Strictly Come Dancing 2018 contestant Graeme Swann, 39, described himself as a “frustrated actor” who enjoys dressing up to play a different role. Speaking on Strictly: It Takes Two with Oti Mabuse, host Zoe Ball, 48, asked Graeme where his confidence came from. Joking, he said: “I just think it’s hiding in my vast insecurities about how I look and smell.“No, I love it… I love getting dressed up …I said when I came on to Strictly, one of the greatest things about it…
“I am a frustrated actor, I would love to be on the screen stage.
“To get out there and put all these different outfits on and to actually play a different role, rather than a boring sportsman everyday over and over in white, I just love it.
“The three outfits I get to wear this week for the two group dances, honestly I’m stealing the lot.
“I don’t care BBC, I am stealing all of that.”
Last night, Graeme and Oti performed the Quickstep to The Andrews Sisters’ Sing Sing Sing.
Speaking ahead of the routine, the cricket star said he finally feels like he “has his groove”.
He told Zoe: “I’m being serious about this now, I am not going to mess around and smile anymore.
“I am going to try and win this whole thing.”
The duo’s efforts earned themselves 24 out of 40 points by the four judges.
Head judge Shirley Ballas told the pair: “I thought when you came out, your entry was great… then you had a couple of little hiccups.
“But let me tell you, when you had a hiccup, you recovered.”
Darcey Bussell commented: “Oti has really pushed you on this Quickstep and you’ve accomplished a lot… it’s just keeping that consistency from beginning to end.”
Bruno Tonioli added: “It wasn’t always plain sailing… I’m sure if you had another opportunity, you’d do it better.
“But you managed to pull safely into port.”
Craig Revel Horwood said: “It was like watching the scarecrow from The Wizard of Oz, unfortunately.”
Strictly Come Dancing the results show continues tonight at 7.20pm on BBC One.