Lauren Steadman

Strictly Come Dancing content Jody Cundy has spoken of the " taxing" battle he faces to learn new routines.

The Paralympian, from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, wears his prosthetic leg in The Hit BBC Show .

He told Bbc Breakfast the " mental part" of dancing was " getting me".

" Learning The Steps , the constant repeating stuff. . I cannot get my left leg and my right leg to do what my brain is telling me. . and that is really taxing, " He Said .

involves 15 celebrities being paired up with a dancer to perform a routine that impresses the judges.

Jowita Przystal, his Dance Partner on Strictly, Said The Competition was a " big challenge" and " stressful".

" We throw somebody who's never danced before in The Room , telling the person: 'You have four days to learn the routine, to perfect it, and perform it in front of millions of people,'" she added.

Mr Cundy Said : " The Most used phrase in The Dance room at The Moment is 'again' and 'One More time'. "

The 44-year-old Said he was not in a " competitive mood" until The First dance, which aired on Bbc One on 23 September.

" Then all of a sudden The Music starts and you just switch on to what you've been doing in the studio, " He Said .

Mr Cundy joins other sports stars from Cambridgeshire who have taken part in The Show - Paralympian Lauren Steadman and Olympian Louis Smith , both from Peterborough, and Paralympic sprinter Jonnie Peacock , from Doddington.

Source of news: bbc.com