Strictly’s Karen Carney reveals wardrobe mishap that left her stuck for ‘four hours’

Karen Carney has spoken about Strictly Come Dancing following its premiere on Saturday (Picture: Channel 4)

Strictly Come Dancing star Karen Carney has revealed how she was left stuck ‘for four hours’ after a wardrobe mishap.

The 38-year-old former professional footballer made an appearance on Channel 4’s Sunday Brunch following the launch of the beloved BBC programme on Saturday night.

Hosted by presenters Tim Lovejoy and Simon Rimmer, the pundit discussed how mesmerising it was to watch the pre-recorded episode.

However, after being asked about her sporting background and competitiveness, Karen revealed one of the biggest challenges she is facing.

The series has always featured beautiful costume designs and set pieces, but dancing and rehearsing in high-heels is proving to be painsome.

The footballer turned pundit is adapting to life on Strictly (Picture: BBC/PA Wire) Karen and her dance partner Carlos Guon on the launch of the new series (Picture: PA)

‘[The heels are] meant to be “easy release”, allegedly. They weren’t!’, Karen said.

‘It was hooked in the wrong hole and I got stuck in them for four hours, because I genuinely couldn’t get them off.

‘I was sweating, getting more anxious, there was no one around to try and help me.’

She continued: ‘So, I just ended up going, I’ll just stay in them and I’ll come back to it later. I was doing the hoovering, doing some breakfast, doing some emails.

‘Then, about four hours later, I took a deep breath and got out of them. It was quite stressful.’

Karen Carney was the 14th celebrity to be announced for the new series of Strictly Come Dancing, and she has been paired with Carlos, who was absent from the 2024 edition of the show.

This was despite Carlos finishing as a runner-up in 2023, dancing with Molly Rainford, and then finishing sixth with Angela Scanlon in the 2024 series.

Karen was revealed as a Strictly contestant for this year on Vernon Kay’s BBC Radio 2 show, which was guest-hosted by Gary Davies on the day she was announced.

The 38-year-old is hoping her sporting competitiveness will help her on the show (Picture: BBC/Ray Burmiston) The upcoming series of Strictly Come Dancing is being majorly anticipated by fans (Picture: BBC/Ray Burmiston)

The new BBC dancing star is a former footballer who is now the lead female pundit for both men’s and women’s football, across TNT and ITV.

On joining Strictly Come Dancing, Karen said in a press release: ‘It really is a dream come true to be a part of this year’s Strictly Come Dancing line-up.

‘I’m such a huge fan of the show, and I can’t believe I’m finally getting the chance to take part. I’m so excited to meet everyone and get dancing!’

Her comments come after Thomas Skinner took to social media with a lengthy rant about being ‘kicked down’ in recent weeks.

Skinner has long voiced his political views on social media, and was pictured at a barbecue and beers with JD Vance just before the Strictly announcement.

He also recently confessed to cheating on his wife just weeks after they married in 2022 and he apologised for storming out of a Strictly press conference after spotting some ‘messages about his personal story’ on a journalist’s phone.

‘Life ain’t easy. I’ve been kicked down and called every name under the sun recently and probably some of it I deserve, as yes I ain’t always right,’ Skinner said in a new lengthy new social media post.’

The next episode of Strictly Come Dancing: BBC One is on September 27.

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