Northampton’s Hamza reveals his ‘hidden’ Strictly battle behind cameras
Northampton‘s Strictly Come Dancing victor Hamza Yassin has revealed he battled a severe lack of self-confidence throughout his entire time on the competition. The wildlife cameraman, who was raised in Northampton, took only a few weeks to become the bookies’ favourite to lift the Glitterball trophy. He finished joint top of the leaderboard alongside Will Mellor in week one and from then on was a consistent high scorer, alongside pro partner Jowita Przystal, in her first series with a celebrity partner.
However, despite the support of the millions who watched the show and Jowita’s massive belief in his abilities, the couple have said Hamza was plagued with self doubt behind the scenes, reports Chronicle Live. READ MORE: Northampton Market to move to new location by end of the month after relocation plan is approved Appearing on This Morning before the Strictly 2024 tour starts, Jowita said: “He is so not confident about himself.
He still thinks he can’t dance even though he won the show! So to have him in the final with me was like ‘maybe now he will believe it’ you know?” Turning to Hamza, she added: “For me, when we lifted the Glitterball it was the best feeling ever, because if I can give you that little boost of confidence.”
Referring to some of the things he’d read about Hamza, Phillip Schofield remarked: “At no point did you think ‘I’ve got this,’ at no point did you think you’d win. Every single week you thought you’d be voted off. When you get into the semi final ‘well, that’s the end of that.’
Hamza and Jowita lifted the glitterball trophy in December, despite coming bottom of the leaderboard in the Strictly final (Image: PA)
“Does that mean that because of that self doubt, you’ll be able to enjoy the tour more than you perhaps enjoyed the studio?”
Hamza replied: “I absolutely enjoyed the studio 100% but the thing for me, because every week I thought we were going out, I’d hold her thumb, we’d have this thing and I’d lean in and go ‘thanks for the journey’ I’ll make sure I’ll point my toe in the dance off’ and she’d go ‘have faith, you’ll be OK.” Jowita admitted she was much more confident about Hamza’s abilities, telling Phillip and Holly: “I believed in him from day one and still believe,” as Hamza conceded: “I didn’t have that belief. Every week I’d go in and give it my all, so I could then say ‘I’m done.’
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