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Laila Morse: 'Dancing on Ice exit was a relief'
Published Tuesday, Jan 17 2012, 09:16 GMT | By Daniel Sperling | 3 comments
EastEnders star Laila Morse has admitted that she is "pleased" to be voted out of Dancing On Ice.
The 66-year-old was eliminated from the ITV1 contest on Sunday (January 15) after battling a shoulder injury she sustained in rehearsals several months ago.
"I am not disappointed, I am quite pleased I am out," she told The Sun. "Suffering this injury makes it very difficult and I don't think it was fair on [professional partner] Lukasz Rozycki to be my crutch.
"It was a relief. It would have been quite difficult to do another week because you need your arms. The judges want to see some action."
Morse claimed that she would need surgery to correct the torn ligaments in her shoulder and revealed that the pain, which she likened to "a toothache that doesn't stop", has been keeping her awake virtually every night for the last ten weeks.
The actress also brushed off the negative comments handed down by judges Louie Spence, Katarina Witt and Robin Cousins on the show this weekend, saying that she is still extremely proud of her accomplishment.
"I take no notice of what they say," she stated. "They could slag me off, that is their opinion. I don't bother with them. I know if I have done alright.
"It is one of the hardest things I have ever done. No regrets, but I am glad that I'm out."
Morse confessed to Digital Spy earlier this month that she was hoping for a quick Dancing On Ice exit.
The 66-year-old was eliminated from the ITV1 contest on Sunday (January 15) after battling a shoulder injury she sustained in rehearsals several months ago.
© Ken McKay/ITV/Rex Features
"I am not disappointed, I am quite pleased I am out," she told The Sun. "Suffering this injury makes it very difficult and I don't think it was fair on [professional partner] Lukasz Rozycki to be my crutch.
"It was a relief. It would have been quite difficult to do another week because you need your arms. The judges want to see some action."
Morse claimed that she would need surgery to correct the torn ligaments in her shoulder and revealed that the pain, which she likened to "a toothache that doesn't stop", has been keeping her awake virtually every night for the last ten weeks.
© Ken McKay/ITV/Rex Features
The actress also brushed off the negative comments handed down by judges Louie Spence, Katarina Witt and Robin Cousins on the show this weekend, saying that she is still extremely proud of her accomplishment.
"I take no notice of what they say," she stated. "They could slag me off, that is their opinion. I don't bother with them. I know if I have done alright.
"It is one of the hardest things I have ever done. No regrets, but I am glad that I'm out."
Morse confessed to Digital Spy earlier this month that she was hoping for a quick Dancing On Ice exit.
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