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Things are really heating up on Strictly Come Dancing<\/a>, with Halloween Week out of the way and a whole new set of dances to be learned ahead of Saturday\u2019s show.<\/p>\n As we approach Week Seven of the competition, the Strictly 2021 contestants<\/a> are now well-versed in balancing work, life and learning those steps \u2013 but juggling so many things at once certainly comes with challenges.<\/p>\n In an exclusive chat with RadioTimes.com<\/a>, BBC Breakfast host Dan Walker<\/a> revealed Week Four was especially challenging for him, leaving him \u201cthe tiredest\u201d he had ever been. So tired, in fact, he fell asleep on the phone.<\/p>\n \u201c[Week Four] was the tiredest I\u2019ve ever been in my life, because I was [interviewing] the Prime Minister as well,\u201d he explained. \u201cSo you know, brain space, which you have to divert to that \u2013 I had loads of meetings about that, and you know, lots of stuff to read and go through.\u201d<\/p> \u00a0<\/p>\n The host, who sat in eighth place in last weekend\u2019s Strictly Come Dancing leaderboard<\/a>, also revealed he doesn\u2019t \u201csleep much\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cI think I added it up. [That] week, over the whole week, I had less than 24 hours\u2019 sleep, which is not ideal when you\u2019re trying to learn a brand new dance,\u201d he explained, before adding: \u201cI fell asleep on an actual phone call. I\u2019ve never complained about being tired. I signed up for this! But I\u2019m loving it.\u201d<\/p>\n Dan and partner\u00a0Nadiya Bychkova danced a Cha Cha Cha to U Can\u2019t Touch This\/Superfreak by MC Hammer\/Rick James that week, and Dan only scored a total of 26 points.<\/p>\n Luckily, things picked up the week after.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019ve had my normal sleep which is about five hours a night, so I\u2019m far more alert,\u201d Dan told us. \u201cI didn\u2019t fall asleep once.\u201d<\/p>\n Strictly Come Dancing is on BBC One on Saturdays and Sundays. Want something else to watch? Check out our full\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0or visit our\u00a0Entertainment<\/a>\u00a0hub for the latest news.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By Lidia Molina-Whyte Published: Wednesday, 03 November 2021 at 12:00 am Things are really heating up on Strictly Come Dancing, with Halloween Week out of the way and a whole new set of dances to be learned ahead of Saturday\u2019s show. 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