Emma was left with a painful injury during her time on the show (Picture: BBC)
Strictly Come Dancing has had its fair share of injuries this year – and Emma Barton has admitted she had to dance through a painful injury in her bum to fight her way to the final.
Emma and pro partner Anton Du Beke are going for glitterball glory tonight against Karim Zeroual and Amy Dowden, and Kelvin Fletcher and Oti Mabuse, but Emma admits at times it was a battle to get there.
But in a series where two of the stars have been forced to pull out due to bad injuries, it seems everyone has had their fair share of aches and scrapes… and sometimes it wasn’t even down to the dancefloor rehearsals.
Speaking ahead of the final showdown, Emma admitted: ‘It’s quite funny actually.
‘We did Charleston on week 11 and oh, it’s fast, high intensity, smashed it all through the week, and then on the Friday morning, when we got to the studio and we had to do a bit of social media, and I pulled a muscle in my bottom. Just standing, how do you do that?!’
‘It was the right cheek,’ she added. ‘And I did panic, and I thought “Oh no!”’
Karim Zeroual then told her: ‘That happened to me too! I had to get it strapped up. Which is a really weird situation.’
‘Just some large plasters on the cheek,’ she laughed. ‘It worked. I got through it, because I was really like, “Please! I’ve got to get through this dance! I’ve got to dance.”’
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Much to her dismay, the Charleston is coming back to haunt her in the finale tonight, as the routine to Thoroughly Modern Millie has been chosen as the judges pick of their next routine.
They’ll also be performing a showdance routine to Let Yourself Go by Irving Berlin.
In the show’s 17-year history, this is only the second time that Anton has made it to the final, and the first year the pro has been given the fought for perfect 10 scores from the judges.
They’ll also be performing a showdance routine to Let Yourself Go by Irving Berlin.
In the show’s 17-year history, this is only the second time that Anton has made it to the final, and the first year the pro has been given the fought for perfect 10 scores from the judges.
Will Emma and Anton be able to take home the glitterball? (Picture: BBC)
Last time, their Charleston scored them an almost straight across the board perfect score – getting 39 out of 40 for the routine, and only Craig Revel-Horwood holding out on them.
Can they finally win him, and the public, round?
Can they finally win him, and the public, round?
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