{"id":8793,"date":"2012-09-13T18:22:43","date_gmt":"2012-09-13T17:22:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/?p=8793"},"modified":"2012-12-01T01:06:34","modified_gmt":"2012-12-01T00:06:34","slug":"lewis-smith%e2%80%99s-strictly-come-dancing-2012-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/8793\/lewis-smith%e2%80%99s-strictly-come-dancing-2012-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Lewis Smith\u2019s Strictly Come Dancing 2012 profile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Lewis Smith Strictly come dancing\" src=\"\/images\/uk\/realitytvspy\/strictly\/2012\/louissmith.jpg\" alt=\"Lewis Smith Strictly come dancing\" width=\"448\" height=\"252\" \/><br \/>\nOlympian Louis Smith swaps his pommel horse for a pair of dancing shoes.<\/p>\n<p>British gymnast Louis Smith is a master of his craft after winning a silver medal on the pommel horse at this year\u2019s London 2012 Olympics, narrowly missing out on the gold on execution points.<\/p>\n<p>He also formed part of the team that took the bronze in the men\u2019s artistic team all-around at the games this year. Straight from London 2012, self-assured, determined and fresh from captaining this year\u2019s men\u2019s GB gymnastics team is Louis set for victory again?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What made you decide to sign up to Strictly this year?<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a very prestigious show, it\u2019s definitely one of the best shows on TV at the moment, and I think it\u2019s an honour as well as being great fun to be part of the show. Coming off the back of the Olympics and having been on such a high, I think this is one of the only shows that can match that in terms of the adrenalin buzz and being part of something special.<\/p>\n<p>What are you looking for from your professional dance partner?<\/p>\n<p>Someone to be very strict and keep me on the straight and narrow! I need someone who\u2019s not shy about putting in the hours in training. I don\u2019t think me being a gymnast means I\u2019m going to do amazingly well, I\u2019ll have to learn the routines and you can make mistakes, you can trip. I tried on the Latin dance shoes and nearly rolled my ankle! It\u2019ll be tough but I\u2019d like to think the girls will be fighting over me!<\/p>\n<p>You are clearly competitive in your day job ? do you think you will be when it comes to Strictly too?<\/p>\n<p>I am a very competitive person and I definitely want to do well. Win is a big word, and if you say that then you put yourself under a lot of pressure. 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