Strictly Come Dancing - Cherie Lunghi wants to have fun
Friday, 29 August 2008
Actress Cherie Lunghi will be wanting to prove that she can compete with Rachel Stevens and Lisa Snowdon when the new series of Strictly Come Dancing kicks off in a few weeks time.
Cherie told MyParkmag: "I think this will be tremendous fun! I hope that me doing this inspires other women to kick off their shoes and give dancing a whirl!"
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Everything you need to know about Cherie Lunghi
Cherie is a leading lady of stage and screen, appearing in practically every popular drama series from Casualty and Cutting It to Hotel Babylon.
Cherie has also starred in Waking the Dead, The Inspector Lynley Mysteries and Secret Diary Of A Call Girl.
Film credits include Excalibur, Oliver Twist, The Mission and Jack And Sarah.
Cherie is also no stranger to the stage, performing with luminaries including Dame Judi Dench and Sir Ian McKellen.
Cherie will be dancing with James Jordon
Straight-talking James is a Latin American specialist. Last series he danced with Gabby Logan who was controversially knocked out in the early stages.
He and his dance partner and wife Ola Jordan have been dancing together for six years and turned professional in 2003. Since then they have been Closed British finalists in 2005, UK Open Rising Star finalists and British Open Rising Star Professional Latin runners-up in 2006.
This will be James's third series of Strictly Come Dancing and his aim this year is "to get past week four!"
He is looking forward to returning to Strictly Come Dancing and says: "I enjoy the whole process of taking someone who can't dance up to a good standard."
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