Strictly Come Dancing 2017: Alexandra Burke admits feeling 'broken' ahead of semi finals
ALEXANDRA BURKE has admitted to feeling “broken” just weeks before the final of Strictly Come Dancing.
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The former X Factor champion, who will compete in the semi-finals this weekend, made the candid confession on Twitter last night.
She said: “Literally feeling so broken after today’s rehearsals… two dances and my brain is fried!”
Her followers were quick to encourage her, with one commenting: “You can do this just relax and enjoy it all,” while another added: “Come on hun! You are more talented than you realise! Believe in you and Gorka! You are a team.”
The singer’s confidence has taken a knock back after she found herself in the bottom two again last week.
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Literally feeling so broken after today’s rehearsals… two dances and my brain is fried!
Speaking to Radio Times, she said: ”I don't know if I'll make it to the final, that's in the public's hands.
"All I can do is carry on working hard, enjoy my time on that dance floor and fight for my place," the chart-topper continued.
"I have struggled with some of the public's reaction. I've had my fair share of negative press since winning The X Factor nine years ago, but I've never experienced anything like this,” she confessed.
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"Twitter seems to have given people permission to be incredibly hurtful. They don't seem to realise that I have feelings and get upset,” she added.
Despite being one of the best dancers left in the competition the latest odds suggest she could find herself in the dance-off this weekend.
According to William Hill she has a 6/4 chance of being in the bottom two. A spokesman said: “Alexandra is having a rough time at present and we think things will only get worse at the weekend.”
Alexandra and professional partner Gorka Marquez, 27, will perform a Salsa and a Viennese Waltz on Strictly Come Dancing this weekend.
Strictly Come Dancing continues Saturday at 6.45pm on BBC One.
