Paul Merson and partner Karen Hauer appeared on It Takes Two
Former footballer Paul Merson has opened up about the real reason why he wanted to take part in Strictly Come Dancing , after being axed from the show over the weekend.
Appearing on Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two on Monday night , Paul reflected positively on his time on the show. He said: “All the dances were hard. I’m very proud - I did as best as I could have.”He also opened up about the real reason he wanted to take part in the show. Speaking to host Fleur East Paul said he wanted to take on the challenge of Strictly for “all of the people struggling with addiction”. He said: “Addiction takes your life away. I wanted to show people anything can happen.
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