Calman latest name to take to the floor for Strictly 2017

0 Susan Calman reckons her ‘low centre of gravity’ – she says she is just 4ft10 – should help her on the dancefloor Scottish comedian Susan Calman has said her mother “will die happy” if she sees her daughter in a dress and sequins when she competes on Strictly Come Dancing.

Calman, 42, was revealed as the ninth celebrity to join the line-up of the popular BBC One series.

Calman said: “It was three weeks of terror to this particular moment, and thank goodness it’s finally here. I was not allowed to tell anybody what’s happening, so it’s been confidential. “But I am so excited.” She said she has not danced since she was at school, adding: “I don’t particularly enjoy dancing in a lot of ways, I haven’t worn heels or a dress since I was 17 and I haven’t danced with a man in over a decade.”

She also said: “My mother will die happy to see me in a dress. To finally see me in glitter and a dress.”

Calman described herself as an “enthusiastic home dancer”.