Top Gear star Freddie Flintoff says he’d love to do Strictly but only if show bosses partner him with favourite dancer
TOP Gear presenter Freddie Flintoff has revealed he would love to take part in Strictly Come Dancing – but only if he’s partner with veteran pro Anton du Beke.
The former England cricket captain revealed that he’s a fan of the BBC ballroom stalwart and would be open to appearing on it under one condition.
In a new interview with The Sun, Freddie, 43, who has been married to wife Rachael for 16 years, told us: “I can just imagine it, ‘Right, Anton, I’ll lead you, son’.
“I reckon I could pick him up as well, no problem.”
However, the sports star may have to wait a while to have the opportunity to dance with Anton, 55, as he judges the current series in place of Bruno Tonioli, who is working on Dancing With The Stars in the US.
Strictly aside, Freddie, who is releasing his new book The Book Of Fred, has been focusing on his broadcasting career of late and has joined forces with Paddy McGuinness and Chris Harris on Top Gear.
Last week, fans got a first look at the new series, which sees the team going international with a expedition to Iceland.
In the teaser, viewers saw the trio driving and testing a slew of fancy and new cars, including Rolls Royce Dawn, Lamborghini Huracan, Alfa Romeo Giulia GTAm, McLaren 765LT, and Aston Martin V8 Vantage F1 Edition.
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The trailer revealed that they’re also going Back To The Future with a spin around the block in the classic car, the DMC DeLorean, from the movie.
In the first look clip, we saw that Paddy will pay tribute to the legendary Eddie Kidd, famed stunt driver who worked on multiple James Bond movies.
The acclaimed driver, whose motorbike stunts became legendary, was left paralysed and with brain damage after an accident in 1996 while at the Bulldog Bash at Stratford-Upon-Avon.
That doesn’t stop him from getting in the passenger seat with Paddy for a trip across the country.
Explosions and car jumps abound in another clip from the show, seemingly commemorating Eddie Kidd’s incredible and unmatched career.
The busy trio will be back in action this month, and of course won’t be taking things too seriously with some bizarre tasks up their sleeve.
At one point, Paddy takes it upon himself to chug milk while sitting in one of the cars… before spraying it everywhere including over Freddie.
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