Louise Redknapp on joining Strictly: 'I really needed to do something for myself'

Louise Redknapp has revealed the reason she decided to join Strictly Come Dancing – she was starting to feel "left behind". The singer has devoted her time to raising her two sons with husband Jamie Redknapp, but Louise felt it was time to be "a little bit selfish" and do something for herself. "For me and I think so many mums will appreciate it, I was at home for quite a long time just being a mum and as much as I loved that, I did feel a little bit left behind," Louise, 41, told Lorraine