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Strictly Come Dancing’s Balvindar Sopal has branded her co-star ‘an incredible human’ ahead of their ‘special ride’ on the programme together.

The EastEnders actress, who plays Suki Panesar-Unwin on the BBC soap, is one of 15 famous faces taking part in this year’s edition of Strictly .

Saturday night (September 20) marked the Strictly launch show , which was recorded the week prior and saw this year’s contestants discovering which professional dancers they’re paired with.

Speaking to Claudia Winkleman, Balvinder revealed that she’s watched every single episode of Strictly going back to its premiere in 2004.

On top of this, she admitted that ‘one of the first things’ she did when cast on EastEnders was speak to her agent about getting her on the competition.

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