Her dark eyes, looking even larger due to caterpillar-like false lashes and heavy make-up left from filming promotional shots for Strictly, flash angrily.

‘Of all the lies circulated about me in print and on the internet over the years, this was the most hurtful,’ she says.

We were both devastated and in a great deal of pain.Natalie and Wendy, 65, had developed a close and special bond despite their age difference, while working together on the show.