Kevin Clifton: Zoe Ball apologises to Strictly pro after calling him 'old' live on-air 

While laughing about the gag, the professional joked: “Well, I am!”

Zoe then asked him: “Is it easy to pull off a performance like that with a new partnership?”

The Strictly pro explained that it was more difficult for former football star Alex than for him, but that she had exceeded his expectations.

He explained: “It was difficult for Alex, for sure, we were chatting about this the other day weren’t we?

“We were saying how if you’re not a dancer you don’t understand how different it is dancing with different people because we’re taught to lead and follow and everyone has their own different ways of doing it.

source: express.co.uk