{"id":2632,"date":"2011-11-29T21:10:15","date_gmt":"2011-11-29T21:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/11\/eastenders-charlie-brooks-sneaks-in-a-cigarette-during-rehearsals-for-come-dancing-christmas-special\/"},"modified":"2011-11-29T21:10:15","modified_gmt":"2011-11-29T21:10:15","slug":"eastenders-charlie-brooks-sneaks-in-a-cigarette-during-rehearsals-for-come-dancing-christmas-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/11\/29\/eastenders-charlie-brooks-sneaks-in-a-cigarette-during-rehearsals-for-come-dancing-christmas-special\/","title":{"rendered":"EastEnders&#8217; Charlie Brooks sneaks in a cigarette during rehearsals for Come Dancing Christmas special"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- google_ad_section_start(name=s2) --><\/p>\n<p>\nBy<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/home\/search.html?s=&#038;authornamef=Sarah+Bull\" rel=\"nofollow\">Sarah Bull<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last updated at 9:10 PM on 29th November 2011<\/p>\n<p><span>Training for Strictly Come Dancing requires a lot of hard work and discipline.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>But as she prepares to star in a one-off Christmas special of the BBC talent show, EastEnders star Charlie Brooks decided to let off some steam, literally, with a crafty cigarette break during rehearsals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>However, her dance partner Vincent Simone, who was also enjoying his own nicotine stick, wasn&#8217;t ready to let Charlie take a break, grabbing her while she was mid-smoke for a whirl around outside the dance studios.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/45eaarticle-2067728-0EF95C6000000578-712_468x711.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"711\" alt=\"Strictly not healthy! EastEnders star Charlie Brooks has a cigarette while dancing around with Vincent Simone during rehearsals for the Come Dancing Christmas special\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Strictly come smoking! EastEnders star Charlie Brooks has a cigarette while dancing around with Vincent Simone during rehearsals for the Christmas special<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>And the pair certainly appeared to be getting on well ahead of the festive special, laughing and joking as they showed off their best moves for waiting photographers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Dressed in a pair of fringed red leggings with a loose grey jumper, Charlie teamed her casual workout look with a pair of heels &#8211; essential for getting to grips with ballroom dancing for the show.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Charlie, who plays Janine in the BBC soap, is just one of the stars set to be appearing on the Strictly special. <\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2011\/11\/29\/article-2067728-0EF95C5400000578-882_468x540.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"540\" alt=\"Dancing queen: Charlie is just one of the stars to appear on the Strictly special\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dancing queen: Charlie is just one of the stars to appear on the Strictly special<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2011\/11\/29\/article-2067728-0EF95CF500000578-879_468x314.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"314\" alt=\"Having a rest: The pair appear to be having a ball preparing for the show\" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Having a rest: The pair appear to be having a ball preparing for the show<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>She will be joined by Su Pollard, Blue singer Simon Webbe, former Coronation Street actress Debra Stephenson and former boxer Barry McGuigan on the show.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Talking about appearing on the programme Charlie, who is mother to three-year-old daughter Kiki, said: &#8216;I&#8217;m a massive fan and there&#8217;s no way my daughter would have let me turn down this opportunity to be on the show!&#8217;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>And Webbe &#8211; no stranger to dance routines thanks to his years in bestselling boy band Blue &#8211; added: &#8216;Strictly Come Dancing is one of my mum&#8217;s favourite shows.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2011\/11\/29\/article-2067728-0C58770B00000578-235_468x304.jpg\" width=\"468\" height=\"304\" alt=\"Screen star: Charlie as Janine Malloy in EastEnders with Margaret Tyzack as Lydia Simmonds \" class=\"blkBorder\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Screen star: Charlie as Janine Malloy in EastEnders with Margaret Tyzack as Lydia Simmonds <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>&#8216;It&#8217;s always nice to learn something new, the dancing part of my brain is dormant and I want to wake it up. I also want to wear something tight and sparkly!&#8217;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Christmas special will see the five competing celebrities show their talents in a variety of routines before the judges vote for the winner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Last year&#8217;s special was won by John Barrowman and dance partner Kristina Rihanoff.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- google_ad_section_end(name=s2) --><\/p>\n<p>Read More:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-2067728\/EastEnders-Charlie-Brooks-sneaks-cigarette-rehearsals-Come-Dancing-Christmas-special.html?ITO=1490\" title=\"EastEnders' Charlie Brooks sneaks in a cigarette during rehearsals for Come Dancing Christmas special\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EastEnders&#8217; Charlie Brooks sneaks in a cigarette during rehearsals for Come Dancing Christmas special<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> By Sarah Bull Last updated at 9:10 PM on 29th November 2011 Training for Strictly Come Dancing requires a lot of hard work and discipline. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2632","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>EastEnders&#039; 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