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'I was in the Strictly audience and saw every secret - Shirley's extra help to strict rules for all'

Strictly Come Dancing fans who have been lucky enough to score tickets to be members of the audience have revealed what goes on behind the scenes of the iconic show

All the contestants, from Tom Dean, who went out in the first week, to favourites like Tasha Ghouri and Sarah Hadland, now know what many Strictly fans would die to find out – the behind the scenes tricks, rules and secrets surrounding the BBC show. Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola are currently favourites to take home the glitterball (Image: Guy Levy/BBC/PA Wire)If you have been lucky enough to score a ticket to be an audience member on Strictly, you’ll know two important things about the show. It’s also a great time for the audience to take a look around and spot things like the cushion Shirley Ballas sits on, so she is closer in height to her fellow judges including Craig Revel Horwood, who is even taller than he appears on TV.

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