Judi appeared in the ballroom last year (Picture: PA / Rex)
Loose Women’s Judi Love has made a hilarious comparison between Strictly Come Dancing and online dating.
Judi starred in the glitzy ballroom last year, paired with Graziano Di Prima, but unfortunately she was the fifth celebrity to be eliminated from the 2021 series.
Talking about her exit, the 42-year-old somehow linked it to breaking up with someone after online dating.
‘I say it’s like online dating – you haven’t met, then you meet and you’re like “oh my god, I’m in love.”
‘Then you have that time to start to show off your pictures online and then you get voted out and that’s like your break-up and then all of a sudden you don’t have pictures together and the next time you see him with someone else and you’re like he’s dating someone else…’
She added to The Daily Star: ‘It’s the same as going out of your comfort zones with online dating – there were many times I was like “Can I do this or can’t I?” And it’s a great feeling after.
The Loose Woman was paired with Graziano Di Prima (Picture: PA)
She was the fifth celeb to be booted from the dancefloor (Picture: Samir Hussein/WireImage)
‘No I didn’t win, but I still got a great experience and it’s the same with online dating – you might [not] necessarily meet the one this month but might have connected with someone else, built up banter and communication and there’s just so much to learn which is the same as Strictly.
The week in which they were booted out of the competition followed Judi testing positive for Covid, giving her an incredible short window to prepare for the live show.
Appearing on It Takes Two after their exit, Graziano told host Rylan Clark they only had one day to nail the routine.
‘Mentally, she was stronger than before. Physically, she was obviously affected. Plus, we had 10 days we are not rehearsing, she was sick. We had one day before the show,’ he said.
‘But mentally she was so focused. When she came for the day of rehearsal on Friday, she was focused. She knew she was struggling, but you went there.’
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Judi went on to thank Graziano for being ‘so patient’, adding: ‘It was like, dance for two minutes, sit down, catch your breath, dance for two minutes.
‘He was so patient and I can’t believe he taught me that in such a short space of time.’
Strictly Come Dancing continues tonight at 6.30pm on BBC One.
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