Strictly’s Caroline Quentin ‘collapses’ backstage following gruelling rehearsals with partner Johannes

STRICTLY's Caroline Quentin "collapsed" backstage following gruelling rehearsals.

The Men Behaving Badly actress looked shattered after completing a full day of dance training ahead of her Paso Doble this weekend.

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Professional dancer Johannes Radebe shared a snap of the star sprawled out on a pink velvet chair enjoying a well-deserved nap.

He joked: "I think I've killed @quentyquestions #pasodoble #week2 @bbcstrictly."

Earlier in the day the 60-year-old star shared a cheeky clip of her struggling in rehearsals.

Speaking to the camera, she said: "Make it stop, please make it stop. Oh no! He's coming back."

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Caroline's hilarious video left her fans in hysterics, with one writing: "Oh dear! I expect you feel like you have been run over by a steam roller! It will be worth the effort! Smash it! Xx"

Another added: "U got this! Xxxx."

This weekend, Caroline and Johannes are dancing the Paso Doble to El Gato Montes by Ramon Cortez. 

It is a notoriously difficult dance to master with its fast-paced dramatic movements based on bullfight - the man represents the bullfighter, 'Torero', and the lady the red cape or 'cappa'.

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Another fan posted: "The passo is a tough one but you've got this! You were incredible on Saturday and this week you can bring all that drama challenging a fierce performance."

Caroline recently revealed that she fears "falling out" of her Strictly dresses and will step in if they're too daring.

The star isn't afraid to show off her curves - and was seen looking fabulous in a plunging gown in her first Strictly makeover.

But the Men Behaving Badly star said she draws the line at loose-fitting frocks that lack any support as she dreads suffering a wardrobe malfunction on the dancefloor.

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She said about her outfits on the show: "My feeling is that I am going to hand over to the experts and let them do their thing.

"Unless I am really scared that something is going to fall out then I’m not going to moan about it. But if I feel it might be a bit perilous then I might say something.”

Caroline wowed the judges last weekend after she was each judge awarded her a 7, giving her a very respectable first week score of 21 out of 30.

Strictly's return pulled in 1.6MILLION more viewers than last year and the audience peaked at 10.1million on Saturday as singer HRVY topped the leaderboard.

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