Russell Brand is a huge fan of ‘Strictly Come Dancing’.
The 43-year-old comedian and actor loves the BBC One dance competition so much that he invited professional dancer Kevin Clifton up on stage at one of his shows when he spotted him in the audience and even asked Kevin to teach him and his wife Laura Gallacher a waltz for their wedding dance.
Kevin, 36, told The Sun: "It turns out that he’s a massive ‘Strictly’ fan. Him and his wife always sit down and watch it, so he got me up on stage. We started dancing and having a laugh. He asked if we could stay in touch and we became mates. I taught him and his wife Laura their wedding dance. It was a slow dance, a waltz."
And Russell returned the favour by helping Kevin prepare for his stage role in the ‘Rock Of Ages’ musical after Russell starred in the big screen adaptation alongside Tom Cruise.
He said: "He was in the movie ‘Rock Of Ages’ so I asked him to go through the script with me. He taught me to view my character as an animal, so we came up with him being a snake, so he slithers and every now and then he has a jolt, like he is attacking."
Russell previously admitted he would never be able to compete on the show because he would not take criticism well.
He said: "I’m not good enough. I’m too emotionally volatile. I love Craig Revel Horwood and Bruno Tonioli and that, but if they coated me off for the way I mince around I think I would have a meltdown.
"I can’t stand it. I couldn’t go on there, I’m too an intense a personality."
Strictly fan Russell Brand
