The former Premier League bad boy, who lost out to Jason Donovan in the final two last night, said: "I always thought I'd never do another reality show but I've realised I'm someone who needs a challenge.
"If I'm A Celebrity... came up next year I would consider it because I'm mates with Ant and Dec but I'm also a big fan of 71 Degrees North.
"I was adamant Strictly would be the only reality show I'd ever do but I have been very down since I was voted off. I feel like I could burst out crying.
"It's not because I got booted off the show, but weirdly because it's brought it home to me that I'm not a footballer any more.
"When I was about to retire as a player in May I could put a lot of the sadness to the back of my mind because I knew I had Strictly coming up.
"Now I don't have a challenge any more and even though I've got the best job in the world, talking about football for the BBC and ESPN and writing about it in the Mirror, I'll be looking for the next challenge."
Robbie bowed out after his Reservoir Dogs-inspired quickstep, dedicated to tragic Gary Speed, left him bottom of the leaderboard and the public vote could not save him.
He said: “The judges didn’t love it but Gary’s dad Roger phoned me on Saturday night to say I’d done him proud and that is good enough for me.
“I don’t have any complaints about going. It was the right time. I hope I entertained the public but technically I couldn’t dance!
“I hope I’ve given people a few things to remember me by. I’ve had my shirt off, my trousers off, I’ve done my crotch-thrust into Craig Revell-Horwood’s face and I’ve bust my nose sliding into the camera!
“But thing I will always remember, obviously, is seeing Gary for the last time at the show a few weeks ago and high-fiving him at the end of my routine.
“Next week it would have been two dances - the Charleston and the Waltz -and I know I would have really struggled even with Ola helping me out.”
Robbie also played down talk of a rift with catty judge Revell-Horwood, who consistently gave him low marks throughout the series.
He said: “I have come to realise that Strictly is like a pantomime and we all play our characters. Craig has battered me on screen but off it he’s been great.
“They all have really. This is not going to be one of those interviews where they lag off the other contestants, because I’ve liked everyone I’ve met and a few of them will be friends for life.
“Harry Judd is one of them and I think it will be either him or Chelsee Healey to win. I don’t think they realise how good they are.”
And despite pondering another reality show, Robbie said his first priority would be a family Christmas with wife Sarah and kids Charlie and Freddie.
He admitted: "I’ve loved most of Strictly but there a few things I won’t miss and the celebrity lifestyle is one of them.
“I’m looking forward to being at home, not training eight hours a day and not watching what I eat because I’ve lost so much weight I’m wasting away.”
Mirror
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