Strictly star Tony Adams, who had to withdraw from the competition due to injury, has spoken candidly on why he decided to take part in the show.
While speaking to Rylan Clark on the spin-off show It Takes two on Monday night, Tony opened up about his past battles with addiction.
Tony Adams on Strictly: It Takes Two
He said: “I came onto the show with one message to get the awareness of mental health and addition out here, to say 26 years ago….
“I should be dead. I didn’t want to be on the planet and now I’m dancing on a show.”
After physio advice, Tony decided to withdraw from the competition to prevent further damage to his hamstring.
He explained: “It’s been getting tough for the past few weeks. I had a little bit of a hammy last week and I went out there and danced.
“And then on Thursday I did a little bit of pointing my toe down, retraction. It’s not done in football. You don’t point your toes and I went ‘oh.’
Tony set his sights on #Strictly and scored on the dance floor – but it’s Katya and chats on the #ItTakesTwo sofa he’ll miss the most!@TonyAdams @Mrs_katjones @Rylan pic.twitter.com/JbSIDFXKeD
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