Thursday, 16 October 2008

Tom Chambers to take Strictly Come Dancing partner on honeymoon

Camilla Dallerup will join the Holby City star and wife-to-be Clare Harding in Derbyshire

Strictly Come Dancing 2008 line-up unveiled: Tom Chambers

Tom Chambers is paired up with Camilla Dallerup on Strictly Come Dancing

Tom Chambers is so desperate to win Strictly Come Dancing that he's taking his partner Camilla Dallerup on honeymoon.

The 30-year-old Holby City actor has already moved the date of his wedding to childhood sweetheart Clare Harding, 25, to fit in with the show’s schedule.

But now he's taken things one step further in a bid to stay one step ahead of rival Austin Healy, 34.

‘Tom is desperate to beat Austin,’ a source tells The Mirror. ‘He'll do anything it takes to be the next Strictly champ.’

Camilla, 34, will accompany Tom and Clare to their hotel in Repton, Derbyshire, following the wedding to ensure he has as much practice as possible.

‘I'm a little bit embarrassed that I'll get in the way,’ she says. ‘I'm going to lock myself in my room as soon as we’ve finished practising.’

Tom plans to take his new wife on a romantic break as soon as the show finishes.

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