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Tears for Strictly's Alesha

21/12/2007

It seems that the pressure of preparing for tomorrow night's Strictly Come Dancing final is getting too much for Alesha Dixon.

The stunning former Mystique singer has wowed the judges and the show's fans with her dance moves, with rarely a foot wrong and consistent high marks from the first performance.

But in rehearsals for her final appearance Alesha has been occasionally bursting into tears as the pressure mounts, according to the show's host Tess Daly.

"Alesha gets so nervous on dance nights - so much that there have been a few tears between shows," the presenter told the Sun.

"I think the tension has really got to her - that and probably exhaustion."

Tess added that Alesha and her co-finalist Matt Di Angelo have been putting in more hours training than anyone else.

Matt and his partner Flavia Cacace may have seemed an unlikely pair for the final a few weeks ago when the EastEnders star's nerves got the better of him, but his top score of 40 - the first of the series - last week put him firmly in line to win the show.

However, he faces stiff competition from Alesha, who has scored more tens from the judges than anyone else.

"Alesha has performed outstandingly," Tess said.

"She and Matt are matching [last year's winners] Mark [Ramprakash] and Karen [Hardy] last year. I think Alesha and Matt will beat their track record."

The final is screened tomorrow night on BBC1 at 17:50 GMT, with the results shown at 21:25 GMT.