I’m the most nervous I’ve been in my life, says Strictly’s Zara McDermott ahead of cha-cha-chances with partner Graziano
LOVE Island’s Zara McDermott is nervous about her cha-cha-chances next Saturday with pro Graziano Di Prima.
He teased her by saying: “It is going to be exotic, Latin and is the cha-cha-cha, darling.”
Zara, 26, said: “I think I’m probably the most nervous I’ve been in my life.”
Graziano reassured her, saying: “The sky is the limit. Be positive…”
Zara was dumped from the Love Island villa just 10 days after she entered as a bombshell in 2018.
After feeling like the “least successful person” from her Love Island year, Zara’s career has since gone from strength to strength – and continues to climb.
“It was a really proud moment for me,” she says.
“That feeling of being the first-ever Love Islander to do Strictly.
“I wasn’t in the show for very long, and I feel like my career has definitely moved on.
“Going on Strictly has made me realise how far I’ve come from those days in Love Island.
“When I got dumped from the island, I was quite shocked.
“I thought I would be in there the whole time.
“When I came out, I definitely felt inferior to the other girls who were landing huge fashion deals.
“I felt really gutted about how my journey had gone.”
Wowed by Angela pins
ANGELA Rippon is the oldest ever Strictly star at 78 — but the TV presenter is already causing a stir due to her legs.
The journalist made her debut with partner Kai Widdrington on Saturday. Pal Edwina Currie tweeted: “Wow, look at those legs! Kick it to ’em Angela.”
Strictly fan Philippa Newis, wrote online: “Angela Ripon’s legs are absolutely fantastic.”