Exhausted Strictly star Maisie Smith begs Gorka to stop as they rehearse until midnight
Strictly Come Dancing duo Maisie Smith and Gorka Marquez have proved their dedication to perfecting their semi-final dances by staying at rehearsals too late
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She hasn’t had the easiest Strictly Come Dancing journey ever, so Maisie Smith is working twice as hard ahead of the semi-finals this weekend.
The EastEnders actress, 19, is being put through her paces by professional dancing partner Gorka Marquez who had her rehearsing up until midnight on Tuesday.
Taking to Instagram, Gorka shared a glimpse into their grueling rehearsal routine where Maisie begged the dedicated star to “wrap it up” because she was exhausted.
After the talented duo spent a couple of hours perfecting their first dance ahead of Saturday night’s epic semi-final, Gorka told Maisie she was only allowed a 10 minute break.
The flame-haired actress then got stuck into practicing her second dance routine before revealing that she was “absolutely knackered”.
Despite her aching muscles and tired legs, Maisie completely nailed her rehearsals and told Gorka’s Instagram followers that she was “over the moon” with the hard work she put in throughout the long day.
The pair were so dedicated to perfecting their dance routines that they got kicked out by staff for staying too late.
Gorka said: “It’s now midnight and we’re actually being kicked out.
“My legs hurt, my back hurts, my arms hurt – everything hurts.”
To which Maisie replied: “My belly hurts!”
It comes after the stunning soap star revealed that she’s gained weight throughout her Strictly journey.
Maisie put her weight gain down to her daily doughnut obsession.
Speaking to Heat mag, she said: “It’s weird. Everyone always says, ‘Going on this show, you’re just going to shed the weight.’
“But I haven’t noticed that about myself because I eat triple the amount of food I was eating before. I think I’m the only celeb to actually put on weight.”
She continued: “Gorka and I have a bag of doughnuts every single day, so that’s probably not going to help. Then I eat a lot of fajitas. I eat them every day. That’s all I know how to cook.
“Fajitas and doughnuts, that’s my diet right now. That’s something of a balance, isn’t it?”
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