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Daniel a bundle of Strictly nerves, says Majella

Will they fly viewers to the moon this weekend?
Will they fly viewers to the moon this weekend?

As Daniel O'Donnell prepares to dance to a Sinatra classic on this weekend's Strictly Come Dancing, his wife Majella has said she cannot believe how nervous the singer is about competing on the show.

O'Donnell and his professional partner Kristina Rihanoff will take to the floor for their American Smooth to Sinatra's Fly Me to the Moon this weekend. 

On Wednesday morning, Majella tweeted: "Can't believe how the nerves have affected Daniel on @bbcstrictly @KRihanoff !! A professional who is definitely out of his comfort zone!"

Saturday's show will feature another eclectic music mix including Jamelia and Irish dancer Tristan MacManus dancing the Charleston to Straight Up by Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox; Peter Andre and Janette Manrara dancing the Tango to New Order's Blue Monday and Anita Rani and Gleb Savchenko performing the Samba to Shakira's Hips Don't Lie.

Kirsty Gallacher and her partner Brendan Cole, meanwhile, will dance to U2's Beautiful Day.

Ahead of their Saturday performance, O'Donnell and Rihanoff will discuss how their training is progressing on Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two on BBC Two this Thursday at 6:30pm.

Daniel O'Donnell and Kristina Rihanoff

Saturday's dances and songs:
Ainsley Harriott and Natalie Lowe (Waltz) - Louis Armstrong's What a Wonderful World

Anita Rani and Gleb Savchenko (Samba) - Shakira's Hips Don't Lie

Carol Kirkwood and Pasha Kovalev (Paso) - Trad's Espana Cani

Daniel O'Donnell and Kristina Rihanoff (American Smooth) - Frank Sinatra's Fly Me to the Moon

Georgia May Foote and Giovanni Pernice (Quickstep) - S Club 7's Reach

Helen George and Aljaz Skorjanec (Salsa) - Miami Sound Machine's Doctor Beat

Strictly Come Dancing 2015

Jamelia and Tristan MacManus (Charleston) - Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox's Straight Up

Jay McGuiness and Aliona Vilani (Quickstep) - The Who's My Generation

Jeremy Vine and Karen Clifton (Jive) - Bobby Darin's Splish Splash

Katie Derham and Anton Du Beke (Viennese Waltz) - Elvis Presley's If I Can Dream

Kellie Bright and Kevin Clifton (Foxtrot) - Mamas and the Papas' Dream a Little Dream 

Kirsty Gallacher and Brendan Cole (Paso) - U2's Beautiful Day

Peter Andre and Janette Manrara (Tango) - New Order's Blue Monday

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