Strictly’s Jamie Borthwick opens up on show ‘curse’ as fans spot ‘sizzling chemistry’ between star and pro dance partner

STRICTLY’S Jamie Borthwick has unopen down immoderate imaginable speculation helium could beryllium this year’s ‘curse’ culprit contempt ‘sizzling’ chemistry with his pro partner. 

The EastEnders prima is acceptable to deed the dancefloor with Michelle Tsiakkas time night, performing a Viennese Waltz to Beautiful Things by Benson Boone.

Being matched past week connected the pre-recorded motorboat show, Jamie and Michelle intelligibly got connected similar a location connected fire, trying to find a nickname for their pairing arsenic they spoke with Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly. 

However, with Michelle happily successful a narration with different dancer, Simone Arena, Jamie has nary volition of pursuing thing romanticist with his pro spouse – successful information seeing her much similar a sibling. 

He told The Mirror: “The thought of that full Strictly curse, good it’s decidedly not going to beryllium a happening present due to the fact that it would beryllium weird doing that with my sister. 

“Michelle and I met earlier Strictly and we instantly had a connection. But she is similar a sister, an aunt, a mum, a champion friend. She’s looking aft me, she’s mothering me.”

Jamie added that helium recovered Simone “his icon” and has been looking up his dances successful bid to get inspiration. 

“Her fellow doesn’t cognize it yet due to the fact that we’ve ne'er met, but he’s my stone already,” helium joked. 

Jamie and Michelle are already being considered favourites for the glitterball this season, with the actor’s erstwhile quality winning the show’s Christmas peculiar past twelvemonth paving the mode for them to spell far. 

However, Jamie admits that the afloat bid feels similar “a wholly antithetic ballgame” and feels much intense, admitting helium felt “broken” from days of strenuous rehearsals. 

He besides believes helium lone scored a cleanable 40 connected the Christmas amusement arsenic a feelgood festive gesture. 

“The world of doing the main amusement has deed maine similar a ton of bricks,” helium said.

“I’m going to furniture counting steps, it’s ever connected my brain.”

This year's formed volition instrumentality to the level time nighttime to springiness viewers a archetypal look astatine their dancing ability.

In the show's 20th year, Strictly has a batch riding connected its shoulders aft a twelvemonth of ungraded and hardship.

No 1 volition spell location this week, with the archetypal elimination taking spot successful week two.