Strictly finalist Maisie Smith was in disbelief over Khloe Kardashian praising her ‘beautiful body’

Maisie Smith says her fragile body confidence rocketed after Khloe Kardashian complimented her legs.

The US reality star, 36, who has over 123 million Instagram followers, said she was ‘drooling’ over her ‘envy worthy’ pins while posting on the social media site.

EastEnders actress Maisie, 19, admits getting backing from the Kardashians is ‘mental’ and she ‘can’t believe’ Khloe even saw her profile. 

‘She thought I was beautiful’: Maisie Smith says her fragile body confidence rocketed after Khloe Kardashian complimented her legs 

Speaking ahead of Saturday’s grand Strictly final, she said: ‘I still can’t believe she even saw that post let alone commented on it. It was mental!

‘It was incredible because women supporting women, I stand for it and she’s had a lot of support from that as well. 

‘People in the public eye, especially that famous, for her to just go around and comment on young women’s photos giving them support, that’s really lovely. 

‘It did mean a lot to me that she went out of her way and to sit here and say that she thought I was beautiful. It meant a lot.’

'It was incredible': The US reality star, 36, who has over 123 million Instagram followers, said she was 'drooling' over her 'envy worthy' pins while posting on the social media site

‘It was incredible’: The US reality star, 36, who has over 123 million Instagram followers, said she was ‘drooling’ over her ‘envy worthy’ pins while posting on the social media site 

'It did mean a lot to me': EastEnders actress Maisie, 19, admits getting backing from the Kardashians is 'mental' and she 'can't believe' Khloe even saw her profile

‘It did mean a lot to me’: EastEnders actress Maisie, 19, admits getting backing from the Kardashians is ‘mental’ and she ‘can’t believe’ Khloe even saw her profile 

Maisie admitted to being ‘very insecure’ about her legs and said she would ‘cover them up as much as possible’ in a post shared alongside paparazzi shots of her in tiny shorts.

She said: ‘No matter how many people told me “cellulite is natural… everyone has it…” I still hated them.

‘I wore gym shorts (out of the house) for the first time a couple of months ago and I was so, so proud of myself. I wish I could say I love my body but I’m still working on that.’

To Maisie’s disbelief, Khloe commented: ‘You have the most beautiful legs! Envy worthy! I can’t build my legs for the life of me! So I’m drooling over yours. You are gorgeous!’

'I hated them': Maisie admitted to being 'very insecure' about her legs and said she would 'cover them up as much as possible' in a post shared alongside paparazzi shots of her in shorts

‘I hated them’: Maisie admitted to being ‘very insecure’ about her legs and said she would ‘cover them up as much as possible’ in a post shared alongside paparazzi shots of her in shorts 

'It has pushed me to get over it': Maisie said being on Strictly has shown her that she can be confident and 'get over' her insecurities

‘It has pushed me to get over it’: Maisie said being on Strictly has shown her that she can be confident and ‘get over’ her insecurities 

Despite facing challenges in the competition after finding herself in the dance off twice, Maisie said being on Strictly has shown her that she can be confident and ‘get over’ her self-doubts. 

She explained: ‘I have always had insecurities and I probably always will. Everyone has.

‘But being on this show with the costumes and the dances and doing things completely out of my comfort zone, I have been thrown into the deep end so in a way it has helped me with my confidence.

‘On this show it goes so quick you don’t have time to say “I don’t feel comfortable” you just have to go out there and do it. It has pushed me to get over it.

‘I try and feel happier with myself and it’s only been eight weeks but I already feel better about myself and I didn’t expect that to ever happen.’

'We have never bickered': Maisie's professional dance partner Gorka Márquez said the pair haven't argued once, which is a triumph in itself according to the 'hormonal teen'

‘We have never bickered’: Maisie’s professional dance partner Gorka Márquez said the pair haven’t argued once, which is a triumph in itself according to the ‘hormonal teen’ 

Maisie will be the youngest Strictly champion if she wins the competition on Saturday – and there’s every possibility she will go all the way after achieving no lower than a score of seven from the judges this season. 

The soap star has even juggled filming her scenes for EastEnders with training for the show, resulting in her still rehearsing at gone midnight.

But her professional dance partner Gorka Márquez, 30, said the pair haven’t argued once, which is a triumph in itself according to ‘hormonal teen’ Maisie.

Gorka said: ‘It is funny because you know, so many hours in the same training room and you can get on each other’s nerves but funnily enough, even last week with the crazy schedule Maisie had, we both were like “it is what it is.”

Maisie added: ‘I’m a teenager, I’m hormonal but even still we have never bickered and that’s quite impressive!’

'The final countdown': Maisie will be the youngest Strictly champion if she wins the competition on Saturday after achieving no lower than a score of seven from the judges

‘The final countdown’: Maisie will be the youngest Strictly champion if she wins the competition on Saturday after achieving no lower than a score of seven from the judges