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Strictly Come Dancing’s Alex Kingston has teased that there ‘might be a tussle’ as she made a Doctor Who River Song admission.

Alex is taking part on the 23rd season of the BBC dance competition alongside her professional dance partner Johannes Radebe.

Saturday night (September 27) will see the pair performing in front of the judges for the first time as Strictly goes live for the first time this year.

Asked why she decided to compete on the programme, Alex told the BBC: “One of my friends actually texted me when they heard I was doing it and said, ‘Finally! You’ve been banging on about Strictly for 20 years, you’re finally doing it!’.

“It really felt like now or never, so I decided to just jump in and go for it.”

She added: “To me, Strictly signals the end of summe

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