Cat Deeley has teased a potential stint on Strictly Come Dancing.
The 47-year-old presenter was back on the famous blue sofa to host the latest edition of ITV’s This Morning with co-star Ben Shephard on Thursday (March 21).
The pair kicked off the programme by chatting to CBBC star George Webster about his new book and conversation turned to his stint on Strictly back in 2022.
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He got to dance with professional parter Amy Dowden for the Christmas Special and was the first celebrity with Down’s syndrome to appear on the BBC competition.
During their conversation, Cat said: “Ben is trying to get me to do Strictly” and she was on to ask George if he thought she’d “enjoy it”. George insisted that the presenter would love it and Ben went on to tease Cat that he had the Strictly casting producer on “speed dial”.
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Cat told George “don’t encourage him” as Ben started chanting “do it, do it” in the ITV studio. Fans will know that the TV star has hosted rival show So You Think You Can Dance across the pond in America since 2006.
The reality dance competition recently returned for Season 18 with an all-new documentary style format along with new judges Alison Holker and Maksim Chmerkovskiy. Holker was formerly a contestant on the series, and was married to the late Stephen “tWitch” Boss, who was himself a contestant and judge on the series.
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The new pair join judge Nigel Lythgoe, also the show’s creator and executive producer. Also So You Think You Can Dance All-Star Comfort Fedoke, currently an associate choreographer on the Wicked film, joined as judge for the auditions round. Season 18’s new format involves documentary-style storytelling, which will bring in the contestants’ personal lives into the series.
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Previously, audiences only knew the contestants from their dance performances. Now, they will get the full picture of the behind-the-scenes dynamics as the camera delves into the cast’s “daily struggles, new relationships, personality clashes and more”. Later in the episode of This Morning, Cat was spotted dancing. Ben said: “She’s got the moves” but she shut him down immediately saying “Not happening”.
This Morning airs weekdays on ITV1 and ITVX at 10am
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