Dawn French reveals why she refuses to do Strictly Come Dancing Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Celebrity Dawn French reveals why she refuses to take part in Strictly Come Dancing By Kanika Banwait - February 21, 2022 There are so many things we love about Strictly Come Dancing, from the glitzy costumes to the amazing routines, but one of the best parts is finding out which celebrities are competing that series. The rumour mill begins churning out names weeks before the show actually confirms which stars will be taking to the dance floor, and if you’re anything like us, you’re sort of hoping there’s someone who’s going to be a bit (okay, very) bad at dancing. We’d love to know all of the celebrities who have been approached to take part in the dancing competition throughout the 18 years it’s been on TV. In fact, comedian Dawn French revealed she was asked once but refused the offer. Dawn was a guest on The Graham Norton Show, which aired on Friday 18 February, alongside professional Strictly dancer Johannes Radebe. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dawn French (@dawnrfrench) Johannes was talking about the show, when Dawn revealed: ‘I might have been asked to do Strictly, but I fear I would be regarded as the funny one and made to do silly things.’ She continued: ‘I take dancing seriously and I would like to do proper dancing.’ While Dawn has a valid point, comedians have had a very successful time on Strictly Come Dancing. Take Bill Bailey for example, who won the Glitterball Trophy in 2020 with professional dancer Oti Mabuse. Comedian Chris Ramsey also came fourth in 2019, so we’d love to see Dawn take up the challenge. She continued to talk to Graham Norton about the return of French & Saunders as a sketch show. Getty Images ‘There are no plans at the moment,’ she said, ‘but we are doing something for Comic Relief this year. I think the time for the sketch show is over, but Jen [Saunders] and I are like kids when we get together and have lots of fun thinking about it – the likes of Line of Duty, Killing Eve and The Crown are just begging for it!’ Okay, so we might not see Dawn French on the Strictly dance floor, but at least there’s more French & Saunders on the way! RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR 50 of the best celebrity Halloween costumes of all time Shirley Ballas ‘ Strictly gave me back my hope’ Davina McCall discusses how men can help women going through the menopause Popular in Celebrity TV chef Gino D Acampo on Sardinia Sophia Loren and scary salads May 25, 2017 The Evergreen Goddess Exercise guru Diana Moran on looking fit and July 10, 2017 More more Julianne Moore November 13, 2017 Author Jill Mansell on designer notebooks commissioning art and the family January 16, 2018 EMOTIONAL TIES Kelly Hoppen on vodka vintage finds and being a April 4, 2018 ‘ I have no regrets’ Millie Mackintosh on divorce debt and reuniting May 20, 2018 EMOTIONAL TIES TV presenter and tennis player Annabel Croft shares her July 1, 2018 Stella Parton ‘ Dolly and I have always been close’ August 12, 2018 Anna Friel on getting jeered in the street shared parenting with September 23, 2018 Queen of primetime Charlotte Riley on juggling rising stardom with pregnancy October 21, 2018 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved