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Inside Dancing On Ice star Roxy Shahidi’s all-white house where Emmerdale legend also teaches yoga
DANCING On Ice recruit Roxy Shahidi has let fans into her beautiful home - which doubles up as a yoga studio.
The Emmerdale star, 40, is taking part in the new series of DOI and she will be in tip top shape on the ice thanks to her hobby.
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Roxy lives in a stunningly chic house in Nottingham and it features white walls, statement furniture and exposed brickwork.
As well as living accommodation for herself, actor hubby Arsher Ali and their five-year-old daughter, Roxy also uses the family home as a giant yoga studio.
The star, who has played Leyla Harding on the ITV soap off-and-on since 2008, moves around the property as she films regular workouts and exercises for her followers.
She also proudly shows off her home in her online yoga classes, which she began posting on her YogaRox YouTube channel in lockdown of 2020.
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Roxy's favourite place to host her popular yoga classes is in a converted lounge space.
A white colour landscape dominates the sun filled room, including painted white floorboards, fireplace and matching cabinet complete with colourful glassware.
The corner of the room boasts a 60s inspired blue leather armchair complete with a loud yellow and black spotted throw pillow.
The fireplace is surrounded by exposed brick and is topped with lively indoor plants and a huge print of Mexican artist, Frida Kahlo.
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Through the window fans get a glimpse of her sunny courtyard surrounded by a brick fence.
Another room in the house where Roxy loves to host her yoga videos includes polished floorboards, a wooden door and exposed wooden beams in the ceiling.
The heavy wooden kitchen table also sticks to the home's natural feel and leads out onto a wooden patio in the leafy green backyard.
Another favourite spot of Roxy's to practice her yoga is in the home's front room, complete with bay windows and dark grey walls.
She also like to mediate and do yoga in her dressing room, which features white wardrobes and a vase of pale pink pampas grass.
Keen yogi Roxy married husband Arsher, in 2010 and regularly posts inspirational messages to her Instagram.
She is best known for her role as ditzy Leyla Harding in Emmerdale, and she has also signed up to the new series of DOI.
A TV insider told us: "ITV always want their big soap stars on Dancing On Ice, and Roxy is who they are after from Emmerdale this year.
"She’s the perfect choice - she’s been in the soap on and off for 15 years, so she is very familiar to audiences who already have a connection with her, and she’s absolutely stunning to boot, which always helps.”
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