 Strictly Come Dancing season is upon us, and the celebs and professionals are getting acquainted ahead of the live shows. Our future Saturday night entertainment all gathered at a dance studio to begin their dancing journeys. Amanda Abbington looked relaxed and happy as she arrived at the venue, despite some backlash to her signing. During an Instagram Live on Wednesday, actor Amanda, 51, explained she had joined the juggernaut programme to challenge 'negative' perceptions of menopause and menopausal women, who she said become 'invisible' to society. She said: 'I'm not going to shy away from trying to push myself – we have to try and embrace the menopause and there's so much negativity around the menopause. 'It upsets me,' she concluded. Amanda looked happy despite the backlash (Picture: James Curley/Magic Moments UK) Eastenders actor Bobby Brazier also looked excited to be there, as he walked with a huge smile on his face. He may be the youngest contestant at 20, but he's already had a pretty impressive career and dad Jeff Brazier has every faith he's going to bop to the top. Following the news, Jeff, 44, reposted the social media post and wrote: 'Go on the boy. Proud of you,' followed by a red heart emoji. Speaking about how he thinks his son will do on the dance show, he told the Mirror: 'I have no doubt he'll impress people with his politeness and his manners. 'He has a really beautiful nature, he makes you feel good – that's his gift. I can't wait to see him share it with everybody else.' Bobby has his dad's full support (Picture: James Curley/Magic Moments UK) Zara McDermott, who is the first Love Island star to compete on the show, arrived in sporty attire including Gymshark navy shorts. The 26-year-old is reportedly 'up for the challenge of being the show's sexiest star yet.' To help her achieve her target, they claimed she has briefed the wardr){kind=link}
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Strictly Come Dancing season is upon us, and the celebs and professionals are getting acquainted ahead of the live shows.
Our future Saturday night entertainment all gathered at a dance studio to begin their dancing journeys.
Amanda Abbington looked relaxed and happy as she arrived at the venue, despite some backlash to her signing.
During an Instagram Live on Wednesday, actor Amanda, 51, explained she had joined the juggernaut programme to challenge ‘negative’ perceptions of menopause and menopausal women, who she said become ‘invisible’ to society.