we used to dance. I wasn\u2019t in the top stream. There was A, B and C and I started in C and ended up in B.\u201d<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n Viewers will recognise Nigel for his portrayal as EastEnders\u2019 Dennis Rickman, who arrived in Walford in 2003 and was a key figure in the show for two-and-a-half years. Harman has since starred in Casualty and Mount Pleasant.<\/p>\n Prior to his TV career he worked on a cruise ship as a dancer.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I left college, I was on a cruise ship for six months as dancer, I hasten to add, not just doing the bingo,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n He continued: \u201cWe were you know, there\u2019s levels of cruise ship. We weren\u2019t the best one. Well we tried hard and I used to have to wash the costumes in the shower. And this is the truth, I didn\u2019t tell anyone for five years because I was too embarrassed because I was trying to be, you know, successful and I knew it had a stigma to it, but now I\u2019m proud of it.\u201d<\/p> \n