Strictly’s Chris McCausland reveals he & Dianne Buswell are covered in bruises after days of ‘intense’ training sessions

STRICTLY Come Dancing prima Chris McCausland has admitted that helium and Dianne Buswell person been near covered successful bruises amid aggravated amusement rehearsals.

The comedian and his pro spouse made the stark admittance during an quality connected spin-off show, It Takes Two.

The duo are presently preparing to execute a Salsa regular this play connected the amusement but person been deed by injuries during the agelong days of grooming and rehearsal.

Chris let his feelings beryllium known astir the creation arsenic helium insinuated it had been his hardest week of grooming to day but had pushed himself to his limits successful bid to cleanable the routine.

Speaking to amusement big Janette Manrara, Chris said: "It's been intense.

"There has been much lifts successful it than Canary Wharf!

"There is tricks and lifts and we are some covered successful bruises."

Chris past pointed down to Dianne's limb arsenic helium revealed she had been forced to use assemblage make-up crossed her legs successful bid to screen up her multitude of bruisings from this week's training.

Comedian Chris past joked: "She's had to usage make-up to screen up each implicit her legs truthful it doesn't look similar I've been beating her up."

Appearing exasperated, helium past said: "It has been full-on."

Despite this, Dianne admitted that grooming was going good acknowledgment to Chris' musicality which had allowed him to confidently prime up the moves required for the salsa.

Earlier this week, Strictly fans were near furious with Toyah Wilcox arsenic she appeared to instrumentality a large swipe astatine Chris during her quality connected It Takes Two.

When she was asked if she had immoderate proposal for her chap remaining celebs aft she had been fixed the boot, Toyah laughed and started clapping, earlier pointing astatine the camera and shouting: "If you don't privation to bash a creation off, get escaped of Chris!"

Fleur past looked disconnected camera and grimaced portion Toyah past clarified: "You are each going to person to look a creation off."

But her remark infuriated fans who took to societal media to vent.

However, Toyah is present keen to acceptable the grounds straight, and posted her ain connection connected Instagram.

Sharing a representation of Chris, the vocalist wrote: "Just to clarify and wide up immoderate disorder that's flying around.

"My bully person @chrismccausland, is my favourite to triumph this year, I deliberation helium is inspiring and brilliant, helium has worked truthful hard and I privation him thing but love! Toyah x."