Nigel Harman reacts to ‘strange’ exit from Strictly Come Dancing

Strictly's Nigel Harman reacts to 'strange' exit from show: 'It feels surreal'Source: Strictly Come Dancing, BBC

Transcript

00:00 You said on Saturday that it hadn't sunk in yet.

00:02 How are you feeling today?

00:03 Um...

00:05 It was very strange waking up this morning and not dancing with you.

00:08 I found it really... I didn't know what to do with myself.

00:11 I'm still in quite a bit of pain, so I was sort of moping round the house,

00:16 going, "I wonder where Katia... I wonder what Katia's doing today?"

00:19 So it feels quite strange, because it's only been three days.

00:23 Three days ago... We spoke to you on Friday.

00:25 We spoke... I mean, I'd done it by then, so I knew...

00:27 When I sat talking to you on Friday, I knew I was in a bit of trouble,

00:29 but I just thought, "If I just go to sleep,

00:32 "maybe it will be all right in the morning."

00:34 And that didn't happen.

00:36 So it's only been three days, so it's been a bit of a...

00:38 Three days ago, we were about to do this dance

00:40 that we knew was going to be great.

00:42 It is. It still is.

00:44 So, yeah, yeah. So, yeah, it feels quite strange and surreal.

00:47 I'm missing people, but already...

00:49 But I don't feel like I've left yet. Yeah.

00:51 So I feel like... Yeah. You're still in it mentally.

00:53 Yeah, still in it. Still got the glitter in your eyes. Yeah.