Ricky Dances Through The Pain

Ricky Groves is focusing on the Strictly tour, to keep him mind off his split from wife Hannah Waterman.

He told the Sunday Express: “The Strictly tour ­provides me with the perfect way of focusing on something other than what’s going on in my private life. It’s a gruelling schedule and it’s a lot of hard work but it’s really fun and takes my mind off things. Hannah and I are still friends but I just have to dust myself down and put all my efforts into my dancing.”

Ricky's not ready to hook up with anyone else just yet: “There are a lot of nice young ladies on the show but I’ve not got my eye on anyone at the moment. I’ve got enough to do with remembering all the steps.”

I hope everyone gives Ricky a lot of love during the tour.