Former Strictly Come Dancing star Alex Jones has confessed to making her dance partner James Jordan cry during the early days of her time on the show.
The 41-year-old presenter made the revelation while chatting with fellow Strictly alumni Mark Wright and Mollie King on ITV's This Morning. She explained: "I was so hideous. I don't know how I lasted so long. I remember the first day of training my dance partner [James Jordan] actually cried, he was like, 'I thought you might have some rhythm!'"
© Photo: RexAlex Jones and James Jordan were partners in the 2011 series
Alex originally signed up for the show after being inspired by her former co-host of The One Show, Matt Baker, who came second place in the previous year's competition. Despite eleven weeks of ups and downs - including a spat with Craig Revel Horwood, who called Alex's Charleston performance "cold and stiff" - Alex and James made it to the show's semi-final in 2011.
After the public voted Alex out, she said: "I've had an incredible time, and when I'm old and grey I'll look back at these three months and I'll think 'that was a brilliant time'."
James, who was a professional dancer on the show between series four to 11, had nothing but praise for Alex at the time. He told her: "If there was a trophy for the most improved dancer, for sure you would have won that trophy. You have been absolutely brilliant to work with, it has been an honour."
© Photo: RexThe pair made it through to the semi-finals
Harry Judd went on to win the trophy that year with dance partner Aliona Vilani.
With this year's series due to start on Saturday 8 September, Alex has also heavily hinted at which contestant she'll be rooting for. The Welsh star told Mollie and Mark: "I'm excited about this year though. I hope Stacey Dooley does really well, she's such a sweet girl - I think she's going to be fantastic."
Alongside Stacey, other contestants include Katie Piper, Lee Ryan, Dr Ranj Singh and Kate Silverton. Take a look at the brand-new advert to get you in the mood for dancing.
