Ann Widdecombe commented on the Strictly complaints (Image: Getty) Ann Widdecombe has blasted celebrities complaining about their treatment on Strictly Come Dancing as "wimps". The former Tory prisons minister, who appeared on the BBC dance show partnered with Anton du Beke in 2010, told the Daily Express: "What people don't general realise is the celebrity was in control. If you don't want to do any more training that day, you say so and it ends.
" Asked whether she had seen any evidence of bullying or aggressive behaviour during her time on the show, she said: "Not at all. I never heard a single complaint. I occasionally heard people saying they were tired but that was it.
It's a competition, it's tough training from scratch, but if you want to do well, you have to give it your all. "Anton and I were taking it much more gently because, as far as I was concerned, it was a comedy performance. But if you're serious about the show, you need to out a lot into it.
And the more you put in, the more you get back." Don't miss..
. GMB Richard Madeley's pals ‘talked for years’ about Strictly misconduct scandal [LATEST] Ann Widdecombe appeared on Strictly (Image: PA) The politician and broadcaster, who campaigned on behalf of Reform UK is the recent general election, appeared in the eighth series of the BBC show. It was eventually won by former EastEnder Kara Tointon with Russian dancer Artem Chigvintsev.
Despite some scratchy performances, Ann and Anton were the ninth couple to be e.
