Dan Walker has revealed to viewers that this week’s dance will be dedicated to his wife.
He will be dancing the Viennese waltz on Strictly with his partner Nadiya and she and his other half, Sarah, even choreographed it together.
Dan also said that he will dance it to one of Sarah’s favourite songs by Billy Joel.
Speaking on Lorraine today, the 44 year old said: “We’re doing the Viennese waltz and we’re doing it to one of the greatest tunes of all time – Billy Joel’s She’s Always a Woman.
“And it’s one of my wife’s favourite songs and Nadiya has choreographed it with her.”
Nadiya added: “It’s a beautiful song and I tried my best to make sure Dan will love the choreography and Sarah, too.”
Dan, who towers over most of the other contestants as 6″6, wowed the judges last week with his highly energetic cha cha cha.
They danced to MC Hammer’s U Can’t Touch This and it was so well-received, the American rapper himself even endorsed Dan and Nadiya.
Ahead of Saturday’s show, Dan tweeted how buzzing he was over MC Hammer liking a tweet he shared about his upcoming dance, posting: “The actual @MCHammer just liked my tweet. I hope we do him proud tonight on @bbcstrictly.”
The Hammer – real name Stanley Kirk Burrell – responded by sharing Dan’s tweet, and saying: “Get after them !!!”
(Image: BBC/Guy Levy)
Meanwhile, former judge Len Goodman has revealed that Dan is his favourite to win because of his imposing figure.
Speaking on Good Morning Britain, he said: “I played golf the other week with Dan Walker and he’s up for it. I tell you, he’s a competitive sort of guy.”
“All I know is he’s tall and he’s not fat which is a good start.”
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