The professional dancer and Strictly judge opened up
"I've known Giovanni for 10 years, and he's a good friend of mine. But I'm not involved on any side of that ," she said. "I think before I speak, and I stay in my lane, which is ballroom dancing. I think everybody goes into Strictly with the best will in the world to entertain the country.
"You don't want to kill their enthusiasm or the thought that they can be the Glitterball champion. So, I think sometimes, words can be cruel and people deliver them in not a great way. I learned the difference."I can be super-strict when somebody is trying to win the gold medal, then I can still be quite strict but in a positive way on Strictly so they will learn something. That's always ongoing for me.
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