Kendra and dance partner Louis Van Amstel

Kendra Wilkinson has revealed the extent of her nerves before performing on the first episode of this season’s Dancing with the Stars.  Terrified is perhaps a good word to use!

Kendra has told People magazine that she was immensely relieved to get her first dance out of the way. Wilkinson performed the cha cha with partner Louis van Amstel and posted in a ‘decent’ performance. A crowd pleaser but one which didn’t impress the judges too much.

Kendra said: “In the cha cha you’re not supposed to bend your knees but I had to or I would have passed out, I was so nervous, I barely took a breath.” You could tell she had some issues with form, which probably explains the poor scores from the judges.

Strangely, Kendra explains that despite hosting events and appearing nude in magazines, she is terrified of live performance. “I have a fear of the stage, a fear of the audience,” she said, “[The bright lights of the ballroom] made me dizzy. But I pulled it out and the fact that Carrie Ann [Inaba] said I didn’t miss one step made me feel so good.”

Knowing Kendra’s competitive spirit she will do a lot better in round 2 as she gets used to the crowds and the pressure. The next episode of the hit series will air on March 28 (8 p.m. ET) on ABC.