Dan’s cha cha chance to get out of the red
IS this the reason actor Danny John-Jules signed up to do Strictly Come Dancing – his business KMBA Productions was £21,468 in the red in 2017.
The 57-year-old Death In Paradise star stands to pocket £100,000 if he wins the dance contest.
Danny, 57, lives in a £1million terraced house in West London with his wife and Death In Paradise co-star Petula Langlais, 41, and their two children.
Danny has accused Strictly of making racist decisions. He said of the judges: “They always get rid of the black guy first.”
Danny, who is partnered with Welsh dancer Amy Dowden, is 8/1 to win.
We contacted Danny’s representative last night.
Hair? Good. Makeup? Quick touch-up. Zip? Up.
Off you foxtrot, then. Strictly Come Dancing have an employee on hand to ensure every contestant’s flies are fully zipped in their final check before they take to the dancefloor.
Radio 1’s Scott Mills – a contestant in 2014 – reveals: “There was a man just to check that my fly was not undone.”
And the Fly Man’s task is taken very seriously indeed.
Nobody wants to see any unexpected glitterballs aired during the BBC’s Saturday night primetime slot.
“But imagine on your first show if your fly was undone, on the first dance,” says Scott.
“The make-up artist will do final checks a bit before you go down the stairs. Then a man was like, ‘Just checking your flies’. “Wow – is that your job?! Describing the feeling of walking out for the first time on the show’s podcast, Scott, 44, adds: “You have to do the wave to camera.
“But inside it’s like the night before you have to go back to school after halfterm, times a thousand.”
The school playground: the only place worse to fly low.