COMEDIAN Josh Widdicombe has admitted he’s recovered a astonishing positive broadside to signing up to the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special.
The 41-year-old star, famed for his appearances connected The Last Leg and Live At The Apollo, became the archetypal prima confirmed to appear connected this year’s festive dance-off this week.
Since past he’s been hard astatine enactment successful the rehearsal studio.
Appearing connected Saturday Kitchen, Josh said: “It's benignant of overshadowing everything other close present successful my life.
"Yeah, I agreed to bash Christmas Strictly, and I'll beryllium honest, I consciousness present similar I'm a dancer that occasionally does comedy.
“It's rather afloat on, and I've had much messages from radical successful my [life] much excited astir that than the remainder of my vocation enactment together!”
However, big Matt Tebbutt said it indispensable beryllium bully for him to beryllium capable to devour what helium wants to support his vigor up.
“Oh, mate, that's the champion happening astir it,” Josh continued. “The magnitude of exercise… I'm similar a Premier League footballer!
“Honestly, you could grate your feta connected my abs if you privation to!”
Josh volition beryllium partnered with long-standing Strictly pro Karen Hauer for the special.
The amusement volition beryllium pre-recorded and aerial connected Christmas Day, with each prima warring for the peculiar festive trophy.
Karen competed successful the main Strictly contention this twelvemonth with Paul Merson, though they were eliminated successful week five.
BBC's Strictly Come Dancing is looking astatine purging immoderate of its nonrecreational dancers up of adjacent years amusement successful large shingle up
Currently, helium is 1 of 3 stars who person been announced, joining RuPaul’s Drag Race UK queen Tayce, and TV presenter Vogue Williams.
Tayce is paired up with Kai Widdrington, portion Vogue volition creation with Carlos Gu.
The remainder of the line-up volition beryllium confirmed successful the upcoming days.