Scottish Daily Mail

Vest foot forward, Robert! Comedian Webb limbers up for Strictly with run in the sun

- By Eleanor Sharples TV and Radio Correspond­ent

HE is just weeks away from donning his sequins and making his Strictly Come Dancing debut.

And Robert Webb was making strenuous efforts to be in tip-top shape for the dance floor with a run out in the sunshine.

The comedian, 48, sported a pink vest, black shorts and blue trainers as he listened to music while pounding the streets of Hampstead, north London.

Webb, best known for his comedy work with David Mitchell, was one of the first celebritie­s to be announced for this year’s Strictly line-up.

He has said: ‘I am ludicrousl­y excited. It’s a big, generous, joyful show.’

The Peep Show star will be hoping to follow his 2009 win in Let’s Dance For Comic Relief when he donned a leotard, long boots and curly wig for a Flashdance routine.

He took up running after emergency surgery when routine screening picked up a potentiall­y fatal heart defect in 2019.

 ??  ?? Top dance: Webb wins the Comic Relief skit in 2009
Top dance: Webb wins the Comic Relief skit in 2009
 ??  ?? Eyes on the prize: Webb out pounding streets
Eyes on the prize: Webb out pounding streets

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