{"id":34992,"date":"2023-07-18T13:39:50","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T11:39:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1860002"},"modified":"2023-07-19T02:57:53","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T00:57:53","slug":"wham-star-andrew-ridgeley-is-up-for-doing-strictly-come-dancing","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/wham-star-andrew-ridgeley-is-up-for-doing-strictly-come-dancing\/","title":{"rendered":"Wham! star Andrew Ridgeley is up for doing Strictly Come Dancing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> The pop legend threw his name in the hat for this year&#8217;s competition, and even has a pro partner in mind already. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Lidia Molina-Whyte\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 18 July 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>It\u2019s that time of the year again, when the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/strictly-come-dancing-2023-line-up-contestants\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Strictly Come Dancing line-up<\/a> rumours begin to amp up ahead of the impending official announcement.<\/p>\n<p>One star who has thrown his name in the hat is Wham!\u2019s Andrew Ridgeley. The pop legend appeared on Jo Whiley\u2019s BBC Radio 2 Show, where he revealed he wouldn\u2019t mind getting his dancing shoes on.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d never say no [to Strictly],\u201d he said. \u201cI would love to be able to dance properly.\u201d<\/p> <p>As for which dance he\u2019d like to attempt, he seemed quite keen on all of them:\u00a0\u201cI would love to jive, I would love to cha-cha-cha, and I would love to foxtrot or American Smooth, quickstep.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ridgeley, who is the subject of a Netflix <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/documentaries\/wham-documentary-release-date-netflix\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">documentary following Wham!\u2019s rise to fame<\/a> alongside the late George Michael,\u00a0also has a pro partner in mind already. \u201cI\u2019m not saying no to Strictly [however] my greatest fear would be not being able to remember the steps. As long as Nadiya [Bychkova] was guiding me,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a class=\"&quot;standard-card-new__article-title\" qa-card-link=\"\" href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/love-island-ofcom-complaints-movie-night-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Love Island gets nearly 1,000 complaints to Ofcom amid Movie Night clashes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"&quot;standard-card-new__article-title\" qa-card-link=\"\" href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/fleur-east-zoe-williams-strictly-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Fleur East wants This Morning star on Strictly Come Dancing<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As well as Ridgeley, there are plenty of other names being floated for this year\u2019s competition.<\/p> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove\" embed=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove__player\" vjs-playlist-player-container=\"\"> <video data-video-id=\"6331062450112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\"> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/> <p><strong>Strictly Come Dancing will return to BBC One and BBC iPlayer this Autumn.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out more of our\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/&quot;\"><strong>Entertainment<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\"><strong>TV Guide<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/&quot;\"><strong>Streaming Guide<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Try Radio Times magazine today and get 12 issues for only \u00a31 with delivery to your home \u2013\u00a0<\/strong><a title=\"&quot;https:\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\" data-loopstyle=\"&quot;link&quot;\"><strong>subscribe now<\/strong><\/a><strong>. 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