The countdown is well and truly on to the real start of Strictly Come Dancing next Saturday (September 21).
One of the favourites, ex-Corrie and Scarborough actress Catherine Tyldesley is working hard in training ahead of the competition.
And she’s shared an adorable video of her son Alfie dancing with pro partner Johannes Radebe, giving an insight into how they’re training together.
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Cath, 35, who has revealed her opening dance of this year’s competition will be the Viennese Waltz, shared the sweet video on Instagram and showed her four-year-old boy dancing with South African Johannes.
Moving around the dance floor, Johannes playfully swung Alfie around to the delight of his mum in the background.
She captioned the image: “@johannesradebe finds a new partner! #Alfie @bbcstrictly #strictly”
Training for #Strictly is no laughing matter, unless you're @Cath_Tyldesley and @jojo_radebe! 🤣 pic.twitter.com/hYacgnS2GU
— BBC Strictly ✨ (@bbcstrictly) September 11, 2019
Many of Cath’s 533,000 followers took to the site to register their delight at the video.
Fellow contestant, EastEnders‘ Emma Barton screamed: “CUTE!!!!!!!”
Johannes himself commented: “What a wonderful surprise today…! Alfie gives the best.”
Another follower gushes: “OMG PLEASE THIS IS THE CUTEST.”
“Ha ha go Alfie!!!” said a fourth.
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It hasn’t all been plain sailing at training between Cath and Johannes.
The actress recently told fans she was nearly sick on her pro partner.
In a video shared on Instagram, the former Coronation Street star said: “So, day two. Johannes, do we want to talk about what’s happened?”
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