{"id":233524,"date":"2023-09-25T21:16:28","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T21:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mystylenews.com\/?p=233524"},"modified":"2023-09-25T21:16:28","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T21:16:28","slug":"eastenders-nigel-harman-reveals-hes-lost-a-few-kilos-due-to-stress-on-strictly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mystylenews.com\/tv-movies\/eastenders-nigel-harman-reveals-hes-lost-a-few-kilos-due-to-stress-on-strictly\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders’ Nigel Harman reveals he’s ‘lost a few kilos due to stress’ on Strictly"},"content":{"rendered":"

Strictly Come Dancing has already begun to take its toll on Nigel Harman, the EastEnders and Casualty actor has revealed.<\/p>\n

Opening up to OK!<\/b> and other publications at the Inside Soap Awards, where he took home the gong for Best Drama Star, Nigel, 50, revealed what he's been finding difficult about dance training.<\/p>\n

He told us: "Just teaching my body how to move again in all sorts of crazy ways, that's been the hardest thing. And just getting the message from there to here."<\/p>\n

Nigel revealed that the stress has even caused him to lose some weight, telling us that he's "lost a few kilos" in just the first few weeks of training.<\/p>\n

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Nigel found fame playing doomed Dennis Rickman on EastEnders 20 years ago and has since starred in Casualty as Max Christie.<\/p>\n

Following the announcement that he would be taking part in Strictly, Nigel revealed that he would be leaving Casualty, telling press: "I left at the beginning of August and I\u2019m on screen until the end of February, with no plans to return at the moment."<\/p>\n

"I dedicate my life to sweating and feeling anxious!" He quipped, after sharing the news.<\/p>\n

And prior to the Strictly launch, Nigel confessed that training had been tougher than he thought it would be.<\/p>\n

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He explained: "It\u2019s a little bit overwhelming like being fired out of a cannon and you\u2019re not sure where you\u2019re going to land and hoping it\u2019ll be safely and sometime soon. <\/p>\n

"At the moment, I feel like I\u2019m chasing my body down the road going \u2018come back!'"<\/p>\n

And although he may have found dance-training a rather stressful experience, Nigel's hard work appeared to pay off as he finished top of the leaderboard on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

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He and dance partner Katya Jones scooped the top score of the evening with 32 points after being the last to perform.<\/p>\n

Following Nigel\u2019s impressive performance, which saw him perform a Paso Doble to Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana, the judges were quick to heap on the praise with Craig Revel Horwood, telling the actor: "I wouldn\u2019t want to be in a competition with you around. That was the dance of the night!"<\/p>\n

And Aton Du Beke shared a similar sentiment as he added: \u201cTo come out with that power and that intensity, you stole the show!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n