Jake Quickenden is begging BBC bosses to give him a chance to do Strictly Come Dancing.
For years, the X Factor icon has been putting his name out there to be a potential Strictly candidate.
The star spoke to us at an event held in association with Slingo and exclusively told us: “I’d love to do Strictly – the booker, she’s not having it, I don’t think anyone has done Dancing On Ice to Strictly, its always been Strictly to Dancing On Ice, but they need to mix it up and get me on there.”
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The star has done a tonne of TV work in the past including two X Factor stints, Dancing On Ice, Celebrity SAS, Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! and many more.
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Jake is now heading over to the world of musical theatre as he prepares to strip off on stage for The Full Monty.
But does he have to go full nude?
He laughed: “We’ve asked a few questions if it’s full out – it’s The Full Monty so I can’t imagine it wouldn’t be.
“Though if they looked at it, they wouldn’t be paying me double”
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“It is the second show I actually got naked in, I got naked in Hair, not Hairspray, it was about hippies in the 60s as part of the revolution, we had to all get naked.
“I’m a veteran at this point.”
Is he worried about baring all?
He answered: “It’s a bit daunting, but it is what it is, it’s not like I’m going to be windmilling around.”
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Jake also revealed he landed the role of Guy in the theatre production.
He said: “I’m playing Guy, the gay guy who is the only one who can really dance a little bit. And I can’t wait actually.”
The TV personality also described how much of an “honour” it was for him to land the part.
Jake added: “It’s a bit of an honour to do it. With the rehearsal process, I had to do four auditions and I was in the room with really good actors from the TV and then when I got it I was like ‘Woah’. There were some really good people and I was buzzing when I got it.”
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