Emmerdale star Claire King brands Strictly's Brendan Cole 'really nasty' after he 'ground down her confidence' in a resurfaced interview By Laura Parkin For Mailonline Published: 07:55 EDT, 23 July 2024 | Updated: 08:03 EDT, 23 July 2024 e-mail 1 View comments Emmerdale star Claire King branded Strictly Come Dancing Brendan Cole 'really nasty' after he 'ground down her confidence' in resurfaced interview. The actress, 62, who plays Kim Tate in the soap, competed on the BBC series alongside the professional dancer, 48, in 2006, where they finished in sixth place. Brendan was famously axed from the show back in 2018 after 15 years on air, following claims he was 'difficult to work with.
' Last week, he was seen slapping his former partner, Fiona Phillips', bottom three times during rehearsals in 2005. Speaking to The Mirror 's Sunday People, following her stint on the show, Claire said she received 'no moral support' from Brendan who had spoke negatively about her in his own interviews. Emmerdale star Claire King branded Strictly Come Dancing Brendan Cole 'really nasty' after he 'ground down her confidence' in resurfaced interview (pictured in November 2023) The actress, 62, who plays Kim Tate in the soap, competed on the BBC series alongside the professional dancer, 48, in 2006, where they finished in sixth place She said: 'He had no faith in me and certainly never did anything to boost my confidence.
He's had a very negative attitude. 'Brendan grinds down my confidence and I d.