Ruth Langsford so crippled by 'Strictly fear', she needed to be 'coaxed down' staircase

express.co.uk:

Ruth Langsford almost didn't make it onto the dance floor for her first dance with Anton Du Beke when she appeared on the BBC ballroom dancing show four years ago.The 61-year-old presenter has since said she was struck by "blind terror" ahead of her debut.And now, her partner has revealed that she was crippled with "Strictly fear".Anton, 55, who will return for the 2021 series as a judge, said: "It took four of us to coax her down the big staircase."At one point I was doing a lift and she whispered in my ear, 'I can’t feel my legs, Anton.

Don’t put me down'."Fortunately, Ruth didn't need to worry, as the couple delighted audiences with their debut performance - a Waltz to This Nearly Was Mine.However, the Strictly fan-favourite said the TV.