Dita Von Teese wants to compete on ‘Strictly Come Dancing’.
Dita Von Teese wants to do Strictly Come Dancing
The burlesque star – who was The Beetroot on last year’s ‘The Masked Dancer’ – would jump at the chance to take part in the BBC Latin and ballroom contest and would push herself very hard.
She said: “I would love to be on your ‘Strictly’ and I’m ready to win.”
The 49-year-old beauty recently competed on the French version of the show, ‘Danse avec les Stars’ but had to drop out of the competition because of an infection, though she was having a great time until then.
She said: “My favourite dances were the Latin ones, especially the Argentine tango.
“I only had five days to prepare as when I arrived in Paris I was diagnosed with Covid and had to self-isolate.
“That made me even more determined to do well and I received high scores.”
And Dita warned she shouldn’t be underestimated because she already downplays her dancing skills to make her burlesque shows look more impressive.
She explained to HELLO! magazine: “It has to look effortless. I dance below my ability so that I don’t seem to be struggling or trying too hard.”
The raven-haired beauty previously joked she'd be open to a 'Masked Stripper' TV competition - and predicted she would win.
When asked if it feels more comfortable performing burlesque than she did dancing as Beetroot on 'The Masked Dancer', she said: "Obviously, I feel so much more comfortable.
"If this were 'The Masked Stripper' I would've won it. I'm all for that show.
"It was hard for me. One of the reasons I became a burlesque dancer is because I was a ballet dancer, but not a very good one.
"So that's how I came to burlesque."
Despite being "very excited" to take part in 'The Masked Dancer', Dita admitted it was a "source of stress" taking her heavy Beetroot head off.
She said: "It was a big source of stress for me taking that head off, because I had all these wires and things in my ears and my hair.
"It was like, 'Oh my God, how am I going to do that part?' After all the dancing, that was actually the hard part.
"But it was a lot of fun. I could not turn away a job like this, especially after a year and a half of hiatus from all showbusiness.
"It was very exciting to do something like this during the pandemic."
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