Chris Robshaw nearly turned down Strictly Come Dancing as a consequence of harassment from a feminine stalker.
The 39-year-old English rugby legend has signed up for the brand new season of the BBC’s Latin and ballroom dance competitors present however Chris was initially reluctant to participate after being focused by a stalker, who threatened him with violence and unfold false allegations about him.
A supply informed The Solar newspaper’s Weird column: “Chris nearly turned down Strictly due to what this lady has been placing him and his household by way of.
“She’s made some disgusting threats. It has been terrible for them.”
Chris – who has two kids along with his spouse, Opera singer Camilla Kerslake – reported the lady to the police and accepted Strictly’s provide after his son Wilding begged him to.
“Chris and Camilla have been informed by the police they’re not alone. This lady has type for what she’s been doing to them and has performed it to different individuals too.
“Chris and Camilla are simply the newest victims in a string of lives she’s tried to destroy.
“He solely went forward with Strictly for his son Wilding.
“He informed his dad: ‘I would like mummy to chuckle at your dancing’. So Chris bit the bullet and went for it.
“He was trustworthy with the BBC from the beginning and so they’ve been wonderful.
“They’re supporting him and are conscious of all the pieces that is happening.”
Chris will compete on the present alongside former England girls’s soccer participant Karen Carney, Sport of Thrones actor Kristian Nairn, Ross King, Lorraine and Good Morning Britain’s Los Angeles Correspondent, former Geordie Shore star Vicky Pattison, Neighbours legend Stefan Dennis, The Apprentice 2019 candidate Thomas Skinner, RuPaul’s Drag Race UK star La Voix, trailblazing mannequin Ellie Goldstein, YouTuber-and-podcaster George Clarke, EastEnders star Balvinder Sopal, former Love Island star Dani Dyer, retired footballer Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Physician Who legend Alex Kingston, and Olympic sprinter Harry Aikines-Aryeetey – also referred to as Nitro from BBC’s Gladiators.
