Stratford dancer who became a star at the Moulin Rouge in Paris

A NEW BBC series on the home of the can-can sees one dancer from Stratford dazzle as brightly as the Eiffel Tower at night.

Moulin Rouge: Yes We Can-Can! (on BBC Two and iPlayer) takes a look backstage behind the glitz and glamour to find out what goes into making a show.

Amazonian girls with killer looks doing impossibly high kicks and jaw-dropping jump splits is the name of the game at the legendary Moulin (as it’s known to its employees).