Gethin Jones is expecting a 'Strictly Come Dancing' reunion with Camilla Dallerup on 'Comic Relief'.
Gethin Jones is doing a 24-hour dance challenge for Comic Relief
The ‘Morning Live’ presenter is “wondering” if the 48-year-old former professional dancer - with whom he reached third place in 2007 on the star-studded Latin and ballroom competition - will be joining in the fun when he returns to the dance floor for a 24-hour challenge as part of the BBC One charity appeal.
The 45-year-old broadcaster told the Metro newspaper's Sixty Seconds column: “What’s really interesting at the moment is that I’ll mention a few people like Camilla to the team, and they all sort of smile at me.
"I know there’s a whole lot of surprises that I’m not aware of, and I’m wondering whether Camilla might be involved with it at some point.
"I’ve got a sneaky feeling she might pop up at 1am while she’s having breakfast overlooking the sea in LA, which could either be motivating or demoralising. I haven’t decided yet.”
Gethin - who is a keen adventurer and has also joined GO Outdoors as their latest ambassador - recalled the “tough” days training back when he was vying for the Glitterball trophy.
He said: “I remember training for that would be eight, nine hours a day on your feet and it was really tough. I lost like a stone-and-half doing Strictly in three months.
“I think Camilla, my partner on the show back in the day in 2007, would be absolutely mortified. She used to say, ‘Geth, just don’t get out of hold, stay in hold. You’ll do all right. As soon as you dance on your own, it’s embarrassing. Don’t ever do it,’ and now I’m doing it for 24 hours.”
The ex ‘Blue Presenter’ star loved how the challenges during the fundraiser are “epic” and a “big team effort” where everyone mucks in to raise as much money as possible.
He added: “I think the whole thing with Red Nose Day these days is these challenges are epic but also fun and a big team effort. And the donations will probably be the thing that keeps you going, because you know where the money is going.
“As a kid I’d busk on the street for 'Children In Need' and raise money for 'Comic Relief' in school, so being asked to do one of their big challenges is a real privilege.”
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