Strictly star's disappointment with show as true feelings revealed

Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info He may remain as one of TV's most iconic stars and remembered as the host of one of the nation's favourite shows, but Sir Bruce Forsyth confessed he felt "very lonely" during his time on Strictly Come Dancing .

Despite the glitz and glamour, the beloved TV legend didn't get the chance to mingle as much as he would have liked. The TV legend, who passed away in 2017, revealed his feelings in a candid confession back in 2015. Speaking to the Mail on Sunday, he shared: "I never enjoyed it as much as people thought.



.. The problem for me was that I didn't get to meet anyone in the show, or really get to know anyone very well – not even backstage.

" He went on to describe the limited interaction he had on set: "I'd do my warm-up as everyone else was arriving. Then I'd do the introduction and stand with the dancers but I'd just have a tiny bit of interaction with the judges and the celebrities because they had to judge and the stars were all out of breath." Brucie also mentioned his brief moments with co-host Tess Daly: "I had a bit of interaction with lovely Tess at the beginning and end, but that was it.

And what I like is actually the interaction. It's what I do. I found Strictly very lonely.

" He also expressed that he had had a desire to inject more humour into the show, especially regarding his staircase antics: "Every time I went off-camera I'd run up the stairs to be out of sight so the dancers could start, and then I'd have to run down again, then up and down all night", reports the Mirror . However, he realised that "it just wasn't that sort of show. I was there to be a presenter.

" Brucie hosted the show with Tess Daly from 2004, before stepping down in 2014. Reflecting on his departure at the time, the then-86 year old star said he knew he made the right decision: "When I left I knew it was the right time. Leave it at the top.

I just didn't want to do it any more.".