Why it's STRICTLY no more men for me: After four failed marriages, Patsy Kensit says she won't dance to anyone else's tune

Her hair is scraped back into a sweaty knot and her face is make-up free with the sheen of the exertion of six hours of intensive dance training.

Clad in a black puffa jacket and tracksuit bottoms, you would be hard pressed to even recognise the tiny blonde sitting in the ­corner of a North West London pub.

But for Patsy Kensit, signing up for Strictly Come Dancing has been a joy — in a year where, as she admits, her private life lurched into a ‘shambles’.

British actress Patsy Kensit with dance partner Robin Windsor

Hotfooting it: Patsy with Strictly dance partner Robin Windsor

Fourth failure: Patsy's last marriage to DJ and musician Jeremy Healy broke down in February this year

Dazzling: It is seven months since Patsy Kensit split from her fourth husband, DJ Jeremy Healy - but after a challenging year, Strictly Come Dancing has been a joy for her.

'I eat fresh organic food and have cut out gluten and sugar. I now weigh 9st,' said Patsy who weighed 10st 7lb when she turned 30

Hospital drama: Patsy as Faye Byrne in Holby City with Joseph Byrne, played by Luke Roberts