CROWNING GLORY FOR STRICTLY’S DANCING QUEEN KAREN HAUER ON HER CELEBRITY PARTNERS AND HOPES TO BRING HOME THE GLITTERBALL IN HER TENTH YEAR
‘I’m more confident in myself than I was in 2012. It’s been about discovering who I am, the person I want to be’
The ballroom is not yet polished, the star contestants are still to be revealed and the spray tan is on order, but Strictly Come Dancing’s Karen Hauer can already claim a glittering new title: the show’s longest-running professional dancer.
“What’s happening? What is this? The longest-standing professional dancer!” she says with delight, joining HELLO! for our exclusive photoshoot and interview to celebrate the news.
“It’s flown by so quickly and it’s incredible. Every time I think about my partners, I just smile – the memories, the belly giggles.
“Remember when I wore a fruit bowl in my hair
