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 don't feel like he's given me a lot of support. He has said some really nasty things about me in the Press like saying I stink of smoke.
'It takes me longer than the younger contestants to pick things up and Brendan is very intolerant and impatient with me. He's got a very short temper - both of us have.' MailOnline has contacted Brendan's representative for comment.
The bullying claims have reemerged during a time of crisis for the show amid various abuse scandals and a misconduct probe - with insiders now saying that the series is 'fatally tarnished'. Pro Graziano Di Prima, 30, was axed from the upcoming series over reports he verbally and physically abused his celebrity partner Zara McDermott, 27, during last year's competition. This came after another pro Giovanni Pernice, 33, was suspended from the show last month over claims of off-camera misconduct - which he denies - made by Amanda Abbington, 50, and two other former celeb partners.
Elsewhere, resurfaced footage, broadcast on It Takes Two in 2005, shows former professional Brendan calling television presenter Fiona 'pathetic' and slapping her bottom on three occasions. Fiona asks Brendan to stop shouting at her before saying he 'looked at me like I was something he’d stepped in.' 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 (pictured in 2019) It comes as a video has resurfaced of former professional Brendan Cole slapping his partner, Fiona Phillips', bottom three times during rehearsals in 2005 Commenting on his 2018 axing, Fiona claimed that her former partner 'wasn't very nice' and that it was 'karma' that his contract wasn't renewed (pictured in February) Commenting on his axing in 2020 Fiona claimed that her former partner 'wasn't very nice' and that it was 'karma' that his contract wasn't renewed.
The former GMTV and Lorraine presenter told the Daily Star: 'Brendan was a real b****r, actually. He wasn't very nice. He was really naughty.
'He's not on the show now. Karma indeed. It works its way every time.
' Last year, Brendan revealed that he 'hated' working with half of his celebrity partners while he was on the show. The former Strictly Come Dancing dancer spoke about what it was like when he didn't get on with his partners on the show and admitted that he had 'two' experiences with it. The professional dancer told The Mirror: 'I've had that twice really strongly, where we couldn't even be in the same studio together.
'I really enjoyed working with half of them [the celebs on Strictly] and I really hated working with the other half. 60/40 and I'm not sure which way that goes either. He previously admitted to MailOnline that he felt the BBC show 'only wanted to show one side' of him.
Last year, Brendan revealed that he 'hated' working with half of his celebrity partners while he was on the show (pictured in 2019) While taking part in Dancing On Ice, he said: 'Strictly only wanted to show one side to me. 'And they really pushed that side of me. There was very much a narrative that the show went with for 15 series.
And it was tiring because it was actually not me. 'As you can see I like a bit of fun. I muck around a lot and that wasn't shown very often and I think it has been shown more on this show.
'And I am very pleased for the way it has been for all of, we have been shown in really lovely lights which we are. And it has been a really great experience.' New Zealand-born Brendan began as a dancer with the original Strictly cast in 2003.
He was the first-ever professional to win the Glitterball trophy with Natasha Kaplinsky and was there for 15 years afterwards. Brendan's past Strictly partners: Natasha Kaplinsky Sarah Manners Fiona Phillips Claire King Kelly Brook Lisa Snowdon Jo Wood Michelle Williams Lulu Victoria Pendleton Sophie Ellis-Bextor Sunetra Sarker Kirsty Gallacher Anastacia Charlotte Hawkins Brendan Cole Emmerdale BBC Share or comment on this article: Emmerdale star Claire King brands Strictly's Brendan Cole 'really nasty' after he 'ground down her confidence' in a resurfaced interview e-mail Add comment.
