BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Dr Punam Krishan's famous husband and near-death experience

Morning Live's resident doctor Dr Punam Krishan - a self-confessed "mega fan" of Strictly - has taken to the dancefloor for the BBC show's 20th anniversary year. The Glasgow GP has been paired with Gorka Márquez for her journey on the show.

Described by the BBC as a "media medic and broadcaster", she regularly appears on both Morning Live and BBC Radio Scotland. And alongside being a practising NHS GP, Punam regularly reports on health news as a broadcaster on TV, radio and national newspapers.

She has also written her own children’s book, with additional books in the pipeline. She's not one to shy away from a challenge - but has admitted to some "intense" nerves about going on Strictly and admits it's firmly out of her comfort zone.

Read on to find out more about her life and career.

Born on May 28, 1983 in Glasgow, Punam grew up in Glasgow, where she still lives and works. She is the eldest of two daughters. She went to Hillhead Primary and then Notre Dame High School before studying medicine at Glasgow University.

She previously told The Herald she was "raised on curry and Irn Bru". Her Indian-born parents arrived from Punjab in the late 1970s.

She said: "It was ingrained in us that education was the key to freedom. You were either going to be a doctor, lawyer, accountant or a failure."

Before her Strictly stint was announced she recalled a love of dancing as a child, saying: "I used to dance a lot when I was younger – I did classical Indian dancing – so I think I’d like to go back and maybe do some formal dancing lessons."

Although Punam says she enjoyed "history and language and music and drama" medicine became the front-runner after she was inspired by her "role model" childhood family GP Dr Kauser.

She said: