Shirley Ballas has said Alan Carr would be perfect for Strictly Come Dancing 2024 as he revealed he has been asked to do the show "every year", but had so far declined the offer. Now single, the 47-year-old comedian insisted he would think more into signing up and would even welcome the show's so-called curse.
The 'curse' is a term used to refer to couples who have split up while competing on the show, due to its nature. Speaking to the show's head judge on his Life's A Beach podcast, he revealed: "People ask me every year to go on Strictly, I don't know whether to do it." Encouraging the move, Shirley, 63, said he'd be "a superstar" on the dance floor as she praised his sense of humour.
Taking issue with her words however, he chimed in: "I don't want a sense of humour. I want to be sexy!" Revealing she was not finished with her compliments, the dancer went on to say following a dance session with him off camera, she noticed he had good rhythm, feet as well as a good neckline.
"I'm telling you you could do it," she echoed, excited at the thought. "So if you get the opportunity, why not? It's once in a lifetime, why not try it." Alan replied: "I know, it's the most watched show on tele.
"And also, I want the curse to happen. I think even I could get a s**g on Strictly," which prompted Shirley to laugh. "It's like Sodom and Gomorrah on there," he continued. "That's what I've heard. Everyone's at it."
Taken aback by his admission, Shirley struggled to control her laughter but also remained coy on the subject as she replied: "No comment."
After the video of their chat was shared on TikTok, many urged Alan to make 2024 the year he signs up.
One wrote: "DO IT PLEASE," while a second commented: "Do it and I promise you, as a nation, we will get you to Blackpool."
A third added: "Do it Alan, you would be brilliant."
"You would win regardless," a fourth typed.
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Alan previously said he was apprehensive about signing up for the show as he feared being a joke act.
He shared on an episode of his podcast: "I get asked about what I think about same-sex dancing and I say no… I say no because I’d get a lob on if I dance with Aljaž [Škorjanec] or Gorka [Marquez].
“If I get on a bus, the vibrations make me hard. So doing the Argentine tango, forget it – that’s a sexy dance.”
Speaking with Radio Times, he added: “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.”
There are currently no rumoured celebrities for Strictly Come Dancing 2024, due to the latest series only ending in December.
The 2023 cast, including winners Vito Coppola and Ellie Leach, are currently on a nationwide tour performing their fan-favourite routines from the show.
During their latest chat, Shirley revealed she had trained Vito as a young boy but Alan was more interested to know about his sexuality and whether they could dance together.
The comedian jokingly asked: "Does he dance my end of the Ballroom?" Shirley replied, laughing: "No darling, not as far as I know."
The professional dancer joined the show in 2022 and won the Glitterball trophy for the first time last year.
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