Strictly Come Dancing's Judi Love apologises after kicking Graziano in the stomach TWICE and bruising him

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6 Oct 2021, 14:54

Dancing is all about strong, powerful kicks. But not when it's aimed at your partner's stomach, albeit accidentally. Strictly's Judi Love has been left feeling bad after a harsh training session with professional dancer Graziano Di Prima.

The comedian shared a video on social media showing her dance partner with big red mark on his abs.

"You're so bad..." Judi said as Graziano replied: "Yeah I'm so bad because you just kicked me." Judi then added: "I'm sorry!"

She wrote alongside it: "@grazianodiprima So sorry," with a kiss emoji to soften the blow.

As if once wasn't bad enough, she then accidentally kicked him again, leaving another dancing war wound.

"My God," Judi shrieked. "It's fine! Let's go, keep practice."

Sharing her second accidental violent lunge at him, she wrote: "I just kicked him again."

But it hasn't all been bad. Graziano shared a clip of the duo and captioned it: "Let’s get down dancing @1judilove #teamjudiano."

Celebrity pals including Nadia Sawalha praised: "Ha ha ha !! Love you two!" while Michelle Visage added: "So fun to watch."

The Loose Women presenter told OK! about her experience with Graziano. "I mean, have you seen him? He’s so lovely.

"He’s becoming a real friend. He’s very compassionate but when he needs to be firm he will be and really push me," she explained.

"What’s nice is that he knows when to say, 'Right, that’s enough. Let’s take a break.' I feel like the professional dancers need more recognition.

"They have to fit the choreography to our physical strengths but they also have to deal with our confidence and self-esteem issues."

Side note: Thoughts on shaved stomachs, anyone?