Dragons' Den star Sara Davies has admitted to 'resenting' some of her Strictly Come Dancing co-stars as they competed on the BBC show in 2021.
The 38-year-old entrepreneur was partnered with professional Aljaž Škorjanec, and made it to the ninth week in this pairing, the Mirror reports.
And now, the investor has opened up about some of her more negative feelings towards other competitors on the show, who could commit more to their training.
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As the entrepreneur is responsible for a multi-million pound business, Crafter's Companion, she could not commit as much time due to juggling the craft supply business, as well as practicing routines.
She discussed this difficult balance on the show with the Daily Star more recently, admitting that she hoped to be able to completely focus on the show alone.
The mum also even claimed she held resentment for some other celebrities that were able to put their lives on pause to practice for the show.
The mother-of-two said: "I did used to look at some of the other celebrities and resent a little bit that they were able to just put the rest of their lives on hold."
Sara even noted that some competitors moved to London temporarily to "train loads and loads of hours every day", something she was unable to do.
She also noted that she struggled to fit in training around her busy schedule, and this proved difficult for her to progress in the competition.
She recalled having only had around "eight hours sleep for the whole week" because of her schedule, which included hours of training with Aljaž and work for her business.
The outlet reports that Sara revealed in her new book, We Can All Make It, that her business profits plummeted by "hundreds of thousands" while she was on Strictly.
It is said that she has written in the book: "The cost to the business of me being essentially 'missing in action' for several months was in the hundreds of thousands."
Sara founded Crafter's Companion in 2005, whilst a student at the University of York.
It's now said to export to around 40 countries worldwide and has a turnover in the millions.
