Strictly Come Dancing star sensationally quit show over heart surgery shock
Robert Webb announced that he pulled out of Strictly Come Dancing back in 2021, much to the shock of fans and viewers.The comedian and actor, then aged 49, revealed that he left the BBC show for the sake of his health, admitting he had "bitten off more than he could chew", two years after having open heart surgery.
Robert said in a statement, read out on spin-off show It Takes Two at the time: "I’m extremely sorry to have to announce that I’m withdrawing from Strictly Come Dancing due to ill health.Two years ago I had open heart surgery and although I believed I was fit enough to take on Strictly and its demanding schedule, it became clear that I had bitten off way more than I could chew for this stage in my recovery.
I had begun to feel symptoms that led me to seek an urgent consultation with my heart specialist, and it was her view that it would be better for the sake of my health to step back from the show." He continued: "I’m proud of the three dances that Dianne Buswell and I managed to perform and deeply regret having to let her down like this.
I couldn’t have wished for a more talented partner or more patient teacher, and it’s a measure of Dianne’s professionalism and kindness that I was able to get as far as I did. "Thanks too to everyone at home who voted for us.
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