Jack Dee has stated that he has been asked by BBC executives to go on Strictly Come Dancing.
With only a few months until the beloved competition programme returns for another season, the 61-year-old comedian said that producers had approached him to see whether he’d be interested in returning to the ballroom.
‘I received a phone call,’ Jack told fellow comedian and former Strictly contender Seann Walsh, 37, on their Oh My Dog podcast. ‘My agent said I’d been asked to do Strictly.’
Seann, who performed on the show in 2018 and was entangled in a kissing controversy with dance partner Katya Jones, responded quickly, ‘Oh my God.
‘Jack, can I just tell you, it does wonders for your career!’
Seann’s witty remarks come after his participation on the competition was overshadowed by controversy after images and videos of him kissing dancing partner Katya outside a pub in London surfaced.
They suddenly found themselves in the eye of a controversy, owing mostly to Katya’s marriage to fellow professional dancer Neil Jones, 40.
Seann was also in a relationship with Rebecca Humphries, his girlfriend of five years.
Continuing their conversation, Jack told him: ‘The first thing I said was “I’ll ask Seann what his advice would be.” And she said, “‘I’ll take that as a no in that case.” I said, “It’s probably a safe bet, yes”.’
Sean, however, replied: ‘No, not at all. That is not what I would say. I would say, “Absolutely go for it.” I think you’ll be fantastic.’
Jack then jokingly added: ‘Yes, I know, but I can’t help but pay attention to the evidence of what has happened to various people I know who’ve done the show.
‘I had two thoughts on it, cos obviously everyone loves Claudia Winkleman and she’s everywhere, she’s great, but I thought they should consolidate all the shows that she does so you have a thing where people come on and dance and then members of the public will ring in and vote for who they want to have murdered.’
It appears that Jack will not be appearing on our TVs later this year…
Strictly Come Dancing returns in the autumn to BBC One.
Source My Celebrity Life.