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<\/p>\nStrictly's oldest ever contestant Angela Rippon has revealed the secret to her age-defying dance moves – freezing ice baths.<\/p>\n
The 78-year-old presenter is enjoying regular cryotherapy chambers where temperatures drop to an incredible -120 degrees below freezing. History-making Angela said: \u201cI have one if not two cryo chambers a week followed by a deep tissue massage. I swear by them.<\/p>\n
\u201cI stand in them at 120 degrees below freezing for three minutes and it is so relaxing I can\u2019t tell you. I love it.\u201d Former Come Dancing host Angela has stunned viewers with her leg kicks, splits and flexibility. She is the only female celebrity who isn\u2019t suffering from injury, blisters and niggles.<\/p>\n
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The leggy Rip Off Britain host said: \u201cI\u2019ve put my body maintenance very high up as a priority. I am not daft.<\/p>\n
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\u201cI will be 79 next week and while my head is saying you are having a lovely time Ange, my body is saying what the hell do you think you are doing to me.<\/p>\n
\u201cKai is very good at partner maintenance too, giving me the odd leg rub.\u201d Angela is more than twice the average age of her celebrity competition. At the start of the series she was even worried about having to run up the stairs post performance to get her scores from Claudia Winkleman.<\/p>\n
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She joked: \u201cOne of the highlights is being able to run up the steps. I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s the adrenaline but I wasn\u2019t sure I would be able to get to the top.\u201d But despite inspiring millions of OAP\u2019s across the country Angela wants viewers to judge her solely on her dance skills.<\/p>\n
She said: \u201cI don\u2019t think of my age as a disadvantage because I don\u2019t think of my age full stop. \u201cIn my head I have felt 30-years-old for the last 40-years. The former news reader is hoping to give tonight\u2019s eviction the cold shoulder for at least one more week.<\/p>\n
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Adding: \u201cNext week is my 79th birthday so to still be in the show would be the perfect present.\u201d Cryotherapy chambers like ice baths are used regularly by professional athletes to aid their recovery. They are also reported to aid chronic pain, insomnia, depression, and rheumatoid arthritis<\/p>\n
Strictly Come Dancing The Results is on BBC tonight at 7.15pm<\/b><\/p>\n
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