Les Dennis' wife Claire “cried” when he was cast on ‘Strictly Come Dancing’.
Les Dennis says his wife got emotional when he was cast on Strictly
The ex ‘Family Fortunes’ host revealed his significant other shed tears of happiness for her husband because the gig on the star-studded BBC Latin and ballroom competition meant he was on the up after his knee replacement.
The 69-year-old TV presenter told the Daily Mirror newspaper: “I was in the mix for 'Strictly', and then I heard from my agent I’d got it, and I called my wife and she cried – but in a good way. She didn’t cry going, ‘Don’t do it!’
“It’s a big challenge. The last few years, I’ve had challenges just come out of nowhere, like I did my first opera two years ago at the RSC, with no training. So this is such a massive opportunity as I approach 70. I thought yeah, why not?”
Les admitted that after a turn treading the boards on the West End, he would love to do something a bit more serious like a play by the Bard.
He said: “I would love to do Shakespeare.”
The ex ‘Coronation Street' star - who is competing alongside ‘EastEnders' actor Bobby Brazier, 20, ‘Rip Off Britain' host Angela Rippon, 53, and ‘Channel 4 News’ anchor Krishnan Guru-Murthy, 78, among others - confirmed that his new knee means he is he is free to take on any dance.
Les said: “I can do all the dances.”
Speaking about the op, he said: “I stayed awake for it. I thought, 'I’ll listen to what’s going on’. I could hear ‘bang, bang, bang’ – I thought somebody had put shelves up. Ten weeks later, I was rehearsing ‘Hairspray’.”
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