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'Strictly' is a bit like scoring the winning goal in the FA Cup Final or sinking the final putt in the Ryder Cup - only a few people get the opportunity to do it, and they have got to be famous.

There are dedicated actors and there are people now who only stay famous for putting on weight, losing it, then putting it on again.

I went professional with my partner, Erin Boag, 11 years ago, and we had success competing round the world, but appearing on 'Strictly' has changed my life.

It's easy to gain weight when you're in the studio.

I'm very lucky, as I've never ever felt any pressure from any producer to lose weight, whereas a lot of actresses have.

I was up around 340 pounds because the producers said they wanted a really big guy - and I'm not that big, you know! I've lost it all now though. I'm 285 pounds, my sexy weight!

I don't obsess about my weight. I just know I've got to watch it when my pants feel tight.

It's difficult to be at events with a room full of women who weigh half as much as you do.

Actors travel a lot and work long hours, and sometimes you eat at odd hours, so I have to work out to keep my weight at the same level.

I loved eating and I did put on weight. I never actually felt fat until I started going for castings, for auditions.