At times, I cried all day, admits Ruth
RUTH Langsford has admitted there were times when she cried all day while competing on Strictly Come Dancing.
The Loose Women star and her professional partner Anton Du Beke got the boot from the competition on Sunday night after losing out in the dance-off to Paralympian Jonnie Peacock and his partner Oti Mabuse.
She said she felt like her fellow panellists on the chat show had been through the experience with her, telling the ITV programme: “You've all lived it with me. You see me coming in every day and [say] ‘How are you getting on?' and I said ‘I cried all day yesterday'.”
Ruth admitted she knew she was at risk of leaving the show at the weekend, saying: “The foxtrot and me didn't get on very well.”
Despite the heartbreak of leaving, the TV star said she had no regrets about doing the show.
She said: “It was such an experience, I'm so glad I said yes because when they asked me I thought ‘ooh can I fit this in with work?'
“I'm so glad I said yes, it was everything I thought it would be with bells on, it's exciting, it's terrifying.
“I made a great friend in Anton, he was the best partner I could have had, he was so patient, kind and funny.
“We laughed and laughed. I wanted it to be fun because I'm not a dancer, I've got no experience, I thought ‘I know I'm not going to be brilliant', but I think I did improve and I loved it.”
However, her fellow panellist Coleen Nolan said she thought Ruth has been treated unfairly by the judging panel.
She said: “I didn't think a lot of them were constructive criticism, some of them, especially Bruno's actually, I thought was nasty.”
Ruth was comforted with a cake from her co -panellists which was iced with the words: “You're our Strictly champion.”