Jaime Winstone has admitted to feeling "disheartened" on Strictly Come Dancing, saying the competition is "getting harder and harder" after her second appearance in the dance off.
The actress, daughter of actor Ray Winstone, is known for her roles in the BBC series Mad Dogs in 2013 and as Ruby in the 2014 film Love, Rosie. She also played Barbara Windsor in the BBC biopic Babs and appeared as 'Firework' on the third series of ITV's The Masked Singer in January 2022.
Second Dance Off Survival
Jaime and her professional partner Carlos Gu landed in the bottom two after the public vote on Sunday night, despite scoring 25 for their foxtrot to Man I Need by Olivia Dean on Saturday's show. She secured her place in the competition ahead of Halloween week after facing former Manchester City winger Shaun Wright-Phillips.
Speaking on Strictly - It Takes Two on Tuesday, Jaime admitted to host Ellie Taylor that she felt "a little bit disheartened" by the experience.
She said: "I have been a little bit disheartened because that's what happens suddenly when you're in the dance off again. You kind of tend to - well if you're me - you tend to listen to the negatives quite a bit."
Growing Challenge
Asked whether her second dance off had been easier, Jaime said: "It's hard however I did have the tools in my little armour kit, and go right this is what we're doing. It was harder because it was with Shaun. I mean I think it's going to get harder and harder."
In a separate interview with the Mirror, the actress described the show as "gruelling" at times, saying she can feel shaky with fear.
She added: "Just suddenly allowing myself to be vulnerable on camera with my co-actor, my performer, my partner, my teacher. It's a big thing. You hear your name being called out and it's a new level of fear. Your body reacts differently to the audience, your nervous system takes hold, you're a little bit more shaky."
Jaime also spoke about the challenge of adapting to the camera, having spent her career in acting where preparation and rehearsal happen before filming.
She said: "And also just getting used to being myself on camera and allowing the performance of the dance to tell a story and not over performing, so yeah, really, really challenging for me. I've spent my whole life not looking down the camera and now suddenly I'm like, 'Hello'."
