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, big Janette Manrara caught up with immoderate of the contestants up of Halloween week.

Strictly Come Dancing prima Jamie Borthwick impressed the judges implicit the play with his Paso Doble with his nonrecreational spouse Michelle Tsiakkas.

Earning a near-perfect people of 39, it enactment the histrion astatine the apical of the leaderboard on with Gladiator prima Montell Douglas.

His regular didn't lone impressment the judges arsenic immoderate of Jamie's co-stars were seen successful the assemblage connected their feet, applauding the dance.

Janette said: "You had immoderate EastEnders formed members successful the audience, Tanya Franks, and Adam Woodyatt. They were determination connected Saturday. What did Adam deliberation of the creation and bash you deliberation he'll ever bash Strictly?"

Adam, who is champion known for playing Ian Beale connected the BBC soap isn't 1 to shy distant from world shows arsenic helium competed successful I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here successful 2021.

Jamie replied: "You cognize what? I deliberation helium could beryllium swayed to bash Strictly. He truly enjoyed it connected Saturday and he's been loads of times earlier to enactment different people. I deliberation yeah, if you gave him a small propulsion helium would beryllium Strictly."

The EastEnders prima shared his colleagues were arrogant to ticker him connected the dancefloor with Michelle.

Over the years, BBC fans person seen galore soap stars grace the Strictly floor, including Maisie Smith, James Bye, Bobby Brazier and Emma Barton.

This weekend, Jamie and Michelle volition beryllium doing an American Smooth Foxtrot to the Addams Family taxable tune for Halloween week.

Michelle shared they'll beryllium dressed arsenic the member and sister duo Wednesday and Pugsley.

During the episode, Janette besides spoke to comedian Chris McCausland and his spouse connected the show, Dianne Buswell.

Chris performed a Waltz to You'll Never Walk Along, which near judges, viewers and those successful the unrecorded assemblage highly emotional.

However, the 47-year-old revealed it was the archetypal clip he'd felt tense wrong the competition.

He told Janette: "There's a batch of unit successful presumption of wanting to bash a bully job. You don't privation to bash a rubbish occupation connected a opus that means truthful overmuch to truthful galore people, particularly arsenic it's truthful connected to wherever you're from.

"I was truly tense wasn't I? For the archetypal amusement that we did retired of the full series, truly nervous. I deliberation I've improved a small spot arsenic the weeks person gone on."

Strictly: It Takes Two continues weeknights connected BBC Two from 6:30pm