Karen Carney's Dance Past Revealed: How the Strictly Star Shocked Viewers With Her Jive!

Strictly's new favorite, Karen Carney, 38, wowed audiences with her jive. Discover her dance background and how it led to her top-of-the-leaderboard performance.

Karen Carney's dance history has been revealed after her stunning first performance left viewers in awe. The new Strictly favourite, 38, took to the ballroom on Saturday night with her partner Carlos, where they performed a jive. Her incredible efforts immediately put her at the top of the leaderboard, impressing judges and surprising home viewers. Now, the former England Lioness's early dance experience has come to light. In an old interview, she mentioned that she initially trained in dance as a child before seriously pursuing football. She stated, 'I enjoyed football when I was a kid and had loads of kickabouts but I didn't join my first club until I was 11. Until then, it was all about dancing for me. We did loads of different routines and genres of music; street dancing, hip-hop, disco, rock 'n' roll, slow dancing, team dances.' The Sun also reported Karen saying: 'When I got a bit older and my football matches switched to a Sunday, I had some choices to make. I decided to give up dancing when I was 15.' She continued: 'My agility, my strength, my power and how I move my feet during a match are all definitely down to dancing, 100 per cent. I was quite little but I was quite strong and that was because all the dancing made my muscles stronger.' Following her performance on Saturday, the bookmakers have significantly reduced the odds of Karen winning the glitterball trophy. Her odds at Ladbrokes dropped from 16/1 to just 5/1. One impressed fan wrote on Saturday: 'Karen Carney

producing this performance in week one and coming top of the leader-board? We're in for an absolute treat this series for sure'. Another praised her post-dance interview, writing: 'Karen Carney - what a fabulously humble, professional woman. In a world full of people shouting "look at me me me" it's so refreshing to hear someone say "thanks for having me", "great crowd", "everyone worked so hard". You'd just know she's a great team player. Respect.' 'Hollldddd on. I feel like I'm joining the entire country in ripping up my Strictly predictions tonight because oh my god??? Karen Carney I am so sorry I was not aware of your game,' another posted. Meanwhile, Lewis Cope's professional dance past recently came to light, sparking fury amongst fans. It turns out his talents stretch far beyond the small screen, as the soap star is also a trained dancer. During a pre-recorded segment on the BBC show, Lewis confessed he had been dancing since the age of 10 - even landing a role in Billy Elliot in London's West End. He shared: 'When I was 11, I was in Billy Elliot in the West End, which was quite relevant to my life. So my brothers were boxing and I was dancing.' Strictly fans are now hailing Karen Carney after the former Lioness star's 'incredible' first dance. Flocking to X, formerly Twitter, fans claimed he will likely win the show because of his past dance experience. One wrote: 'I need Lewis to stop pretending he’s not a trained dancer.; 'Another Billy Elliot ex-pro dancer. tut tut' A second commented: 'Just give lewis the trophy now. He looks the part without seeing him move.' While a third chimed in: 'Lewis is such a natural mover. His theatre experience will really help him as well. He's definitely making that final I can feel it.'

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