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GMB's Richard Madeley says he'd appear on Strictly Come Dancing 'when hell freezes over'

Good Morning Britain's Richard Madeley has said that him and wife, Judy Finnigan, would only appear on Strictly Come Dancing "when hell freezes over". The presenter, 66, was chatting to Rylan Clark on Strictly: It Takes Two as part of the Friday panel on October 14.

As Rylan welcomed Richard onto the show, he asked the presenter: "When am I getting you and Judy Finnigan on the dancefloor?" to which he simply replied: "When hell freezes over," much to Rylan's dismay. The GMB presenter then explained: “We would just be so embarrassed doing it. We just couldn’t.”

Rylan pushed on and said: “Even so, we’d love it.” Richard then asked the It Takes Two host, 33, whether he cared about their "pain" and he replied: “I care about you dearly but I care about [Strictly] more.” Richard added: “I wouldn’t sleep at night, especially having to do the jive. Could you imagine me doing the jive?” to which Rylan enthusiastically replied, “Yeah and that excites me, Richard.”

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Despite this, Richard did say that he is a big fan of the series. He even went to the extent of calling this year's contestant, comedian Ellie Taylor, the "dark horse of the series". He also praised couples Hamza Yassin & Jowita Przystal, Matt Goss & Nadiya Bychkova and Molly Rainford & Carlos Gu - whom he is certain will make the final.

Richard in the 2021 series of I'm A Celebrity... (ITV/PA Media)

Richard, himself, is no stranger to reality TV. Last year, he made a sensational early exit from I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! for medical reasons. After leaving the series, he posted to social media, saying: "I started to feel briefly unwell in the small hours of the morning and was taken to hospital as a precaution." For more showbiz and television stories get our newsletter here.

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