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"Olympic gold medal winner Victoria Pendleton has admitted that she is &amp;quot;slightly relieved&amp;quot; to leave Strictly Come Dancing. The cyclist departed the show at the weekend after finishing bottom of the leaderboard with her salsa routine.  &amp;quot;The standard of the competition is so far and I knew I was the worst one there,&amp;quot; said Pendleton. &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m going to miss the other contestants. And the hair and the make-up, they make you feel so glamourous. Everyone gets on so well. It&amp;#039;s a lovely atmosphere.&amp;quot; Pendleton also revealed that she was most looking forward to getting home and seeing her dogs again. &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;ve really missed them. I left home in mid-July for the Olympics and I&amp;#039;ve hardly been home since,&amp;quot; she said. Her pro partner Brendan Cole said: &amp;quot;Victoria had a star quality that people admire and that&amp;#039;s why we stayed in the competition so long. &amp;quot;The miraculous thing is that someone not in the world of showbiz can come out and be part of it and dance in front of the nation.&amp;quot; Watch Victoria Pendleton&amp;#039;s salsa:      Strictly Come Dancing Show 9:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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