Strictly Come Dancing star told 'to make room for other women' by BBC bosses as she was 'too old'
ok.co.ukAngela Rippon was previously told by BBC bosses that her time on television was over due to her age and to "make room for other women" when she was 50.
The 78 year old, who is competing on this year's Strictly Come Dancing with partner Kai Widdrington, has opened up about her age and the comments she previously received from TV bosses in a new interview.
Speaking to Women's Weekly, Angela said she was once told she was too old to continue with her TV career. She recalled bosses told her: "Angela, you've had your day and you have to make room for the other women coming up behind you." The writer and presenter told the magazine: "I'm well into my 70s and I'm still doing a full-time job in television and broadcasting, so I suppose that's my revenge for having to listen to that kind of patronising twaddle!" Despite the comments made to her in her 50s, Angela has continued to work in television and is now the oldest contestant to ever compete on Strictly Come Dancing.
She had wowed the judges and viewers with her routines so far alongside Strictly pro Kai, 28, and she's definitely proven age is just a number.
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