Strictly Come Dancing semi-finalist George Clarke has shared his honest first impressions of the BBC ballroom, admitting he was left underwhelmed by the studio

Strictly Come Dancing semi-finalist George Clarke has lifted the lid on what the famous BBC ballroom really looks like, admitting the studio is considerably smaller and rather different from how it appears on television.

Chatting on The Useless Hotline podcast with co-host Max Balegde, George shared his initial reaction upon seeing the set for the first time.

“It was really interesting because I've seen it live before in Blackpool, which is obviously a much bigger place. The studio is quite small,” he said.

Max cheekily responded: “I thought that when I first saw the studio. I was like, ‘Oh, this is s**t’.”

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