Awkward moment Ben Shephard grills Davood Ghadami over Strictly curse on This Morning
STRICTLY COME DANCING star Davood Ghadami joined Ben Shephard and Amanda Holden on This Morning today to talk about his time on the BBC dance series.
Awkward moment Ben Shephard grills Davood Ghadami over Strictly curse on This Morning
'I'm used to it as an actor' Davood unconcerned by Strictly curse
The EastEnders star was accompanied by his professional partner Nadiya Bychkova as they teased details of their upcoming routine.
While the actor showed off some of his moves and noted that he found the performance "tough", the presenters were far more interested in chatting about the "Strictly curse".
Amanda asked: "Of course there are always these headlines about the Strictly curse but you're both happily in lovely relationships. How do your partners deal with the headlines and the fact that you're both in close proximity to each other?"
"For me, as an actor I am in intimate situations all of the time," Davood noted.
Strictly Come Dancing: Davood Ghadami and Nadiya Bychkova opened up about their Rumba routine
Strictly Come Dancing: Davood said he was finding this week's routine tough
"My wife is used to all of that happening but I really do like to separate, as much as it's difficult with Strictly, but going home and being with the kids and then going to work."
The awkward moment came when Ben then interjected, commenting: "But it is different.
"You're not playing Kush [Kazemi], you're being yourself. I know you're selling your character but you're being yourself."
Strictly Come Dancing: Ben Shephard grilled Davood and Nadiya over the Strictly curse
Strictly Come Dancing: Davood hit back that the Strictly curse did not concern him
The 35-year-old hit back: "Yeah but when you're playing a character you have the bookends of the character and with this, you have the bookends of being a dancer.
"The way you have to look at this is you're a dancer and you're doing a job. You really don't have time to think of anything but where you're feet are."
This Morning airs weekdays on ITV at 10.30am.
Strictly Come Dancing airs Saturday on BBC One at 6.35pm.