Tony Blackburn says he 'couldn't' do Strictly Come Dancing because of one reason

Tony Blackburn has insisted helium wouldn't beryllium capable to instrumentality portion successful Strictly Come Dancing, contempt his occurrence connected different world show

Radio fable Tony Blackburn has insisted that helium "couldn't" enactment successful Strictly Come Dancing.

The 81-year-old broadcaster famously won the archetypal bid of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! successful 2002. However, helium said helium wouldn't instrumentality portion successful the creation competition. The BBC's Latin and ballroom contention would beryllium a measurement excessively acold for him, helium told Metro newspaper's 60 Seconds column.

He admitted: "I couldn't due to the fact that I'm nary bully astatine dancing." He revealed his wife, an histrion and dancer, tried to thatch him but gave up, saying, 'You've got nary bushed successful your body.' Despite having rhythm, Tony confessed it doesn't construe into his assemblage movements, peculiarly his hep action. And helium added, they've ne'er asked him to participate.

Despite his reluctance to articulation 'Strictly', Tony has nary plans to discontinue from his vigor career. He shared: "No, I hatred the thought of retirement. I said to my woman and to the caput of Radio 2, I won't beryllium an embarrassment to you: if I can't bash it arsenic good arsenic - hopefully! - I'm doing it astatine the moment, I'll battalion it in. "

He is presently hosting Sounds of the 60s, Radio 2's fig 1 amusement connected [BBC] Sounds, not retired of necessity, but due to the fact that helium wants to. When it comes to fitness, Tony maintains he's successful large shape, attributing it much to luck than effort. He remarked: "Am I? I don't deliberation so. Just lucky. My dad, who was a doctor, said don't bash excessively overmuch workout due to the fact that it's atrocious for you."

While helium does bask walking, he'd alternatively unbend with a cupful of beverage successful beforehand of 'Coronation Street'. Despite everything, the vigor stalwart looks backmost fondly connected his aboriginal days astatine Radio 1 and 'Top of the Pops', erstwhile "DJS were built up similar popular stars" and they were "mobbed" wherever they went. He joked: "I loved being mobbed. I haven't had a bully mobbing for years."

Back successful July, Tony celebrated 60 years successful radio portion appearing connected Good Morning Britain. Richard Madeley and Ranvir Singh talked astir his unthinkable career, with Richard saying: "You accidental you're going to transportation connected arsenic agelong arsenic Cliff Richard carries on?" Tony chuckled successful response: "Well, I don't privation to spell on- I lone privation to spell connected erstwhile I deliberation I'm doing it each right. But, I'm not going to embarrass anybody by going on."

Richard couldn't assistance but praise Tony, asserting that helium was conscionable arsenic bully arsenic helium was six decades ago. Reflecting connected his long-standing career, Tony admitted that it hardly felt similar a beingness had flown by since helium started astatine 21. He commented: "I'm precise lucky, I've enjoyed each infinitesimal of it. I loved the pirate ships. I thought they were great. To decorativeness disconnected aft each this clip touring with a Sound of the 60s theatre amusement and being connected Radio Two aft each these years, it's conscionable amazing."

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