The Waterloo Road star was wincing and looked to be in pain as he gripped his wrist while being photographed near a rehearsal dance studio in Manchester ahead of this weekend's live show

The Love Island star is preparing for her first BBC Strictly Come Dancing live show this weekend alongside her pro dancer partner on Saturday night.

Emmerdale star and BBC Waterloo Road actor spoke out on his Instagram Story as he and Luba prepare to take to the floor this coming Saturday night.

The professional dancer recently shared her disappointment after she was not paired with a celebrity for the new BBC One series

The former Emmerdale star, 35, looked downcast as he departed another gruelling session of dance rehearsals wearing a wrist support on Wednesday.

Kai and Nadiya stepped out on the red carpet on Tuesday night for the Sun newspaper Who Cares Wins Awards in London.

The head judge took to social media midweek to tell fans she had been struck down with illness and was being looked after by her family - sparking worries she might miss this weekend's shows

The star, 63, was back in action on last week's launch show alongside fellow judges Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke.

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Strictly Come Dancing head judge's first live show was thrown into doubt ahead of the weekend - after it emerged she was fighting an illness at home.

It comes after Adam's wife Caroline also had a simply three-word message of her own for the Waterloo Road star

Bobby Brazier and his Strictly Come Dancing professional partner Dianne Buswell will be taking to the dancefloor this weekend as the BBC competition officially kicks off.

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Angela is the oldest contestant in Strictly Come Dancing history and set to take part in the 2023 series alongside hunky Kai, who today issued a rehearsals update.

Dianne shared a video to her Instagram Story as she called on fans to help them work out who was right on Wednesday.

This year's Strictly Come Dancing kicked off with its launch show last weekend

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Luba said Adam can choreograph ahead of their first performance of the series this coming weekend on Saturday night.