{"id":37150,"date":"2023-09-23T08:00:17","date_gmt":"2023-09-23T06:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1891712"},"modified":"2023-09-24T02:58:20","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T00:58:20","slug":"eddie-kadi-wants-to-make-his-family-proud-on-strictly-come-dancing","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/eddie-kadi-wants-to-make-his-family-proud-on-strictly-come-dancing\/","title":{"rendered":"Eddie Kadi wants to make his family proud on Strictly Come Dancing"},"content":{"rendered":"

He hopes each night he looks out into the audience, he sees his siblings and parents. <\/p>

By Katelyn Mensah\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Saturday, 23 September 2023 at 06:00 AM<\/p>

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If there\u2019s one thing Eddie Kadi<\/a> wants to do whilst on Strictly Come Dancing 2023<\/a>, it\u2019s make his family proud.<\/p>\n

Eddie is a comedian and is the host of\u00a0The Official UK Afrobeats Chart Show<\/a>, so with music and entertainment running through his veins, Strictly just seemed like the best competition to take part, and of course it helped his family love the show.<\/p>\n

Ahead of his Strictly debut, RadioTimes.com<\/a> exclusively caught up with Eddie, who revealed what he is most looking forward to on the show. While you may think he\u2019s looking forward to the dances, the eccentric costumes and all the glitter, it\u2019s actually making his family proud that is the most important.<\/p>

The comedian explained: \u201cThere is one thing I\u2019m looking forward to and it\u2019s being able to really just make my family even more happier. That\u2019s what I\u2019m looking forward to.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo just look into the audience and see whether it\u2019s my siblings, or whether it\u2019s my mum or my dad, just because that\u2019s what means the world to me, that they\u2019ve been able to see my my career making me happy, which makes them happy. They know my journey. They know my dreams. So just those moments will be really wholesome.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eddie Kadi has been paired up with Strictly pro<\/a> Karen Hauer and he hopes to represent his Congolese community through his dances and song choices throughout the competition.<\/p>\n

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Eddie Kadi and Karen Hauer for Strictly Come Dancing 2023.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC\/Ray Burmiston<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

He previously told RadioTimes.com\u00a0<\/strong>that he hopes to dance to some Afrobeats during the show if he is allowed to.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will absolutely do whatever I need to do to convince them. Let\u2019s get it in there. The beautiful thing now is that African music is no stranger to anyone. It\u2019s one of the biggest genres in the world right now. So it should be an easy transition,\u201d he explained.<\/p>