Strictly Come Dancing 2017: Alexandra Burke left red-faced as Gorka makes her do THIS
ALEXANDRA BURKE made a surprising confession about her professional partner Gorka Marquez on today's It Takes Two, admitting that he made her "super embarrassed".
Alexandra Burke: I'm embarrassed to dance in front of Gorka
The X Factor star was given stellar comments from the judging panel following her sizzling Argentine Tango on Saturday night, particularly as it was first time that dance scored a 10 on the BBC series.
Behind-the-scenes Alexandra, 29, revealed that she struggled when Gorka, 27, commands her to practice the weekly routine in front of him.
"I always make her do the routine on her own when she comes to dance with me," the Spanish dancer explained.
The contestant was quick to confess the truth about her feelings to presenter Gethin Jones though, as she said: "That's really hard and super embarrassing I'm not going to lie."
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That's really hard and super embarrassing I'm not going to lie
Seemingly surprised by her admission, Gorka appeared speechless before Gethin stepped in to ask if the technique was helping her improve in the routine.
"It is helping it's just embarrassing, because I'm like 'Oh I don't want to make a mistake in front of Gorka," the singer replied. "But it's amazing and I love it."
Adding to her struggles preparing for the intense performances on live television, Alexandra went on to admit that she constantly wants to "scream" on-stage, because the control of ballroom dancing goes against her natural state.
Speaking about her journey towards the Tango, which was also Gorka's first of the series, she said: "To be honest with you very, very hard, a lot of times I want to scream because I'm quite energetic.
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"I was told a lot of times through the week by Gorka to calm down and breathe but it's very hard."
This week, the contestant will try her luck at a Quickstep to The Gold Diggers' Song (We're in the Money) from musical hit 42nd Street at the world famous Blackpool dance studio.
Strictly Come Dancing continues Saturday at 6.45pm on BBC One, and It Takes Two airs weekdays at 6.30pm on BBC Two.