Punk singer and Strictly contestant Toyah Willcox felt the pressure of being the oldest celebrity competing so she "lost a lot of weight" to give herself a fighting chance and to "fly the flag for pensioners". There are only six female celebrities taking part in this year’s Strictly Come Dancing and one of those is the oldest on the show. Eighties punk singer Toyah Willcox is 66 but she definitely won’t be letting her age define her.
Aside from looking many years younger, the blonde bombshell has made sure she’s in the best physical shape she can be to endure the hours of gruelling training. She embarked on a fitness journey months before the BBC talent show started and she cut out one vital thing from her life to ensure she’s firing on all cylinders and isn’t consuming wasted calories. Speaking at a press conference for the launch of the show she was asked if she was flying the flag for women, she replied: "I’m flying the flag for pensioners.
I'm the shortest, I'm the oldest. You know, I've just got to accept who and what I am and enjoy it." She also revealed the crucial element she’d banned from her diet: "I've stopped drinking for three months.
I've lost a lot of weight," she said. It doesn’t seem as though she’s done with her transformation either. Clearly the intense training will burn off calories but she thinks the adrenaline may also make her lose her appetite.
She said: "I'm incredibly fit, but I think I'm just gonna drop more weight because it's so.