HOY CELEBRITIES: Chelsee Healey gets her Carmen Miranda groove on as she brings a splash of colour to the January blues

17th January 2012

Her strongest dance was the sizzling samba when she took part in the last series of Strictly Come Dancing.
So if Chelsee Healey was going to emulate anyone, then it would have to be the famous samba queen herself.
The actress recreated Carmen Miranda's iconic look from the famous movie The Gang's All Here complete with fruit hat and a bright coloured crop top and skirt to emulate the late Brazilian star.

Aye carumba! Chelsee Healey emulates Carmen Miranda in an attempt to bring a splash of fun and colour to grey January

It was Chelsee's attempt to bring some much-needed cheer to the grey and dark days of January.
The Waterloo Road star has teamed up with luxury instant coffee makers Douwe Egberts for a promotional shoot to try and lift people out of their new year blues.

Her name is Rio: Chelsee looks all ready for the carnival as she poses with a huge headress and sparkly leotard

Time for a cuppa: Chelsee sips on her coffee as she gets ready for another samba

Iconic: Carmen Miranda and her famous fruit hat

She said: 'The combination of cold weather, financial strain and the New Year optimism wearing off means that January is undoubtedly the most depressing month of the year, with little to look forward too.
'My time on Strictly taught me a little something about dancing away those blues which is why I’ve teamed up with Douwe Egberts Inspirations to help inspire Brits to celebrate this January with some Brazilian Samba cheer.
'With Rio Carnival just a month away we could learn a thing or two from the South American outlook and celebratory spirit!'
Chelsee was the first contestant on the last series of Strictly Come to receive a perfect 40 out of 40 for her paso doble, in week 11 of the competition.
Partnered with Pasha Kovalev, and went on to finish as the show's runner-up after going head to head in the final with Harry Judd and his partner Aliona Vilani.
The Gang's All Here, the film she is emulating in the photos was made in 1943 and tells the story of a soldier's relationship with a nightclub singer.