![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/ex-england-and-liverpool-football-star-signs-up-for-strictly-come-dancing/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1_395594Strictly-Come-Dancing-2022.jpg&description=Liverpool star Daniel Sturridge will reportedly be swapping his football boots for dance shoes as the 33-year-old 'signs up' for the latest season of Strictly Come Dancing Daniel Sturridge is said to be the latest celebrity to have signed up for Strictly Come Dancing. The ex-England star, 33, who was renowned for his goal celebrating 'Sturridge dance', looks set to join Angela Rippon, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Amanda Abbington and Bad Education star Layton Williams on the dance floor when the new series kicks off next month. Speaking about Daniel's potential performance in the sequinned-filled studio, a source said: 'Daniel was a massive football star and had loads of personality on the pitch. Fans use to love the dance he did after scoring a goal — so he showed Strictly bosses that he had rhythm. 'He hasn't been able to play football for a while and his professional career has petered out. When the Strictly offer came he jumped at the chance to do something different and have some fun. Producers are always keen to get footballers on board," reports The Sun. Daniel is a free agent since being released by Australian club Perth Glory last year. He created his trademark 'Sturridge dance' when Premier League rules prevented him from pulling his shirt over his head. During his tenure at Liverpool and Chelsea, he said of his infamous arm waving on his YouTube channel: 'It's 'The Sturridge dance'. It's not 'The Wave' which FIFA called it, it's not the name. It's 'The Sturridge dance' so let's get that straight and fine and dandy. Hanging out with my cousins and my friends in my apartment. There was some house music playing, filming us, a couple of drinks flowing, you know. 'I literally just started doing that move. It wasn't as smooth, it wasn't as clean but I was a little bit tipsy and just decided to start moving that way." Daniel is 45 years younger than the new series' oldest contestant Angela Rippon. The Come Dancing star has taken the mantle from Johhny Ball, who took p){kind=link}
Liverpool star Daniel Sturridge will reportedly be swapping his football boots for dance shoes as the 33-year-old ‘signs up’ for the latest season of Strictly Come Dancing
Daniel Sturridge is said to be the latest celebrity to have signed up for Strictly Come Dancing.
The ex-England star, 33, who was renowned for his goal celebrating ‘Sturridge dance’, looks set to join Angela Rippon, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Amanda Abbington and Bad Education star Layton Williams on the dance floor when the new series kicks off next month.
Speaking about Daniel’s potential performance in the sequinned-filled studio, a source said: “Daniel was a massive football star and had loads of personality on the pitch. Fans use to love the dance he did after scoring a goal – so he showed Strictly bosses that he had rhythm.
“He hasn’t been able to play football for a while and his professional career has petered out. When the Strictly offer came he jumped at the chance to do something different and have some fun. Producers are always keen to get footballers on board,” reports The Sun.