Mark Returns To The Floor

Mark Ramprakash has been talking to Nottingham's Evening Post about his return to the dancefloor, as he is about to embark upon the Strictly Come Dancing Live tour.

He says he'll miss Karen who is not a part of the tour: "I'm really disappointed [Karen's not doing it]! I built up such a great relationship with Karen. She became such a good friend."

Most of the article is actually about Mark's time on Strictly, rather than how he feels about getting back to it on tour, so it doesn't make hugely interesting reading for anyone who watched the show at the time.

As I said when the couples were announced, I am interested to see how Mark gets on during the tour, as he found it so hard to open up and build a relationship with Karen. Can he forge a similar partnership with Kristina?