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"Amber Riley has admitted that her rehearsals for Dancing with the Stars have been tough. The Glee star was named as one of the contestants last week and told People that she&amp;#039;s been working hard.  &amp;quot;The rehearsal schedule is gruelling but I&amp;#039;ve been really enjoying the workout aspect of it,&amp;quot; she said. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s four hours a day for six days a week.&amp;quot; Riley also praised her partner Derek Hough, describing him as &amp;quot;cute and so sweet&amp;quot; and joking that he reminds her of her Glee co-star Chord Overstreet. &amp;quot;When I found out he was the person I was going to be dancing with it boosted my confidence a little bit, so I&amp;#039;m really excited about it,&amp;quot; she said.  Riley added that she isn&amp;#039;t used to being in the spotlight by herself, joking: &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m used to having 11 other people around me camouflaging my bad dancing. Now it&amp;#039;s me and Derek.&amp;quot; Riley has also been keeping her fans updated on her Twitter page, admitting that the training has been taking its toll on her body. &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m naming 1 of my kids Tiger Balm,&amp;quot; she joked yesterday (September 8). &amp;quot;I mean it&amp;#039;s the least I can do at this point #IsmellLikeAconvalescentHome #SoreAsHell #thanksalotDerek.&amp;quot; Dancing with the Stars premieres on September 16 on ABC. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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