![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/angela-rippon-reveals-her-strictly-predictions-as-she-becomes-shows-oldest-contestant/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/0_image003-1.jpg&description=Strictly Come Dancing recently unveiled Angela Rippon as one of the first stars to take the dancefloor on the 2023 series of the BBC dancing competition, with the legendary broadcaster becoming the show's oldest ever contestant Strictly Come Dancing unveiled Angela Rippon as one of the first stars to take the dancefloor on the 2023 series of the BBC dancing competition on Friday night's edition of The One Show. The 78-year-old is the oldest star to take part in the series, turning 79 in October this year. Angela appeared on The One Show and revealed the first thing she asked the BBC was why they didn't approach her for the show a decade ago. saying: "The serious reason behind doing it is because I've been advocating ever since I did a series called How To Stay Young with Chris van Tulleken where we demonstrated as part of the programme that dance is the complete full mind and body exercise for everybody, regardless of your age, but particularly for people as they get older." On whether she could win the Glitterball Trophy, Angela explained: "I have to admit, the first words out of my mouth when I was asked were: 'Well why didn't they ask me ten years ago when I was a little bit younger!' Why? well, I love dance. I presented Come Dancing. The serious reason behind doing it is because I've been advocating, ever since I did a series called How to Stay Young, where we demonstrated as part of the programme that dance is the complete full body and mind exercise for everybody regardless of your age but particularly for people as they get older. She went on to add: "Now as I'm 78, I'll be 79 when we're actually doing the programme, it would be lovely to demonstrate. I know I'm not going to lift that Glitterball, I'm being honest with myself, it would be wonderful if I could last long enough, a few weeks, and demonstrate that even at my age that it genuinely is possible for people who are older to be able to dance." The iconic broadcaster was the first regular female news an){kind=link}
Strictly Come Dancing recently unveiled Angela Rippon as one of the first stars to take the dancefloor on the 2023 series of the BBC dancing competition, with the legendary broadcaster becoming the show’s oldest ever contestant
Strictly Come Dancing unveiled Angela Rippon as one of the first stars to take the dancefloor on the 2023 series of the BBC dancing competition on Friday night’s edition of The One Show. The 78-year-old is the oldest star to take part in the series, turning 79 in October this year.
Angela appeared on The One Show and revealed the first thing she asked the BBC was why they didn’t approach her for the show a decade ago. saying: “The serious reason behind doing it is because I’ve been advocating ever since I did a series called How To Stay Young with Chris van Tulleken where we demonstrated as part of the programme that dance is the complete full mind and body exercise for everybody, regardless of your age, but particularly for people as they get older.”
On whether she could win the Glitterball Trophy, Angela explained: “I have to admit, the first words out of my mouth when I was asked were: ‘Well why didn’t they ask me ten years ago when I was a little bit younger!’ Why? well, I love dance. I presented Come Dancing. The serious reason behind doing it is because I’ve been advocating, ever since I did a series called How to Stay Young, where we demonstrated as part of the programme that dance is the complete full body and mind exercise for everybody regardless of your age but particularly for people as they get older.
She went on to add: “Now as I’m 78, I’ll be 79 when we’re actually doing the programme, it would be lovely to demonstrate. I know I’m not going to lift that Glitterball, I’m being honest with myself, it would be wonderful if I could last long enough, a few weeks, and demonstrate that even at my age that it genuinely is possible for people who are older to be able to dance.”