Chris Robshaw’s wife has expressed regret over her comment about the skill level of some of the other Strictly Come Dancing contestants.

The former England rugby captain, 39, has had a rocky start to his journey on the BBC reality series after he and his pro-partner Nadiya Bychkova landed second-to-last in Saturday’s first live show with just 14 points.

This year’s line-up features some previously trained dancers among the celebs, with Emmerdale’s Lewis Cope and Love Island’s Amber Davies – both of whom were recruited after Kristian Nairn and Dani Dyer were forced to pull out, respectively.

After Saturday’s episode, Love Island’s Amber Gill commented on Chris’s wife Camilla Kerslake’s Instagram: ‘Unpopular opinion: I think having people with so much dance experience is unfair.’

She was

See Full Page