Strictly Come Dancing kicks off this weekend and we can’t wait to see the celebs take to the dance floor to show off their best moves.
It seems there’s one fellow celebrity dancer for Nigel Harman he’d rather avoid fighting if he ends up in a dreaded dance-off!
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Interview with HELLO! and other media at a recent Q&A event ahead of this weekend’s first episode of the Ballroom and Latin competition, Victim the actor revealed that he was impressed by Angela Rippon’s Charleston during a recent rehearsal.
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The 50-year-old said: “We did the Charleston that day. We all got together and it didn’t look good on me. But Rippon…” Amanda Abbington, who joined Nigel for the Q&A, added: ” She doesn’t break a sweat . But she’s amazing!”
Nigel then admitted that whoever stood up to the first Come to the dance presenter in a terrible competition for dancing faces. Former EastEnders star commented as she explained how far she hopes to reach in the series.
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© Kieron McCarronNigel Harman on Strictly Come Dancing
“I’d like to stay long enough to learn enough bits. Ultimately, it all depends on who you get in the dance match. I mean, if you get Rippon in the dance match, you’re out!”
He also revealed what Strictly milestone he wants to achieve: “I’d like to stay long enough to learn something. I quite like the idea of someone wanting to put you or me in a room with someone who’s brilliant at something.
© Jack HallNigel Harman is joining Strictly Come Dancing 2023
“I just talked to one of the pros, they’ve won something like six world titles and 12 GB titles, and they’ll be in a room with anybody and they’ll teach you. So I’ll learn something.”
Every previous winner of Strictly Come Dancing
- 2004: Natisha Kaplinsky (partner of Brendan Cole)
- 2004: Jill Halfpenny (partner Darren Bennett)
- 2005: Darren Gough (partner of Lilia Kopylova)
- 2006: Mark Ramprakash (partner of Karen Hardy)
- 2007: Alesha Dixon (partner Matthew Cutler)
- 2008: Tom Chambers (partner of Camilla Dallerup)
- 2009: Chris Hollins (partner of Ola Jordan)
- 2010: Kara Tointon (partner Artem Chigvintsev)
- 2011: Harry Judd (partner of Aliona Vilani)
- 2012: Louis Smith (partner of Flavia Cacace)
- 2013: Abbey Clancy (partner Aljaž Škorjanec)
- 2014: Caroline Flack (partner Pasha Kovalev)
- 2015: Jay McGuiness (partner of Aliona Vilani)
- 2016: Ore Oduba (partner of Joanne Clifton)
- 2017: Joe McFadden (partner of Katya Jones)
- 2018: Stacey Dooley (partner Kevin Clifton)
- 2019: Kelvin Fletcher (partner of Oti Mabuse)
- 2020: Bill Bailey (partner of Oti Mabuse)
- 2021: Rose Ayling-Ellis (partner Giovanni Pernice)
- 2022: Hamza Yassin (partner of Jowita Przystał)
Perhaps unsurprisingly, celebrities have been heaping compliments on Angela’s moves as the 78-year-old, who is Strictly’s oldest contestant, revealed she has mastered the high kick and can even do the lunges.
© Kieron McCarronNigel Harman for Strictly Come Dancing
Speaking at the same Q&A event, Angela told HELLO! and other media: “The fact that I can do a high kick is because I’m so flexible because I know you have to be able to do the job.
The last thing I did that required real stamina was when I worked at the Queen’s funeral. I was on air at 3 in the morning on television and I came in at 4:30 in the afternoon, 1 p.m., and you can’t do that if you’re not in shape.”
The broadcaster added: “The fact that I can do splits and high kicks is like a party trick, if you’re doing the Rumba or the Cha-Cha-Cha, it’s a really nice waltz and tango that requires you to dance.”
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