Fern Britton's Strictly ordeal laid bare in shock new details as pro who made her cry 'revealed'

Fern Britton starred connected Strictly Come Dancing successful 2012 and was paired with Russian dancer Artem Chigvintsev - but said her acquisition near her successful tears arsenic her assurance took a hit

The erstwhile Strictly Come Dancing nonrecreational dancer who made Fern Britton outcry has been revealed arsenic caller details of her acquisition connected the fashionable TV amusement emerged.

The 67-year-old tv icon, who co-presented Breakfast Time successful the 1980s, hosted cookery crippled amusement Ready Steady Cook betwixt 1994 and 2000, and presented ITV's This Morning from 1999 to 2009, was a contestant connected Strictly successful 2012. She was partnered with Russian dancer Artem Chigvintsev and was booted retired of the contention successful week five.

But aft much than a decade, Fern inactive has beardown memories astir her clip connected the show. She has antecedently spoken astir her acquisition connected the dancefloor, but offered a much in-depth penetration successful her publication "The Older I Get", which reveals however she went done "grief and loss, rebuilding assurance and exploring caller passions."

The title, which volition beryllium released connected November 7, is present being serialised by the Daily Mail, with the work reporting that Fern would outcry earlier her "challenging" rehearsals with Artem. She wrote: "As the weeks went on, I recovered it progressively hard to stitchery up my self-confidence and determination were days I was crying earlier I adjacent got into the rehearsal room."

Fern said she would effort and bash thing to delight her frustrated creation partner, but thing seemed to work. In the book, the TV presenter besides revealed Artem's absorption erstwhile they were paired for the show. She penned: "I asked him if helium was OK with having maine arsenic a spouse and helium said, 'Well, I americium utilized to idiosyncratic with immoderate creation ability, and younger.'

"My assurance took a deed astatine that, but I laughed and told him I didn't consciousness 55, and that, erstwhile I had a portion successful me, I was a sensational dancer. He did not laugh." She past went connected to callback an incidental aft a rehearsal, saying: "Late 1 evening, erstwhile I simply couldn't get the steps successful my caput and we were some tired, helium looked astatine maine and said: 'Go location earlier I termination you.' It was a joke. I laughed. 'Kill me, please'.''

Artem appeared connected Strictly arsenic a nonrecreational dancer from 2010 to 2013 and past joined the US mentation of the endowment show, Dancing with the Stars. Earlier this year, Fern spoke to The Times astir her clip connected Strictly, claiming that Artem "kicked and shoved" her during rehearsals.

She said: "[He would say] 'You conscionable basal determination and don't move, I creation circular you.' He was like, 'Shut your face. Go location earlier I termination you.' I would say, 'Oh delight conscionable termination me, it would beryllium easier.' Or what was his different one? If you spell for a cupful of beverage now, I volition stroke disconnected similar an atomic bomb.' I thought, good I won't close him connected that one."

She added: "We did emotion each different for a infinitesimal oregon 2 but helium wasn't charm personified… I did benignant of bask it but it was grim astatine the aforesaid time," she concluded. In effect to the claims, Artem told the Daily Express: "I judge I treated Fern with respect and genuine attraction and these claims astir maine are the other of everything I judge successful and the idiosyncratic I am. I cannot ideate what has prompted specified statements which travel arsenic a daze to me."

The Mirror has contacted the BBC and Artem Chigvintsev's representatives for remark connected the caller claims successful Fern's book.

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