Strictly Come Dancing star lets slip soap legend could be ‘swayed’ to join BBC show
On Wednesday's instalment of BBC's It Takes Two, host Janette Manrara caught up with some of the contestants ahead of Halloween week.
Strictly Come Dancing star Jamie Borthwick impressed the judges over the weekend with his Paso Doble with his professional partner Michelle Tsiakkas.
Earning a near-perfect score of 39, it put the actor at the top of the leaderboard along with Gladiator star Montell Douglas.
His routine didn’t only impress the judges as some of Jamie’s co-stars were seen in the audience on their feet, applauding the dance.
Janette said: “You had some EastEnders cast members in the audience, Tanya Franks, and Adam Woodyatt. They were there on Saturday. What did Adam think of the dance and do you think he’ll ever do Strictly?”
Two EastEnders stars were seen in the audience last Saturday night
Adam, who is best known for playing Ian Beale on the BBC soap isn’t one to shy away from reality shows as he competed in I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here in 2021.
Jamie replied: “You know what? I think he could be swayed to do Strictly. He really enjoyed it on Saturday and he’s been loads of times before to support other people. I think yeah, if you gave him a little push he would be Strictly.”
The EastEnders star shared his colleagues were proud to watch him on the dancefloor with Michelle.
Jamie and Michelle earned a near perfect score of 39 on the weekend
Over the years, BBC fans have seen many soap stars grace the Strictly floor, including Maisie Smith, James Bye, Bobby Brazier and Emma Barton.
This weekend, Jamie and Michelle will be doing an American Smooth Foxtrot to the Addams Family theme tune for Halloween week.
Michelle shared they’ll be dressed as the brother and sister duo Wednesday and Pugsley.
During the episode, Janette also spoke to comedian Chris McCausland and his partner on the show, Dianne Buswell.
Chris revealed he was nervous ahead of his performance on Saturday night
Chris performed a Waltz to You’ll Never Walk Along, which left judges, viewers and those in the live audience highly emotional.
However, the 47-year-old revealed it was the first time he’d felt nervous within the competition.
He told Janette: “There’s a lot of pressure in terms of wanting to do a good job. You don’t want to do a rubbish job on a song that means so much to so many people, especially as it’s so connected to where you’re from.
“I was really nervous wasn’t I? For the first show that we did out of the whole series, really nervous. I think I’ve improved a little bit as the weeks have gone on.”
Strictly: It Takes Two continues weeknights on BBC Two from 6:30pmA
