Strictly’s Kym Marsh discusses her ‘scary’ battle with Covid

Kym Marsh has spoken about her upset at having to observe Strictly Come Dancing from residence final week after being struck down with COVID.

The previous Corrie actress, 46, who returned to coaching this week, joked she had ‘swapped sequins for tissues’ throughout her look on Thursday’s It Takes Two alongside professional companion Graziano Di Prima, 28.

She informed host Janette Manrara: ‘[Watching from home] was so bizarre, I had such FOMO (concern of lacking out), I swapped sequins for tissues’. 

‘I watched it with two tissues caught up my nostrils.’ 

Graziano added: ‘She referred to as me sick from mattress and I informed her ‘later…later’. 

The duo went on to disclose they are going to be dancing the Cha Cha Cha to Irene Cara’s hit music Fame throughout Saturday’s musicals week.   

Kym mentioned: ‘I’m delighted, it’s certainly one of my favorite songs. It takes me proper again to being a child, I can’t wait to do the entire 80s factor, get on my lycra.

She laughed: ‘In coaching, I’m carrying my headband and leg heaters’.

Whereas twinkle toes Graziano praised his companion including: ‘She’s going for it; she loves the 80s and the songs’.

‘We’re having enjoyable, I mentioned to her, “that is for you you’ve been sick and now we’re again, so take pleasure in each second of it, benefit from the dance”‘.

On Monday Kym gave an replace on her well being on Morning Dwell saying: ‘Begin of the week I got here down with Covid. That was garbage. Fortunately I’m testing unfavourable now.’

She added that this previous week had been ‘scary’ attributable to her father – who was lately identified with incurable prostate most cancers – suffered a well being scare.

Kym mentioned of her guardian: ‘Dad went into hospital in the course of the week and I’ve not been capable of see him. I examined unfavourable and I used to be capable of see him but it surely was very scary for a few days. It’s been a little bit of a full plate at our finish.’ 

Graziano admitted it was the ‘hardest factor ever’ to observe Strictly from residence as he additionally appeared through video hyperlink.

He mentioned: ‘I can’t wait to see you. We take with no consideration that we spend a lot time collectively. Being aside for every week has been unusual.

Final week, a Strictly spokesperson confirmed that Kym can be sitting out this week because of the virus.

They informed MailOnline: ‘Kym Marsh has examined constructive for Covid-19. Because of this, Kym and Graziano won’t be participating in Strictly Come Dancing this weekend. 

‘Strictly Come Dancing protocols imply that each one being properly, they may return the next week.’

And the announcement got here simply two weeks after Kym admitted she practically give up the present after struggling a crippling panic assault simply hours earlier than the reside present. 

The tv star was mentioned to have burst into tears earlier than she was consoled by twinkle-toed star Graziano forward of a reside present that aired final month.

Former Coronation Road actress Kym, who is alleged to have contemplated quitting the competition attributable to her overwhelming anxiousness, informed The Solar: ‘It simply came visiting me, nearly out of nowhere, and I couldn’t keep it up.’

It’s claimed Kym struggled to proceed dancing, prompting producers to consolation her as she calmed down, and hours later she took to the ground once more in the course of the reside present and accomplished her dance. 

Former Hear’Say singer Kym added: ‘I’ve all the time suffered from panic assaults. It’s one thing I don’t thoughts speaking about as a result of I do know it will possibly have an effect on anybody at any time.

‘Generally it has been ages (since an assault) after which all of a sudden one simply hits.

‘Everybody thinks that since you’re on the telly you have to be amazingly assured, however the reality is that I’m not all the time and that is how that comes out.’

She added that she didn’t know what introduced on the panic assault, surmising that it might have been that she’d had some harsh feedback from the judges mixed with the actual fact she’d additionally been working different jobs, leaving her emotional and exhausted.

Kym mentioned she ‘misplaced her confidence utterly’ and ‘went to items’, admitting she didn’t see how she might keep it up with the present.

Regardless of having remedy in a bid to curb her anxiousness, Kym mentioned it will possibly nonetheless ‘creep up’ on her.

Kym revealed that her dad’s analysis with incurable prostate most cancers was the explanation she determined to affix Strictly Come Dancing this yr.

The TV character admitted that ‘we simply don’t know what’s going to occur’, and needs to do issues he can come to observe.

Whereas the actress additionally shared that she’s been requested to affix the competitors earlier than, however turned it down.

Kym shared the heartbreaking information that her dad, David, had been identified with the sickness again in 2021.

David is at the moment receiving remedy for the most cancers, with Kym telling MailOnline: ‘We don’t understand how lengthy my dad goes to be round however we all know he’s not properly.

‘So I simply wish to do issues that I do know he’ll need me to do and wish to come and see. Particularly one thing so joyous,’ she defined.

Kym, who married Military Main Scott Ratcliff final yr, admitted that she’s been requested to do the present in earlier years, however turned it down.

However with the longer term unknown and Scott probably headed again to the military, the actress has determined to do the present ‘whereas I can’ and with the help of her household.

‘My husband is within the military and he may be deployed once more subsequent yr so that you simply assume ‘let’s do issues whereas we will”.

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