India, Sept. 20 -- Gavin & Stacey star Melanie Walters has switched the frying pan for sequins as she enters Strictly Come Dancing 2026, bringing with her a decades-long Pilates practice that she says began with concerns over her posture and physical health. The 64-year-old Swansea actress, known for her role as Gwen West in the sitcom, revealed that her introduction to the discipline was driven by worries about how her body was changing rather than any interest in performance or dance.

"I took up Pilates originally because I had been told it was very good for improving posture. I had started to notice that my back was getting quite curved, a bit like those signs you see for old people," Walters told WalesOnline. "I had quite a round tum...