Bobby Brazier admitted he wanted to be voted off Strictly early due to the fame and attention the show attracted.
The EastEnders star, who plays Freddie Slater, was paired up with Dianne Buswell and made it to the finals. The pair lost out to the glitterball trophy to Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola.
Bobby Brazier wanted Strictly boot
Following the death of his late mother, reality star Jade Goody, Bobby admitted he believes that is why he became uninterested in being famous.
“I don’t want to be famous. Maybe I did when I was younger, now I just want to act. I went on Strictly because dancing makes me happy,” he told Sunday Times Magazine.
“The more I learn about fame, the less I’m interested in it. A couple of weeks during Strictly, it got too much. I only felt peace when I came home. I wanted to get voted off.
“What happened to me was very public. It made me shy as a kid. I was more interested in observing the world than engaging in it,” he continued.
Dianne Buswell so ‘proud’ of Bobby
Ahead of last year’s finals, Dianne took to Instagram to honour Bobby and his progress on the show.
Sharing four snapshots of the pair beaming with joy, Dianne wrote: “
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