SCARLETT Moffatt might have a dance background – but her body isn’t doing what her brain tells it to do in Strictly rehearsals.
The popular TV star, 35, was the first celeb to be announced for this year’s festive special after years of being linked to the
BBC show.
competitions as a child but stopped when she went to university in York, with boozy nights out replacing the ballroom.
Despite being an early favourite, Scarlett insists she hasn’t picked up where she left off all those years ago.
Speaking exclusively to The Sun, she said: “It’s funny because I think in my brain, ‘oh yeah, that’s what I’m doing’. But then I catch a glimpse of myself in the mirror and I’m like, ‘oh, something’s not connected’.
“Because in my head I’m doing the moves that he’s saying. But then I look in the mirror and I’m like, ‘oh, that isn’t what I thought I would look like doing that’.
“I’m just having fun, and I think that’s the main thing, especially for the Strictly Christmas special. It’s the sheer joy of it.”
Last October, Scarlett returned to a competitive ballroom for the first time in 15 years at
Blackpool‘s Winter Gardens, achieving two 2nd places and two 3rd places with her dance partner Craig Andrew.
The I’m A Celeb legend gave birth to son Jude by C-section in 2023 and Scarlett told fans she’d “never been so nervous but so proud of myself” after returning to her childhood hobby.
If anyone can rebuild that youthful talent to its former glory, it’s Italian dancer Vito Coppola.
The Strictly star, 33, has won the Glitterball with Ellie Leach and made the Strictly final on two other occasions. He also won the Italian version of the show in his only series on the show.
Scarlett admits she was desperately hoping to be paired with him, and she was ecstatic when she got her wish, telling us “there’s something about the way that he dances and his
energy“.
She continued: “He’s the person that I really wanted and I kept saying it in the hopes that I was manifesting it.
“But then I thought ‘what happens if I don’t?’ And then there comes the feeling of disappointment.
“But when I first went to rehearsals and Vito walked around the corner trying to hide behind a Christmas tree, I was just so excited. Rehearsals have been going amazing because we just laugh from start to finish.
“I’m so grateful he’s reignited the passion inside of us of why I love dance.”
Apologising for using a cliche, Scarlett said she “feels like she’s already won”, regardless of how the competition pans out.
She’s currently balancing her Strictly stint with rehearsing for panto in Northwich as the Spirit of the Ring in Aladdin.
Though she’s three hours from home, her fiancé Scott and son Jude will be watching her on stage.
Scarlett’s a Christmas superfan through and through, joking she was born to be an elf.
So she is the perfect fit for Three’s new Give A Little S’more’ festive campaign celebrating the busy, unsung heroes of the Christmas season by rewarding them with sweet treats at a pop-up on
London‘s Southbank.
It follows new research uncovering two-thirds of adults admitting they do the bulk of the domestic chores at Christmas.
Dubbed Chief Christmas Officers, these tireless folk oversee crucial
jobs like gift buying and home decorating to managing the cooking and hosting parties.
Scarlett is one of them.
She said: “I am actually Chief Christmas Officer in my whole family, not even in my house. I think it’s that eldest granddaughter, eldest daughter thing where we’re like the doers of Christmas.
“I enjoy a list, I enjoy all the shopping and wrapping. I used to think as a kid that the magic sort of just happened and now I realise it’s whoever the Chief Christmas Officer is and it’s normally, not to stereotype, the mothers of the group.”
To give these CCO’s a boost this season, Three customers can enjoy perks and rewards this December on the Three+ rewards app outlined below.
