Sam Quek has admitted she'll find it tough to channel her "sexy" side on ' Strictly Come Dancing'.
The 35-year-old Olympic champion, who shares daughter Molly Dorris, three, and a son Isaac Gregory, two with husband Thomas Mairs, is excited about joining the show but confessed that some of the more risque routines will be a "challenge".
When asked what her hubby thinks of her performing the steamier dances, she revealed on the Mirror's 'Invite Only' podcast: "I'm not sexy. I can't do the sexy eyes, the body language. So I think that will be a challenge to tap into that side of me. And if I try to do it, I'll have to try not to laugh."
"I was on 'BBC Breakfast' trying to show Naga Munchetty my sexy face and [Tom] texted me, saying, 'Almost.'". The former 'Question of Sport' star, who has been partnered with Nikita Kuzmin, adores being a mum but felt she "lost part of [herself]" after having her kids and hopes 'Strictly' will help her rediscover herself.
She explained: "This is the perfect time for me to do 'Strictly' because of the kids. I love every single minute of having kids but it is tough and you do lose a little bit of yourself."
"Your priorities change because they are your world, and you have to prioritise work and looking after them ahead of getting glammed up and going out with the girls."
"I used to love that. Every four weeks with my best mates, we'd go to the city centre. So to be able to go on 'Strictly' and re-find that glamorous side, I'm looking forward to that."
Sam revealed: "At the launch show, I looked in the mirror and I didn't recognise myself." She also mentioned that her transformation for the show was so drastic that even her loved ones failed to identify her.
She explained: "I had friends and family in the audience I went out and they were on the side of the dance floor and I waved... nothing. I had to walk forward a few paces and say 'Hello' before they went, 'Oh my God.' It doesn't look or feel like me. Normally, I'm that person sweating, with spit in my face and a gum-shield in."
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