Laura Whitmore has hit out at the regime imposed upon her when she starred in Strictly Come Dancing. The Love Island host said that she was 'forced to spend long days' with dance partner Giovanni Pernice, including accompanying him to red carpet events, which she opposed fervently.
The 34-year-old TV presenter spoke out about her time on the show, in 2016, when she partnered Giovanni Pernice. Speaking on Private Parts podcast, Laura said that she felt aggrieved that she had to spend 12 hours a day with Giovanni when all she wanted to do was dance on the BBC show.
Laura said: "What I didn't like was being removed from everybody and having to spend 12 hours a day with this one person. "It did not become about the dancing.