Strictly Come Dancing's Charles Venn has lost weight

Strictly Come Dancing\'s Charles Venn has already lost weight from training.

The \'Casualty\' star - who is known for playing hunky clinical nurse Jacob Masters in the medical drama - has only been preparing for the ballroom and latin show for the past few weeks but he\'s already noticed his waist shrinking because his professional partner Karen Clifton has been putting him through his paces.

Speaking to the Radio Times magazine, the 45-year-old actor said: "This is my first time being asked to do the show, and I jumped at it. I\'m hoping to master a few dance skills, and hopefully get as far as I can. I\'ve seen Karen [Clifton] do her thing on the dancefloor and know she\'s going to whip me into shape. I\'ve already started dropping weight and seeing muscle definition I haven\'t seen in years."

But Charles will have some tough competition as his fellow \'SCD\' contestant Faye Tozer is looking forward to shaking her stuff on the dance floor - even though the thought of performing live on television fills her with "dread."

The Steps singer explained: "What fills me with dread is the idea of going on TV and dancing live in front of so many people. But I was born for this. More sequins, more spray tan, more feathers. I\'m ready - throw it at me.

"I\'ve been wanting to do \'Strictly...\' for years! I\'m a huge fan. I had preconceived ideas about what it was going to be like, but it\'s everything and more."

And the 42-year-old beauty - who is paired with Giovanni Pernice - is looking forward to seeing how her son Benjamin, whom she has with her husband Michael Smith, reacts to seeing her "twirling around on telly" every weekend.

She said: "I\'m excited for my little boy to see his mum twirling around on telly."