Chris Ramsey has joked he is a "s**t" dancer ahead of his ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ debut.
The 33-year-old comedian asked his fans to vote for him on the BBC Latin and ballroom show as he headlined the Alternative Stage at Leeds Festival on Sunday (25.08.19) afternoon – and admitted he needs all the support he can get to make up for his dodgy dancing ability.
Addressing the audience at the end of his set, Chris quipped: "Don’t forget to vote for me on ‘Strictly’ because I’m a f***ing s**t dancer!"
Chris – who also woke up a sleeping couple during his performance at the annual festival – thinks he’s in a win-win situation for the competition because as a comic it doesn’t matter if he doesn’t do well.
He told Digital Spy: "If [the dance is] good, they go, ‘Oh, he’s done well!’ and if it’s terrible, you’re still laughing so I’m doing my job."
Chris also addressed rumours he dropped his wife while rehearsing for the show, and revealed they took a tumble at a wedding after some miscommunication.
He said: "I’ve only danced with [my wife] at one wedding, and that was ours, and it was just … swaying around.
"But it got to the week before it was announced, obviously we’re a little bit excited, we’re at a wedding, we’re drunk, and she did a backdrop, but she didn’t tell me she was doing a backdrop and she just went flat!
"It was the backest of backdrops, like, boom! It didn’t go well, it wasn’t the best start."
Chris will appear on the upcoming run of ‘Strictly’ with the likes of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ favourite Michelle Visage, ‘Made In Chelsea’ star Jamie Laing and former ‘Coronation Street’ actress Catherine Tyldesley.
Chris Ramsey in Strictly Come Dancing plea
