Ola Jordan reveals the trick she used to play to get her dream Strictly partner

Cheeky! August 23, 2019 - 11:08 BST Ainhoa Barcelona After nine years on Strictly Come Dancing, Ola Jordan was fortunate enough to have a whole range of fabulous celebrity partners, including sports presenter Chris Hollins, with whom she won the competition in 2009. But Ola, who also danced with Steve Backshall, Robbie Savage and Ashley Taylor Dawson, has revealed the cheeky trick she used to play on producers to ensure she was given the celebrity dancer she wanted.

"It's actually quite funny, but when you do those group numbers in the first week of rehearsals and you're partnered with all different people – if there is a really tall person for example and you don't want him because you can tell he's not very good – you then put really flat shoes on," Ola told HELLO! magazine.

"You don't put high heels on because you want the producers to see the big difference between you and him. This is the trick that professional dancers do, the girls, that's what we used to do when I was on the show. If I liked someone and I thought, 'Oh he's a bit tall but I want him,' I would put heels on and then the whole two days I would dance in heels so my height was the same as him.

Ola put on her dancing shoes and made sure everyone was up on the floor. "It was such an amazing party to be involved in, and I loved seeing all the older customers and Sainsbury's colleagues up and dancing together," said Ola. "Dancing and music are amazing at bringing people together, and seeing how much the event meant to the local community I hope it encourages them and other elderly people to keep dancing.

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