Dr Ranj Singh is taking on the West End with the help of Strictly Come Dancing's Janette Manrara and Steps singer Faye Tozer, amongst other celebrity pals

"I would have rather died, it was that severe."

Strictly Come Dancing winner Abbey Clancy hated performing her routines during the live shows. The model and TV personality, who is married to footballer Peter Crouch, and her professional partner Aljaž Škorjanec impressed the judges often with their dance routines throughout the 2013 series, with them scoring the first perfect 40 of that year and being crowned the winners. However, Abbey has now revealed that she didn't enjoy every element of her time on Strictly and would have "rather died" than perform in front of the studio audience every weekend. During an appearance on Frazer T Smith's 12 Questions podcast, Abbey and Peter discussed the topic of overcoming fear when she made the Strictly revelation. "When I did Strictly, I loved practising in the rehearsal room, and then when I had to do the live show, I would have rather died, it was that severe," she admitted. "We did a live tour in all the big arenas and I hated it. I hated the crowd cheering me... It was such a bizarre feeling to me. It didn't work for me." The 35-year-old explained that she gets nervous before most TV appearances, and recalled an interaction with Stevie Wonder on The Jonathan Ross Show in 2008. "I was on Jonathan Ross and I was sitting next to Stevie, sitting in silence and he said to me, 'Why are you so scared?' He could just feel the energy coming off me," she confessed. "As I've got older, the fear overtakes my ability to do things well."

'Strictly Come Dancing' winner Abbey Clancy - who claimed the Glitterball Trophy back in 2013 - has admitted she "hated" performing live and was terrified during the tour

The model and TV star won the BBC show in 2013.

ABBEY CLANCY has revealed what she "hated" about Strictly Come Dancing, following her victory with professional dancer Aljaz Skorjanec in 2013.

"I would have rather died, it was that severe."

Abbey won the 2013 series with dance partner Aljaž Škorjanec.

Eight of the country’s leading dance companies performing together for the first time, a total of 65 dancers on stage at the Royal Albert Hall with an orchestra and a socially distanced audience, and

Abbey Clancy has spoken about how she was terrified of performing on the Strictly tour and that she "hated" being involved after being part of the TV show

Janette Manrara has reunited with her former Strictly co-star Ashley Roberts following the lifting of coronavirus restrictions

Speaking on Wednesday's episode of Lorraine, the comedian and actor, 56, said that Oti wouldn't be able to 'top' their win.

STRICTLY COME DANCING could be getting another Eastenders star in the next celebrity line-up, as Shona McGarty drops a hint about the show.

"Happy days for our little family," the Countdown presenter wrote on Instagram.

The couple had their first child, Maven, in 2019

Former England and Arsenal footballer Alex Scott is reportedly lined up to be the next host of Football Focus, replacing Dan Walker when he leaves at the end of the season.

"Happy, happy days for our little family."

The new UK tour of the show, with performances at Theatre Royal Plymouth, will star TV and radio presenter Ore Oduba as Brad Major