BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Angela Scanlon details 'complicated relationship' as she reveals change amid competition

Strictly Come Dancing star Angela Scanlon has detailed the 'complicated relationship' she has with her body which she admits has changed since taking part in the show. The Irish TV presenter is currently competing in the 2023 run of the BBC One dance contest with Carlos Gu.

On Saturday night (November 4), after making it to week seven of the hit dance competition, viewers watched as the pair delivered an energetic samba to Ain’t It Funny by Jennifer Lopez during the latest live show. During the performance, Angela donned a red flamenco-style dress with a black corset and detailing while her partner sported a black and white polka dot shirt.

But despite their best efforts, the pair only landed a score of 27 leaving them at joint bottom of the leaderboard with actor Adam Thomas and his professional dance partner Luba Mushtuk.

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Angela has since spoken about one of the challenges about the routine being having to unlock the fierce persona, adding: “Carlos kept saying ‘It is in there, we just need to find it’. The 39-year-old said: "So it’s being more open to all of those aspects of yourself. And I think we wear a particular hat and we’re more comfortable in certain versions of ourselves than others.

"So, for me, personally, I think a massive part of the appeal of the show was the physicality of it and getting fit after having two children but actually learning things about myself. I’m really pushing myself because I’m really quite weirdly stuck in my ways and ideas about myself and so it’s been actually mildly terrifying but