Shayne Ward credits Strictly Come Dancing for unexpected height boost

Shayne Ward has revealed that he's really getting taller arsenic Strictly Come Dancing justice Craig Revel Horwood has been urging him to amended his posture connected the show

Shayne Ward has been feeling connected apical of the world, rather literally, arsenic helium believes his stint connected Strictly has added inches to his stature.

The prima credits his creation spouse Nancy Xu for his improved posture and consequent tallness gain. The 39-year-old singer and actor, who roseate to fame arsenic the victor of the 2nd bid of The X Factor, said: "I'm perpetually being told to support my framework up. It's already amended than it utilized to be."

He added: "Nancy ever notices that I look a small spot taller each clip she sees me. That means my posture is getting better. The lone mode is up."

In the gruelling world of creation rehearsals, Shayne is pushing himself to the limit. He told the Daily Star: "It's changeless cardio. My assemblage is being enactment done its paces. I'm utilizing my assemblage successful a mode I ne'er thought I could. It's hard."

Despite his awesome advancement connected Strictly, immoderate fans person taken to societal media to statement him "smug" suggesting his popular inheritance gives him an unfair edge. However, Shayne stands steadfast connected the situation Strictly presents, careless of his manufacture experience. He explained: "It doesn't substance however agelong I person been portion of the industry, this is simply a wholly caller acquisition for me.

"It's scary. I'm a novice dancer. I mightiness person danced present and there... I creation with my kids and I did a euphony video years ago. But they're conscionable small bits. Strictly is simply a wholly antithetic world. I'm doing the champion that I tin and that's each I tin do."

It comes aft Shayne revealed that helium and his partner, Hollyoaks prima Sophie Austin, delayed their wedding truthful that helium could vie connected Strictly. The erstwhile Corrie prima revealed: "It was really Sophie who enactment maine guardant for the show. For galore years she's talked astir Strictly, she loves, loves the show, truthful each twelvemonth the euphony would travel connected and she'd whisper: 'You'd beryllium bully astatine this.' She ever had that content successful me, she'd say: 'I conscionable deliberation you'd truly bask it, and I privation radical to spot you.' This twelvemonth she said to me: 'Can I delight enactment your sanction forward?'"

Shayne has been engaged to Hollyoaks histrion Sophie, the mum of his 2 children Willow and Reign, since 2017. On wedding plans, helium said: "Sophie and I were really looking astatine the extremity of this year, but we couldn't due to the fact that this unthinkable amusement happened. Strictly came along, and truthful we had to enactment the wedding connected hold. I've joked that possibly we could bash some together, and get joined aft the results show. But we person plentifulness of time."

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