Three key symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis - the painful condition Strictly's Adam Thomas suffers from

Strictly Come Dancing star Adam Thomas will be taking to the dance floor again on Saturday night.

It is Movie Week this weekend and the the Waterloo Road star and dance partner Luba Mushtuk are due to jive to Take On Me from The Super Mario Bros. Movie.

Adam, the brother of former Corrie star Ryan, earned 23 points and received some positive feedback from the judges, including from Motsi Mabuse, in last week's tango to Maneskin's version of Somebody Told Me.

However ahead of this year's series Adam, 35, shared that he is fighting a hidden health battle after the dad-of-two said he has been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

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RA is an autoimmune and inflammatory disease, which means that your immune system attacks healthy cells in your body by mistake, causing inflammation (painful swelling) in the affected parts of the body.

Adam said his symptoms started with his knees before moving to his wrists, fingers and now ankles and toes. He said his diagnosis came after several blood tests and visits to doctors and hospitals.

Posting on Instagram back in August he said: "I’ve been in a lot of pain since January, it started with my knees and then traveled to my wrists, fingers and now ankles and toes. I never knew what was happening and finally after several blood tests and back and forth to doctors and hospitals, I’ve been diagnosed with rheumatoid Arthritis!

"I thought that was something people, later on in there life get… but that’s not the case, clearly! It’s been a tough old year but …Finally I’m on the right plan now! Finally getting it under control. For now! But some days