Will Young made headlines in 2016 when he quit the 14th series of Strictly Come Dancing for “personal reasons”. But he now says that despite losing out on his £100,000 fee, leaving the show was the “best thing I ever did”.
Speaking on the Media Masters podcast, the singer added that he was glad he decided to quit because “there’s nothing worse than feeling trapped”.
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“I turned down £100,000, which I was being paid,” said Young. “All the potential benefits of it. [It was the] best thing I ever did because now I know, well, I can leave at any stage. I’m not trapped. There’s nothing worse than feeling trapped.”
Young – who was paired with professional dancer Karen Clifton for the show – previously revealed that it was post-traumatic stress disorder that caused him to quit Strictly three weeks into the competition and that he even considered breaking his own legs to get out of dancing.
from Radio Times http://bit.ly/2Ghr8qO
