Matt Goss let slip he'd been asked to do Strictly Come Dancing in the past after being confirmed as a contestant for the new series.
Strictly fans have been kept on the edges of their seats over the last few days as the line-up for this year has started to be revealed, with the likes of Kym Marsh and Will Mellor among the early names to be announced.
On Monday the seventh star on the Strictly line-up was confirmed to be Tyler West and then, at the start of This Morning, presenter Josie Gibson left viewers at home hoping it would be her who was next, when she and co-host Craig Doyle teased they had a Strictly announcement coming up later in the show.
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The big reveal didn't end up being Josie though, but 80s legend and Bros singer Matt, whose silhouette appeared behind a curtain the sheet dropped to reveal him standing in the studio.
After being ;eft slightly let down by the star calibre of some of the celebs who've signed up to Strictly this year, news of Matt's involvement excited many viewers at home.
And it was when asked why he'd decided to do the show, that Matt told Josie and Craig that he'd been asked to do Strictly before.
On how he'd cope with the judges' comments, Matt said: "I'm sure I'm going to get a hard time now and then, but I'm just going to do my best," before continuing "It's...I've been asked to do it before. but I feel like, honestly, for me, where I am in my life; 11 years in Vegas as a headliner, all the venues I've played, I feel like I just want to get out of my own way and let go a little bit."
Matt added: "You know what, it’s time for me to come home, just do something completely out of my comfort zone' … I’m quite shy off stage. I just have to face all those demons and just learn.”
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