Adam Thomas his 'own worst enemy' as he shares hidden battle and gives himself pep talk over Strictly Come Dancing

Adam Thomas has admitted to being his 'own worst enemy' as he gave himself a public pep talk after sharing some worrying updates ahead of his Strictly Come Dancing debut. The Waterloo Road actor hasn't been shying away from being honest about how he is feeling as he juggles his work commitments with training for the hit show.

Adam is currently back filming the school-based drama as well as working hard in the training room after singing up to the 2023 run of Strictly alongside 14 other celebrities. Fans will get to see which professional dancers they have been paired with during the launch show this Saturday (September 16) before the competition really begins the following week (Saturday, September 23) with the first live show.

And in the meantime, Adam is juggling his two jobs and has been sharing honest updates on social media. Earlier this week, he shared a video to his Instagram Story as he detailed how his day played out. The former Emmerdale star said: "I feel like I'm just not getting a break at the minute, it's just non-stop.

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"I was at work this morning and had a couple of scenes off [so] in between the scenes my dance partner came to work and I did a bit of training. Managed to get in about three/four hours, finished that, went back to work, finished work and now I'm at a dance studio waiting for my dance partner to turn up and will probably be here until about 11 o'clock tonight."

Adam, who plays Donte Charles in Waterloo Road, then laughed before saying: "Please someone tell me when this starts to be fun?" But after another full-on day of filming and training, it appears the 35-year-old has given himself a