Former Strictly Come Dancing pro-dancer Robin Windsor has opened up about why he left the hit show – claiming he had “no choice in the matter”.
Robin, 43, joined Strictly in 2010 and was partnered with singer and actress Patsy Kensit, and the closest he got to the final was fifth place with Lisa Riley in 2012.
Robin left the BBC show in 2014 due to injury and was unable to compete, but has now revealed ahead of tonight’s (December 17) finale that he had little option but to accept his departure.
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He said: “Leaving Strictly wasn’t my choice. I had a horrible back operation and they decided that they didn’t want to ask me back the next year.
“It was probably for health and safety reasons, in case something happened, but I was physically fit.”
He added: “One of my best friends Trent Whiddon, who replaced me to dance with Pixie Lott, I wanted to watch and support him, but it broke my heart.
“I was with Marcus Collins from the X Factor, who was my partner at the time, and said to him, ‘I’m really struggling to watch the show.’
“He told me the best thing to do was to really get behind and support everybody,” going on to say: “Being bitter about not being asked back was not going to help any situation. I learnt that was the right thing to do and I thank Marcus for that.”
Speaking to Betway, Robin predicted this year’s winner will either be Hamza Yassin or Helen Skelton, but said he was saddened to see Kym Marsh fail to make it as far as the final.
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He explained: “The winner is clearly between Hamza and Helen, unless Fleur or Molly pull something incredible out of the bag for the final.
“I think it’s a race of two. The judges will be making their comments and scores, but they don’t matter for the final.
“It’s really down to the public over who they think should be the deserving winner,” adding: “It was disappointing that Kym Marsh went out, as Strictly is about growth for me.
“Kym didn’t start that great, but then she started knocking them out of the ballpark. I would have loved to have seen her in the final.”
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