Punam Krishan and Gorka Márquez
The 41-year-old TV doctor will dance with Gorka Márquez
Yoshitaka Kono
- Laura Rutkowski
There have been a few Morning Live presenters on Strictly before. Have they given you any advice?
Punam Yes, lots! Helen Skelton, Sara Davies and Gethin Jones all keep saying to soak up every second, because it goes by too quickly.
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Why did you want to do Strictly?
Punam I have loved watching it for as long as it’s been on. And I’m always doing things for everybody else — pleasing my parents, working for my patients, being a mother, a wife. I’m putting myself out there to try something completely different, for me. It’s worlds apart from what I’m used to. Working in the NHS can be quite stressful, so this is the perfect antidote to that.
How did your friends and family react when you said you were doing the show?
Punam My mum was hilarious, because she’s quite traditional Indian. When I first told her, I felt about ten years old, as if I was asking her permission. She asked, “What has this got to do with medicine?” And I said, “Absolutely nothing, and that’s the whole point!” I was met with an interesting stare for a couple of minutes, but since then she’s been really on board.
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Gorka, how’s the training going?
Gorka Some days, it’s like in The Karate Kid with Mr Miyagi: “Wax on, wax off.” Punam will wonder, “What am I doing this for?”, but it will make sense in the long run. I think she has a lot of potential.
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Laura Rutkowski
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