Changing Ends star Alan Carr has been rumoured to be joining the Strictly Come Dancing celebrity line-up for years now.
But the comedian has yet to make his Strictly debut.
However, we all know why now – he’s admitted he’s worried he’d get a bit too excited.
Talking on his podcast in 2021, Alan said he’s worried if he danced with Gorka Marquez or Aljaž Škorjanec he’d be unable to control himself.
Well, we can’t say we blame him!
What has Alan Carr said about Strictly?
Speaking on Life’s A Beach, he explained why he doesn’t want to be part of an all-male pairing.
He told Strictly alumni Jamie Laing: “I get asked about what I think about same-sex dancing and I say no.
“Their eyes light up and go ‘oh my god’, and I say no because I’d get a [bleep] on if I danced with Aljaž [Škorjanec] or Gorka [Marquez].”
Hilariously he added that he can even get excited on the bus.
Alan continued: “If I get on a bus, the vibrations make me [bleep]. So doing the Argentine tango, forget it – that’s a sexy dance.”
Despite this candid reluctance, he said he is open to competing with a female partner.
Alan wants to be taken seriously
In an interview with the Radio Times around the same time, Alan also said he would only do Strictly if he is taken seriously.
He explained: “They always ask me to do Strictly and I say no because I want to be sexy doing the Argentine tango. I don’t want to be a joke”
He added: “I want to be treated as a serious artiste if I do.”
Strictly 2024
Alan’s name isn’t on the list of potential contestants signing up for Strictly 2024.
Aljaz is returning though, after a two-year absence from the show and amid the biggest scandal in the series’ 20-year history.
Changing Ends airs Saturday (July 20) at 9pm on ITV1.
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