Strictly Come Dancing star Anita Dobson was hoping to pick up some tips from the pros when she joined the audience of a dance show in Birmingham.

It was a sizzling show – so hot the floorboards of Birmingham Hippodrome’s stage could easily have been reduced to ashes – so it was no surprise the former EastEnders actress took time out from her hectic training schedule to sit it on last night’s performance of Burn The Floor.

The 62-year-old was in the city with Strictly dance partner Robin Windsor to watch the global dance sensation – a show he has previously starred in.

He said: “This company would make mincemeat of me. The problem for me is keeping my posture. I’m a work in progress but I think it’s back to the drawing board after seeing this show.”

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