Nigel Harman is one of the biggest revelations on this year's Strictly Come Dancing.
The 50-year-old actor surprised the judges, audience and viewers at home from the get go with a fiery Paso Doble which earned him a whopping 32 points on the first week of the competition.
Nigel is a very familiar face in the UK and Ireland, thanks to his role as Dennis Rickman on EastEnders.
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His character was cruelly killed in front of Sharon Watts, played by Letitia Dean, back in 2005 and he remains a fan favourite of the BBC soap to this day.
These days, Nigel is still involved in soapland as he plays Dr Max Christie in Casualty.
Away from TV, Nigel is married to wife of 12 years, Lucy Liemann, who is a successful actor just like her husband.
Lucy has starred in popular TV shows such as The Bill, The IT Crowd, Midsomer Murders, Agatha Raisin, Moving Wallpaper and Reggie Perrin. However, she is probably best known for her role as Lucy in the third part of the the Jason Bourne film series, The Bourne Ultimatum.
Nigel and Lucy like to keep their marriage out of the spotlight for the most part, but we do know that they first met on the set of Hotel Babylon, which they both starred in.
They tied the knot in 2011, and a year later Lucy gave birth to their daughter, who is around 11 years old.
Nigel recently explained that his daughter is too young to come to watch him in the Strictly audience, as you have to be 16 years old.
However, Lucy will support him in the crowd most weeks and his daughter will cheer him on from home.
"My wife and daughter popped in to watch us go through our routine and they really enjoyed it. It was really lovely," he told Radio Times prior to his first Strictly performance.
Nigel's professional partner Katya Jones added that his daughter couldn't be prouder of her dad, adding: "I will tell you her little face - she was so proud! That's all that matters, isn't it, at the end of the day."
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