Dancing on Ice's Brendan Cole claims he'd go back to Strictly Come Dancing on one condition.
New Zealand born Brendan, 45, began as a dancer with the original Strictly cast in 2003.
He was the first-ever professional to win the Glitterball trophy with Natasha Kaplinsky and was there for fifteen years.
He also reached the final with Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Lisa Snowdon.
In 2018, he said the BBC made an "editorial decision" not to keep him on and that he had to leave.
He even told Lorraine Kelly the job 'took over his life' and he'd never go back.
He said on ITV: "It's totally a part of my past now, I have had the most amazing year."
"This has come at just the right time for me and I have had so many incredible opportunities which I wouldn't have otherwise had if I had have been on the show."
He also said he'd go back for a different job.
"Strictly takes over your life. If they asked, I wouldn't go back unless it was in another role.
"I would love to be a judge."
Brendan had tried unsuccessfully to take on Shirley Ballas' role as head judge.
The Daily Mail reported: "I'll make no bones about the fact I would have loved that role myself. I didn’t get it. I wasn’t bitter about not getting it. I had a screen test.
"I walked out thinking I couldn’t have done it better than that, whatever happens, happens. I was disappointed but it was expected because I'm a dancer on the show. That was my job."
On Loose Women, Brendan talked about the show 'axing' Bruno Tonioli as a judge to keep Anton Du Beke on the show.
He reckons the BBC should swap half the Strictly Come Dancing judging panel and include himself.
He told Kaye Adams he was a judge on the New Zealand version of the show, Dancing with the Stars, for five years.
He said: "I enjoyed the experience. You never get voted off, which is always lovely, and you get to give the couples something they can bring back.
"That’s something that misses on the show for me on Strictly is the fact that you want to work on something for next week and they’re saying ‘Next time you do a Rumba do this’ but they’re never going to do a Rumba again. It’s giving them something they can take away."
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