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Strictly's Robin sidelined with bug

Robin Windsor is out ill
Robin Windsor is out ill

Strictly Come Dancing’s Lisa Riley's professional dance partner has been hit with a vomiting bug which has left him unable to rehearse.

Robin Windsor is ill ahead of a big week for Strictly as it will come live from Wembley Arena this weekend. Last night Lisa appeared on her own on the BBC2 spin-off show It Takes Two where she said that another of the professional dancers, Artem Chigvintsev, has been helping her train in the absence of Windsor.

Windsor said on Twitter he was "Locked in the house with a nasty tummy bug." The couple are due to perform a samba this weekend.

A number of the pro dancers have been hit this season with injuries with Alioina Vilani failing to dance at all with partner Johnny Ball before he was eliminated and James Jordan sidelined last week during training with Denise Van Outen.

Bruce Forsythe returns to presenting duties this weekend after taking last weekend off to prepare for the Wembley Show.

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