Strictly Come Dancing runner up has revealed that she was upset by press claims that she had said Tom Chambers shouldn’t have won the show.

In an interview with Take 5 magazine, she insisted: “That really upset me – I didn’t say he shouldn’t have won. We’re all friends and spent four months together. Yes, it was a competition but we didn’t go over the top with it.”

Although Snowdon’s performances with professional partner, Brendan Cole achieved high scores from the judges, the pair found themselves in the bottom two more than a few times.

Asked how she coped with the lack of public support, she explained: “I did feel a bit vulnerable. Obviously I knew that’s the way the show works, and that some people might not know who I was. I don’t have an existing fanbase like some of the others. But it did test me.”

Blonde bombshell, Camilla Dallerup has announced that she is leaving BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing. Camilla had hinted towards her decision earlier in the week, but today confirmed that 2008 was her last series.

Camilla and her celebrity partner, Tom Chambers, won the show last month and although she has been with the show since its launch in 2004 Camilla feels that this is the right time to go.

“I think some people will be surprised at my decision but I feel now is the right time to go,” Dallerup told the News Of The World. “I have to follow my dreams.”

“I need to give other things a go before I settle down and have a family,” she continued. “Winning the show was just the icing on the cake. I’ve always been told to leave a party when you’re having a good time.”

Dallerup also called for a change in the show’s set up and thinks that the role of the judges and the voting system should be completely revamped.

“I think they should just act as guides to the public, who then have complete control over who goes through to the next round. The British public spend their money and want to know their call makes a difference.”

She added: “Strictly’s an entertainment show, not a professional competition. The public love people who can’t dance as well as the other contestants but are great entertainers.”

Wife of Strictly Come Dancing winner, Tom Chambers has blasted the shows judges for not properly supporting her husband until the final show of the series.

“I feel the judges have been fairly harsh on Tom all series,” Claire told the Daily Mail. “The quickstep deserved 10s and when Craig [Revel Horwood] gave him a seven for his fabulous waltz, I wanted to go over, live on TV, and give him a slap!

“If anything, it made people warm to Tom even more. But because of how they were, it makes it all the more thrilling that all four judges were blown away by his show dance in the final.”

Clare also accused head judge Len of trying to drive a wedge between Tom and his fellow contestant Austin Healy.

“After Tom and Austin’s jives, Len had told Tom he was right up there with Austin flying the flag for the boys,” she explained. “It was like he was trying to create rivalry. But they remained really good buddies.”

Hip Hip Hurray!!! Tom Chambers won Strictly Come Dancing last night and though I do think Rachel Stevens was probably a better dancer technically, she just didn’t have Tom’s sparkle……or his gorgeous bum!

Lisa Snowdon and Brendan Cole were the first couple to leave and I think it was plain to see why, after he almost dropped her during their subsequent show dance. Tom and Rachel both wowed the judges with their final dances, though Tom’s was different, unusual and unexpected and I think had a slight edge over Rachel and Vincent’s sexy latin number.

The best part of last night’s final for me was not anything the finalists did, nor was it the dance performed by four previous winners of the show, no my favourite moment was when Bruce Forsyth got all shirty with John Sergeant and basically told him to get off the stage! Hil-bloody-arious!

Be still my beating heart!!! Strictly Come Dancing star, Tom Chambers, has revealed that all the new moves he has been learning on the BBC One TV show have made him much more flexible in bed and almost made up for him missing his honeymoon.

“I’ve never been so flexible — Clare is certainly not complaining.

“Obviously she was a bit miffed when she realised we were going to miss out on a honeymoon because of the show.

“But you could say Strictly came at the right time for us in other ways.

“Certain things are expected of newlyweds and I think my training on the show has really helped out on that. I’ve learnt so many new moves and am feeling so much more energetic when I get home. People say, ‘Aren’t you knackered?’ but it’s the opposite.”

Strictly Come Dancing competitor, Tom Chambers has been injured during rehearsals this week.

Tom is said to have crashed into a wall as he and dance partner Cammila Dallerup tried to master the quickstep.

A source told The Sun: “He was left in terrible pain and his first thought was that he had dislocated his shoulder.

“He decided to sleep on it but by the morning it was clear the pain wasn’t going to go away and he had to get it checked out. Tom just hopes that it gets better and he can compete in Saturday’s show.”

The injury is said to have occurred after Camiila tripped on Tom’s trousers and fell towards the wall. Tom threw himself in the way to lessen the impact.

“Camilla would have been really badly hurt if she’d gone into the wall. She’s so thankful that Tom broke her fall,” the source added.

Strictly Come Dancers, Cherie Lunghi and Tom Chambers, have signed up for the show’s 2009 arena tour.

Gethin Jones, Jill Halfpenny, Julian Clary, and Kenny Logan from previous series of the show, will also take to the stage for the five week tour, which starts at the Newcastle Metro Radio Arena on Friday January 16.

Rugby star Kenny said: “I’m used to a stadium full of rugby fans but I’m not sure how that will compare to the arenas on tour, I can’t wait to find out.”

All four TV judges – Len Goodman, Arlene Phillips, Craig Revel Horwood and Bruno Tonioli – will star in the touring show, scoring the live routines.

Bruno said: “I am so excited to be doing the Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour this time, I really missed out last year due to TV commitments in America.”

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Tom Chambers is due to get married this Sunday, but has admitted that he is more nervous about performing on Strictly the night before than the big ceremony.

Tom told The Sun: “I am more nervous about dancing on Saturday night than the wedding itself.

“I’ve been waiting for this day for 11 years so am not nervous in the slightest. It will be the best day of my life.

“Hopefully, I will do enough on Saturday night to get through to the next round as getting voted out could have an impact on the wedding day.”

Holby City star Tom Chambers has been signed up for this years Strictly Come Dancing series, but some people are wondering how he can compete as an amateur, when judging by the video above he is as good as some of the professional dancers.

However a source close to Tom told The Sun that he has no ballroom experience and only made the Fred Astaire video to drum up some new auditions for him before he landed the role in Holby.

“He is not a highly trained dancer.

“He really made this video out of desperation.

“He was an unemployed actor for six years, working as a lorry driver without a sniff of an audition.

“In a bid to make himself stand out in the crowd, he spent eight-and-a-half months studying the video of Fred Astaire.

“His friends helped him to film it and he sent it to every casting director.

“He got two responses and one was Holby.

“He will readily admit that he has rhythm and he did have lessons, but he has never learnt ballroom. He’s terrified!”

Tom Chambers (Strictly Come Dancing partner is Camilla Dallerup)

Tom is best known for playing the hospital lothario in BBC One’s Holby City. His hearthrob status was sealed when his character Sam Strachan romanced, and fathered the child of, his boss, as well as engaging in several relationships with the ward sisters.

A big fan of dance and choreography, Tom has proved that he has his eye on winning Strictly Come Dancing by postponing his wedding and honeymoon plans.

Tom says: “I had to tell my wedding guests that it was because of my Holby filming commitments!”

He adds: “I want to become an excellent mover – I can’t wait to learn ballroom and wear the posh costumes. Hopefully I’ll last longer in the competition than I did on the celebrity Weakest Link where I was voted off in the first round!”