Halfpenny: 'I'll strip if Widdecombe wins'

Jill Halfpenny has promised to get naked in public if Ann Widdecombe wins Strictly Come Dancing.

The former EastEnders actress, who won the second series of the BBC ballroom show, claimed that viewers would eventually opt for the best dancers rather than Widdecombe's "comedy".

"When it comes to the crunch the public will finally go, 'OK, we've had our fun now'," she told The Sun.

"If Ann Widdecombe wins Strictly Come Dancing I promise I'll pose nude in the High Street."

She added: "When the key turning point arrives - and the public have to vote for the most gifted contestants - true talent will win through."