Teresa Mannion was the fifth celebrity to be voted off Dancing With The Stars last weekend. Although she loved her time on the show, the RTE reporter has admitted that she suffered with “massive anxiety attacks” while on the dancing competition.
Mum-of-two Teresa said that the show was a brand new experience for her, and it made her extremely nervous at first. However, as her time on the competition went on, her confidence grew.
Speaking to the Irish Daily Mirror she said, “Initially I was very much a reluctant dancer. I thought, ‘No, I can’t do this. It’s way beyond my comfort zone.’
“I couldn’t unread the email and then I met them (DWTS producers). It was twirling around in my head that this would never come around again, I would never get to have one-to-one tuition with someone like John.
“It was an amazing opportunity so I tried to quell the fear and go. It was hugely out of my comfort zone and I had massive anxiety attacks throughout most of the weeks. The last couple of weeks my confidence was just beginning to build.”
Despite her ability to nail the routines on the dance floor, Teresa said that there was a clear divide from the start between who the great and the good dancers were.
“We knew from the outset there was two divisions in this competition – there were wonderful dancers who danced as children and were just amazing. I used to watch them in rehearsals and think ‘What am I doing here?’
“Then there were the underdogs. The Irish love underdogs, don’t they? I used to laugh at Strictly when people cried but now I know,” she said.
She’ll be missed!
