Strictly Come Dancing – Behind the Scenes.

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Strictly Come Dancing – Behind the Scenes.

Tuesday September 23, 2008 by Jane B

Stuart and Rosemary Chambers went to support Tom Chambers (aka Dr Sam Strachan of Holby City) at the BBC studios, Sheppards Bush in London for the Saturday Show and the results show on the Sunday 21st September.

At 4.30pm, having been in rehearsals since 9am, Tom is looking surprisingly relaxed – but maybe not.

Tom was a bundle of nerves as he and Camilla, his gorgeous Danish dance partner, were ‘first out of the trap’. We were delighted but so nervous for him too, a very live audience with demanding judges!

Rosemary and I were joined by three prominent members of the Holby City cast, Michael Spence, Daisha and Maddy Young, they were so supportive. Maddy and Michael gave some superb off camera tv interviews which we should see over the next few weeks. The cast of Holby City will attend the show as regularly as they can, maybe we’ll see Michael Spence dancing in 2010.

We had such a great time in the BBC bar before and after the show, chatting until near midnight with other contestants in particular a hot favourite being Rachel Stevens of S Club 7. I can’t tell you how exciting and exhilarating it was, gorgeous dresses to look at and lots of other celebrities to meet and see – a bbc bar to use too – I would recommend the evening to anyone, try and get a ‘wild invitation’ via the bbc.co.uk Strictly Come Dancing website. It’s a long day and it’s true you do see more on the TV but the vibrant atmosphere of a live show with the movement of boom cameras, technicians and all the contestants… Fantastic.

Interviews are going on as we speak with Radio Derby, Rosy on Ram FM and all sorts of articles in various magazines & papers including on the front page of “Woman” – ‘Tom and Camilla’s secret dinner date.’ Radio Derby want to come up to The Sycamore on October 4th to watch Strictly with as many in the Pub as wish to be there, hope it does not clash with Man United v Tottenham.