'Strictly Come Dancing' professional Kai Widdrington "blows" on his fingers before taking to the dancefloor so his dance partner is less likely to slip out of his grip.
Kai Widdrington blows on his fingers to help stop his 'Strictly' partners from slipping
The 28-year-old choregrapher - who has been partnered with AJ Odudu and Kaye Adams since joining the programme in 2021 - has revealed he learned the method from former Olympic long jumper Greg Rutherford, who competed on the BBC One Latin and ballroom show in 2016.
Speaking to OK! magazine, Kai spilled: "In the boys’ dressing room, we play music and have a laugh. Do silly dances or TikToks. Sometimes I blow on my fingers – that’s what Greg Rutherford would do before he did the long jump. Sometimes you get sweaty hands and it helps to make sure my partner doesn’t slip!"
Kai also revealed that his dream celebrity dance partner would be 'Harry Potter' star Miriam Margolyes.
He said: "I think I would die from laughing. She’s absolutely hilarious."
And Kai hopes he will be welcomed back to the show for years to come.
He added: "I want to stay on 'Strictly' for as long as these legs keep working."
Meanwhile, Nadiya Bychkova recently shared how she and Kai are “focused” on their careers after falling for each other in 2021.
The loved-up pair are “living the dream” as they prioritise the show's next series and other commitments over other relationship milestones.
Nadiya told the magazine in May: "Right now, we’re just focused on our tour and making it work with everything else going on. When you’re constantly on the go performing, that’s all you think about – making sure it’s all as good as it can be. It’s pretty amazing. It’s living the dream."
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