Strictly Come Dancing star Seann Walsh has revealed he almost quit the show after just two days of rehearsals as he thought he would never be able to learn the routines.
The comedian has been paired with professional dancer Katya Jones, who won the last series with actor Joe McFadden in the new season of the dancing competition.
Speaking to the Press Association, Walsh said he struggled hugely at the beginning of training.
"I think we're at a point where I believe we can do a good dance now", he said. "That's an improvement from the first day where I thought 'there is absolutely no way I will ever be able to do this'.
"I actually don't think I've told Katya but I actually considered, after the first day, just quitting. I think it was actually day two. There was lots of sweating. I got through five T-shirts because I was sweating so much, there's video evidence.
"On the first day we started off small with the things we were doing, we left in a good place. And then the next day we ran out of time and we ended on a thing that I just couldn't get my head around, and I thought 'I can't do this. I've got to leave'.
"I genuinely thought 'I'm going to have to quit because otherwise this is going to be too embarrassing'. I changed my mind the next day - we smashed it."
The 32-year-old stand-up comedian took to the Strictly dancefloor for the first time on Saturday night to perform a tango to Justin Timberlake's Sexyback.
When asked if she thinks she could retain the glitterball trophy for a second year running, Katya Jones said: "The only reason I did well both years and won on my second year was that I just didn't think about it.
"I just did the best I could with the person I was given, so I think that's what I'm going to do again this year.
"I'm quite competitive so I'm just going to do my best and give Seann the best experience he can get. I think people are really going to like and fall in love with him."
Strictly Come Dancing continues on Saturday at 6.30pm on BBC One.
