Former Strictly Come Dancing contestant Kirsty Gallacher shared the heartbreaking reason why she felt she competed in the show at the “wrong time”.The former Sky Sports presenter competed in the hit BBC show in 2015 alongside professional dancer Brendan Cole.
The pair were eliminated during week six.Speaking on the Monday Mile podcast with Aimee Fuller, 48-year-old Kirsty admitted she wasn’t in the right frame of mind to take part in the show.
That is because she had only recently split from her ex-husband, former England rugby player Paul Sampson, at the time.She said: “I did it at the wrong time, I was right in the midst of all my post-divorce, dealing with the changes.
Not an easy time but I just thought, well, I would love to experience this and I was very grateful to be asked.“I was paired with Brendan Cole who is a really good mate of mine.
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