Susannah Constantine is worried about performing in the ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ final because she’s injured.
The 57-year-old presenter was the first voted off this year’s show but she’ll be returning to the floor with her professional partner Anton du Beke at the weekend, and she’s warned the dancer not to expect too much from her because of the pain she’s in.
She said: "I have torn an intercostal muscle and it’s incredibly painful because it’s the muscle that holds the ribs together.
"Lots of people get it when they do ‘Strictly’. Kate Silverton has got the same injury and Stacey Dooley did it as well. It is quite common.
"You just have to wait for it to heal and I am still in recovery.
"I’ve said to Anton, ‘You either have to carry me or I’m not going to move and I’m just going to stand there.’ I can be like a maypole and everyone can dance around me."
Susannah was devastated when she was first voted off the show and compared the feeling to being dumped by a boyfriend.
She added to Closer magazine: "It was gutting being voted out. It was absolutely the worst feeling. I felt like I had been dumped by a boyfriend, which is why I had my hair cut afterwards.
"On the show, when I went out on that dance floor, I just went to pieces.
"I was never going to get over that, however long I stayed in there – whether I went out first or last – and even with Anton, who was so amazing and supportive, I just couldn’t get over that fear."
Susannah Constantine injured ahead of Strictly performance
