Chris Kamara says his chances of doing ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ aren’t completely over and he could "possibly" do it next year if his back heals.
The 61-year-old retired footballer has suffered with back problems since his playing days, and while he recently made the injury worse when he fell down the stairs backstage on ‘Ninja Warrior’, he admits there is a chance he could take to the dancefloor for the BBC One show in 2020.
He said: "I actually fell down the steps on ‘Ninja Warrior’.
"My back has always been a problem from when I played.
"We had this competition, no drinking involved, and this day my back felt particularly good.
"So I ran up the steps and then down the steps to try to get there before anybody else, and of course I tripped up before the second last step."
When asked if he could recover from his injury to take part on ‘Strictly’ next year, he said: "Possibly, possibly. I had an injection a week last Monday."
Football pundit Chris – who is known as Kammy – was keen to go for the Glitterball Trophy this year after getting a "little taste" of the action on a Sport Relief special last year.
Speaking on ‘Good Morning Britain’, he said: "I would’ve loved it because I did it for Sport Relief, so I had a little taste of it.
"It’s a great show, a wonderful, wonderful show."
Chris’ comments come just days after he said he wouldn’t be able to compete on ‘Strictly’ this year because his body is "knackered".
He said: "I’ve been invited to do ‘Strictly’ and they told me who I would be dancing with because, apparently, you have to train with them for six weeks before.
"But it’s just not going to happen because my body is knackered.
"I got injured just before we filmed ‘Ninja Warrior’, which stopped me playing football with my mates.
"I haven’t played football since. I’m crocked now, my back has gone and I feel like my body has packed in."
Chris Kamara could ‘possibly’ do Strictly Come Dancing in 2020
