Strictly Come Dancing - Penny Lancaster's piled on the pounds

16 October 2007 - Penny Lancaster has said that she gained weight as a result of the intense dance training she's gone though for Strictly Come Dancing.

36-year-old Penny said that she thought the hit dancing show would be a great way to get rid of the extra pregnancy pounds she's not been able to shift - but that hasn't proved the case.

She said: "Before I started training I still hadn't got back the figure I had before giving birth to my son Alastair nearly two years ago.

"I've realised it's because my body fat has gone down and my muscle, which is heavier, has increased.

"I've now got muscles in places I'd forgotten about.

Penny wowed the judges with her first live performance on Saturday night.

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