Fiona Phillips says Brendan Cole's axing from 'Strictly Come Dancing' was "karma" as he "wasn't very nice" on set.

Fiona Phillips

Fiona Phillips

The former GMTV presenter was partnered with the professional dancer on the 2005 series of the BBC One latin and ballroom show and she insists he was "really naughty" and his exit from the programme in 2018 was things "working its way every time".

Speaking to the Daily Star newspaper, she said: "Brendan was a real bugger, actually. He wasn't very nice. He was really naughty. He's not on the show now. Karma indeed. It works its way every time."

In 2018, Brendan announced his axing from 'Strictly Come Dancing' after 15 years on the show, admitting it was "hard to talk about".

He said: "It's quite, actually, hard to talk about. The BBC haven't renewed my contract. We get contracted year upon year. They've made an editorial decision to not have me back on the show. I'm a little bit in shock. I'm quite emotional, a bit raw about it. It's done via a process of a phone call and stuff. I have had 15 incredible series on the show. I'm very proud of the whole show. It's a great team. I'm disappointed. It's very hard to talk about. It's a recent decision. I've always known this day would come. To get to this point, the BBC make the decisions year upon year. It's an editorial decision. I'm sure I'll never know the ins and outs. I'm a very strong character within the show, I have my strong views. I feel like I've made a massive difference to the show. Even though the show has a different team, I will always be one of the ones who was part of the journey who got it to where it is today. And to not be a part of that is hard."

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