Strictly Come Dancing 2017: Charlotte Hawkins MORTIFIED by sexy dances with Brendan Cole
THEY may be friends but Charlotte Hawkins has admitted that she is struggling to embrace the sensual side of Strictly Come Dancing with her partner Brendan Cole.
Strictly Come Dancing 2017: Charlotte Hawkins MORTIFIED by sexy dances with Brendan Cole
Strictly's Charlotte Hawkins dances with a box headed Brendan Cole
The Good Morning Britain presenter confessed that she gets embarrassed about getting up close and personal with the professional dancer.
"I can't stop laughing," she commented. "You have to look deep into your partner's eyes.
"It's the weirdest thing, because who does that with a stranger in everyday life? My default is to start giggling.
"It's like being at the school dance and being mortified when you come face to face with a boy. I hope I can get over that."
Strictly Come Dancing: Charlotte Hawkins said she gets embarrassed by sexy dances with Brendan
Strictly Come Dancing: Charlotte confessed she laughs when she has to get close to Brendan
While she may not been keen on the sexy routines, Charlotte said she is "thrilled" to have been partnered with Brendan.
"He's a brilliant dancer and he's been on Strictly from the start, so I'm in safe hands," she told the Daily Mail's Weekend Magazine.
"The good thing is we're already friends, so I know we're going to have a laugh together as well as get the work done."
When asked if her husband Mark is worried about her raunchy dances with Brendan and if he fears she will fall victim to the Strictly "curse", Charlotte simply laughed.
Strictly Come Dancing: Charlotte put a box on Brendan's head in training
Strictly Come Dancing: Charlotte insisted that she won't fall victim to the Strictly curse
"I'm very happily married, thank you," she quipped. "Mark's not worried at all. Although maybe I should be concerned about what he thinks of me.
"He did ask me if I was going to be the Ed Balls character this year."
It comes after the 42-year-old revealed that she had taken desperate measures to avoid looking at Brendan in training.
In a behind-the-scenes clip posted on Instagram, she could be seen dancing with the pro who was wearing a cardboard box on his head.
Strictly Come Dancing returns September 23 on BBC One.