Gabby Logan says she was 'very much aware that people didn't like her' after getting the axe from 'life-changing' Strictly Come Dancing experience

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Gabby Logan has reflected on her 'shocking' Strictly Come Dancing
experience after being eliminated from the show in 2007.
The BBC presenter, 52, was partnered up with professional dancer James Jordan, while her husband Kenny Logan was also competing with James' wife Ola Jordan.
But Gabby has now admitted that Strictly had a negative affect on her life as she struggled to cope with feelings of public rejection after being voted off.
She told Wales Online: 'I had an amazing experience on Strictly, I was only on it for a few weeks, but I had an amazing experience — but also, a kind of life-changing experience in many ways.
'[It] sounds a bit dramatic, and you hear people going 'Strictly changed my life', but this wasn't in a good way.'
Gabby was voted off fourth from the BBC competition after unexpectedly finding herself in the bottom two with Rod Stewart 's wife Penny Lancaster.
She added: 'When you get voted out of Strictly, it's so shocking, because you go in every week starting to work on your following week's dance, and you don't expect to go home'.
Gabby said she became 'very much aware that people didn't like her' during the show and admitted she felt rejected by the public.
Speaking to Jessica Ennis on the Gold Minds podcast Gabby added: 'It was the fact that obviously people didn't vote for me — and it sounds a bit pathetic — but you realise when it's a reality show that it's about whether people like you. And I was very much aware that people didn't like me.
'I was kind of like, they didn't like me enough to vote for me.'
Despite reassurances from dance partner James, Gabby confessed she felt 'upset' over the situation.
She said: 'It was a very sobering kind of experience because in the days afterwards, not only was I dreadfully missing the dancing, but also realising I kind of felt like, 'Oh, what was it about me that people didn't relate to?''
Gabby added that her competitive nature possibly played a role in her departure and noted that her husband stayed in the show despite her opinion that he was a 'rubbish' dancer.
Former rugby player Kenny narrowly avoided being eliminated several times before eventually getting the boot just before the quarter finals.
Gabby revealed that Kenny even offered to swap places with her after seeing how affected she was by the elimination - although a switch is not permitted.
The couple have been married since 2001 and share two children together.
The 2007 series finished with Alesha Dixon lifting the glitterball trophy and she later joined the judging panel replacing Arlene Phillips.
It comes after Gabby shared why she did not want to have sex with her husband Kenny due to health struggles.
She revealed her initial concerns that going through the menopause would have an adverse effect on her sex life with her partner.
Gabby, who shares twins Lois and Reuben with her former Scottish rugby player Kenny, explained that she was able to address the problems thanks to the use of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).
According to the NHS, menopause symptoms can include hot flushes, mood swings and low mood.
The presenter told The Sun: 'My libido was definitely affected by the menopause and perimenopause.
'I found I didn't want to have sex with my husband as much, and it felt like something I was going to have to do even if I didn't really want to.
'It was almost like, ''Is this going to become a duty?'' So many women say this and I didn't want to become one of them.
She added that she wanted to regain her sex drive because her sex life with her husband had always been so important.
As soon as a doctor prescribed her HRT, she said she was relieved and emotional at the prospect of having an improved libido.