EXCLUSIVE: '18 years on telly every day!' Homes Under The Hammer's Martin Roberts slams Strictly snub
MARTIN ROBERTS has hit out at Strictly Come Dancing bosses for snubbing him when he started a campaign to join the BBC show as a contestant last year.
Strictly bosses reportedly didn't take Martin's calls(Image: GETTY)Meat Loaf branded Covid 'a drag' in final video to fan before death“Like casting of anything, you know, it’s all terribly secretive.”The property expert continued: “Obviously, they’re balancing lots of things and I respect them for that, you know, they've got lots of lots of things to juggle.
“But that day, I heard from my agent that they wouldn't even take a Zoom call or a phone call, and I thought, that’s like not even getting over the first hurdle. “So what am I doing that’s so wrong that means I don’t even get a chance to say I’d be quite good at this?
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(Image: YOUTUBEMARTINROBERTS•GETTY) Strictly bosses reportedly didn't take Martin's calls (Image: GETTY) Meat Loaf branded Covid 'a drag' in final video to fan before death “Like casting of anything, you know, it’s all terribly secretive.” The property expert continued: “Obviously, they’re balancing lots of things and I respect them for that, you know, they've got lots of lots of things to juggle. “But that day, I heard from my agent that they wouldn't even take a Zoom call or a phone call, and I thought, that’s like not even getting over the first hurdle. “So what am I doing that’s so wrong that means I don’t even get a chance to say I’d be quite good at this? Martin Roberts has been on Homes Under The Hammer since the first series (Image: BBC) Strictly romances over the years (Image: EXPRESS) “So I was a bit hacked off,” he admitted. The Homes Under The Hammer presenter shared his hopes to join Strictly when he posted a video on Twitter back in June, in view of his 27,000 followers, asking fans to help him out in a campaign to land him a place in the BBC dance competition. However, his pleas fell on deaf ears, as Martin later revealed that he didn’t receive a phone call from the producers of Strictly, despite his best efforts and a lot of public support. Martin said in the clip: “Hey, Martin here, I need your help. “I’m just sitting outside a house filming in Coventry and you know what? I’m a bit cheesed off.” DON'T MISS: