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Strictly Come Dancing's Karen Hauer was moved to tears as she reminisced about her late co-star on the show.

The professional dancer, who was paired with Gladiators star Nitro, also known as Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, became emotional during a heartfelt segment on It Takes Two.

In a special feature on the spin-off programme, Karen looked back on her journey on Strictly, now being the longest-serving professional following Anton du Beke's transition to a judge role a few years ago.

Reflecting on her tenure, she said: "When I came onto Strictly, I had no idea I'd be here for 14 years. Anton is now a judge so that means I've taken the place of the longest serving professional dancer. Thank you Anton."

As she thought back on her past partners, conversation turned to Dave Myers

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