Jack Whitehall says his dad turned down 'Strictly Come Dancing'.
Jack Whitehall's dad Michael has turned down 'Strictly'
The 33-year-old actor has revealed his 81-year-old father Michael - who has appeared alongside his son on four series of 'Travels With My Father' - has been offered a spot on the BBC's Latin and ballroom competition but he rejected it over wanting to protect his marriage from the so-called "curse".
Appearing on Friday's episode (10.12.21) of 'The Graham Norton Show', Jack said: "My dad was asked to be on it, but he turned it down because he was worried about the 'Strictly curse'.
"I said, 'I think you will be safe!' "
He made the revelation as Cynthia Erivo opened up about her recent stint as a judge on 'Strictly' as she stepped in for Motsi Mabuse.
She revealed: "It was so much fun - everyone was really, really lovely. Being on it was a random surprise - I was working on something else when I got the call.
"It shoots on a Saturday, and I found out on the Wednesday. I decided I would just be honest and nice, and everyone was so brilliant, it was easy to give good scores."
Meanwhile, there's no guarantee Michael would recognise his fellow stars if he did sign up for 'Strictly' as his wife - Jack's mum Hilary - previously revealed he had "no idea" who Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson was when they met on FaceTime.
She said: "The Rock is my ultimate next door neighbour, he’s utterly wonderful.
"I first met him when it was ‘bring your mum to work day’ on the set of Jungle Cruise when he came into Jack’s trailer completely blocking the doorway because he’s so enormous!
"We FaceTimed Michael, but of course he had no idea who he was."
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