Will Younger has mentioned he tried to tug out of Strictly Come Dancing because of the severity of his agoraphobia, however felt 'pressured' by his group to proceed.
Throughout his look on the BBC programme in 2016, the Pop Idol winner dropped out after three weeks, on the time citing 'private causes'.
The 45-year-old singer mentioned he left the competitors with “pleasure in my coronary heart that I received to participate in one of the crucial beloved reveals on British tv”.
'Being a part of Strictly has lengthy been an ambition of mine. As a performer, viewer and fan of the present, dancing as a contestant was an expertise I've all the time hoped for,' he added.
Nonetheless, Will has now revealed that he felt 'pressured' to remain on the present earlier than quitting.
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Chatting with Rylan Clark on his BBC podcast How To Be In The Highlight, he mentioned: 'I attempted to get out however I felt a little bit of strain to do it.
“It was like, 'Properly, for those who pull out, the BBC won’t ever work with you once more.'”
“That was one of many issues that was mentioned to me, so I did it, however I knew I wasn't adequate.”
He continued: 'You already know, if you get flashbacks and all that stuff, for me that was agoraphobia.
'So agoraphobia was actually unhealthy for me. So actually throughout that section I didn't even know the place I used to be.
“I'm on that present. Should you ever watch it again, I wasn't even within the room.
“Individuals had been messaging me like, this isn’t good, you're not feeling properly. However I used to be making an attempt to get out of it. I simply had this agoraphobic nervousness. I might barely get to the studio to rehearse.”
Will, who was partnered with skilled dancer Karen Clifton on the present, mentioned he knew he needed to go away the present after his stint in Bollywood.
The singer added, “Though the Bollywood dance was good. Typically I nonetheless watch it as a result of I’m actually happy with it.
“I used to be like, 'No, no, this isn't going to work, I'm not doing this anymore.'” Actually after that night time.
“Additionally, folks had been pushing for cash… I didn't essentially have probably the most supportive folks behind me at the moment.”
In response to the NHS, agoraphobia is 'the worry of being in conditions from which escape is tough or that assist is not going to be out there if one thing goes improper.'
The nervousness dysfunction can result in panic assaults and behavioral adjustments.
Will beforehand revealed that he was ready to interrupt his legs to stop the present, saying in 2018: 'A psychological sickness is a psychological sickness. I used to be sick.
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'Within the weeks main as much as Strictly, all I might take into consideration was how I might get out of the present.
“I knew I didn't have the energy, that I wasn't in the suitable place and that I used to be actually going to hurt myself.”
Will added: 'I really seemed on the best solution to break my legs so I couldn't dance. It was that unhealthy.'
Strictly Come Dancing returns to BBC One and iPlayer later this 12 months.
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