Who is Strictly’s Dr Punam Krishan? NHS GP’s journey to BBC star

As BBC’s deed world contention bid Strictly Come Dancing gets underway, Dr Punam Krishan is boogying each the mode from the doctor’s bureau to the creation floor.

The upcoming play arrives aft months of contention surrounding the long-running bid involving allegations against the behaviour of erstwhile nonrecreational dancers Giovanni Pernice and Graziano Di Prima.

The caller episodes will diagnostic personage contestants including comedian Chris McCausland, Love Island prima Tasha Ghouri and Olympian Tom Dean arsenic they each vie to assistance the Glitterball Trophy.

Dr Punam volition articulation this fig other her pro-partner. Judges Shirley Ballas, Motsi Mabuse, Craig Revel-Horwood and Anton Du Beke volition each instrumentality arsenic good arsenic agelong clip hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman.

She announced her information successful the bid – which volition beryllium marking its twentieth day – connected August 6 by phoning into Vernon Kay’s amusement connected Radio 2.

‘This inactive doesn’t consciousness real, I americium overjoyed to beryllium a contestant connected this year’s show. I person watched Strictly each twelvemonth with my family, and it feels other peculiar that it’s the 20th year. I can’t judge I volition beryllium the 1 getting Strictly-fied now.

‘This is truthful retired of my comfortableness zone, but I’m up for the travel and volition springiness it my implicit all,’ she said successful a connection astatine the time.

Who is Dr Punam Krishan and who is she joined to?

Dr Punam is simply a practicing NHS GP from calved and raised successful Scotland who besides teaches astatine the University of Glasgow – wherever she primitively studied medicine.

Alongside her time occupation she is besides known for appearing connected BBC Morning Live arsenic good arsenic doing BBC Radio Scotland’s phone-in surgery.

During her clip arsenic a TV and vigor commentator, the 41-year-old aesculapian doc has advised connected everything from nail healthcare to bosom palpitations to the close mode to cheque your breasts and pecs.

She reports connected wellness quality crossed TV, vigor and newspapers

In 2022, the broadcaster besides released her book, How To Be A Doctor and Other Life-Savig Jobs.

Dr Punam is joined to Scottish Conservative MP and Tory wellness spokesperson Dr Sandesh Gulhane who has been the MSP for Glasgow since 2021. They stock 2 children, a lad Aarish, 11, and a girl Ellora, four.

What has Dr Punam Krishan said astir joining Strictly 2024?

Dr Punam has reiterated that she volition ‘absolutely not’ beryllium leaving her occupation successful the NHS to articulation the show successful an Instagram station following the news.

She added: ‘It volition beryllium a situation to equilibrium it but I’m truthful fortunate to beryllium supported by the astir fantastic squad and, arsenic my signifier manager enactment it, “we volition marque it work!” I emotion my job.

‘My patients and my work of attraction towards them volition ever travel first.

‘However, I’m besides idiosyncratic who has passions, dreams, and aspirations extracurricular of my time job.’

Elsewhere, discussing her attack to this year’s competition, she admitted to big Vernon that it is precise antithetic to the benignant of dancing she is utilized to arsenic idiosyncratic with Indian heritage.

‘As idiosyncratic who was raised connected bhangra, doing ceilidhs, the unusual spot of hip-hop backmost successful the day… Waltz, cha cha cha and the remainder of it is simply a full caller learning curve,’ she said astatine the time.

She besides spoke astir seeking proposal from her celebrated friends who person besides appeared connected the show.

‘The Morning Live pack don’t cognize until present but I’m truthful blessed and Kimberley Walsh, Helen Skelton and Kym Marsh person each done it and determination moving mums and I privation to cognize however they did it and however they showed up and sparkled with everything else,’ she said astatine the time.

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