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Strictly Come Dancing's Karen Carney has opened up about the online abuse she endured after becoming one of the first female football pundits.

The Birmingham-born footballer turned pundit heartbreakingly revealed the experience caused her to lose all her confidence and admitted it had never returned until she took to the dance floor.

In Saturday night's show Karen impressed the judges and fans so much with her couple's choice dance that they said they thought she could lift the Glitterball trophy.

She earned a perfect 40 score, but before the stellar performance Karen was in tears as she spoke candidly about her encounters with online trolls.

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