Strictly Come Dancing's Harry Aikines-Aryeetey appeared tearful as he performed on the show at the weekend

Strictly star Harry Aikines-Aryeetey has confessed he was "overwhelmed with emotion" as he stepped onto the dancefloor following a knee injury.

The sportsman had to withdraw from Gladiators due to a knee injury earlier this year, but is now strutting his stuff on the BBC ballroom show alongside professional partner Karen Hauer. He was visibly moved as he danced over the weekend, and has since revealed that it "meant so much" to him after being benched because of his injury, reports Wales Online .

Speaking on The One Show on Tuesday (September 30), the Strictly Come Dancing hopeful admitted: "Yeah, it hit me. ‌

"I got overwhelmed with emotion, because not a lot of peo

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