Toyah Willcox has defiantly said she will ‘prove the doubters wrong’ after beating Olympian Tom Dean in a tense dance on Strictly Come Dancing.
The 66-year-old singer hit back at younger viewers who ‘think she’s incredibly old’ and admitted she ‘doesn’t act like one’ and is ‘strong’.
Last weekend, Tom became the first contestant to be removed from the show after Toyah and her and professional partner Neil Jones were saved by the judges.
Speak with The sunshe explained: ‘Everyone was completely shocked. Tom is an Olympian, but when it comes to a dance competition, I’m going to give my best against anyone.
‘They are looking at a tiny 66-year-old boy who is either the same age as their mother or their grandmother. I understand very well that I am very old for young people, but I don’t behave like that.’
Toyah Willcox has defiantly said she will ‘prove the doubters wrong’ after beating Olympian Tom Dean in a tense dance on Strictly Come Dancing (pictured with professional partner Neil Jones last weekend)
Last weekend, Tom became the first contestant to be removed from the show after Toyah and her and professional partner Neil Jones were rescued by the judges
Toyah added, “I also like that some younger people might not know who I am because they might not know how strong I am.”
Elsewhere, she told The Mail on Sunday that her intense exercise regime has caused her breasts to shrink – and her husband Robert Fripp, 78, couldn’t be more upset about it.
Toyah also revealed that she has lost half a kilo as she struggles to eat enough to make up for the calories she burns.
She told The Mail on Sunday: ‘I just can’t eat enough to keep my weight off.
‘Robert is very angry about the disappearance of my top half. It has completely disappeared. I’m flat-chested, but I feel great.’
Married to musician Fripp since 1986, Toyah is the oldest contestant to take part in this year’s Strictly Come Dancing competition and last week danced a jive to Nutbush City Limits by Ike & Tina Turner.
She said he took part in Strictly Fun with her and Neil, who visited their home.
But she admitted her busy schedule meant she struggled to find time to put his meals on the table, so he now has to make them himself.
The 66-year-old singer hit back at younger viewers who ‘think she’s incredibly old’ and admitted she ‘doesn’t act like one’ and is ‘strong’
She said: ‘They are looking at a little 66-year-old girl who is the same age as their mother or their grandmother – I understand that for young people I am incredibly old’ (pictured in 1980)
She said: ‘He’s loving being part of it, he’s fallen in love with the show. He cooks for himself, which is a big achievement in 38 years of marriage.”
There are only six female contestants on Strictly this year compared to nine men due to the scandal that has engulfed the show following allegations from Amanda Abbington that Giovanni Pernice bullied her during training, as well as Graziano Di Prima kicking his partner Zara McDermott.
Toyah admits that the allegations made her think more deeply about what her experience with the program would be like.
Asked if recent claims of ‘gross misconduct’ surrounding the program had made her reconsider signing up, the It’s A Mystery singer said: ‘It made me take what happened very seriously.’
Elsewhere, she said her intense training program has caused her breasts to shrink – and her husband Robert Fripp, 78, can’t be mad about it anymore (pictured in 2011)
“What happened last year is because this show is 100 percent all about dance.”
“And you have to step outside your own personal comfort zone. And that has always been very clear.’
“And I know for me what’s going on this year, I’ve been thinking, can I push myself past my own limitations.”
She concluded, “And for me it’s now or never. It’s that simple. That’s what made me commit to the show.”
