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Strictly melting! Rehearsals in chaos on hottest day of the year as 'emergency measures' introduced


The Strictly professional dancers were feeling the heat as they rehearsed on the UK's hottest day of the year, with Karen Hauer 'feeling ill' and emergency measures brought in

Four large air conditioning units were brought in as emergency measures to cool down the dancers (Image: MAGICMOMENTSUK) Read MoreRelated Articles Strictly Come Dancing reveals last three contestants for 2024 series Nikita Kuzmin kept cool in a white T-shirt and pushed his hair away from his face (Image: MAGICMOMENTSUK)The BBC is said to be increasing its duty of care towards contestants following complaints from three celebs about alleged misconduct during their time on the dance floor. The BBC has n ow revealed the full list of celebrities set to take on the dancefloor, with the line-up consisting of DIY SOS host Nick Knowles, football commentator Paul Merson, Love Island's Tasha Ghouri, England hockey player Sam Quek MBE, Olympic swimmer Tom Dean, EastEnders actor Jamie Borthwick, The X Factor winner Shayne Ward, Pete Wicks, JB Gill, Toyah Willcox, This Morning's Dr Punam Krishan, and Miranda actress Sarah Hadland.

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