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Strictly's Shayne Ward reveals huge sacrifice he made to appear on this year's competition


The X Factor winner and actor, 39, has admitted he had to postpone a huge event to join the cast of Strictly Come Dancing this year.

After he achieved a successful career in music, Shayne broadened his horizons by venturing into acting and joined the cobbles as bad boy Aidan Connor in August 2015 His character quickly became known as a ladies' man, something which came back to haunt him in a complicated love triangle between Maria Connor (Samia Longchambon) and Eva Price (Catherine Tyldesley). In a typically dramatic conclusion to the storyline, Aidan felt the wrath of Eva as she went 'full bunny boiler' on the discovery of his affair with a devious plot to sabotage their wedding day.

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