Brian Conley strongly hits back at reports he's keen for early Strictly exit

By David Hollingsworth
( What's on TV )
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Brian Conley Strictly
(Image credit: BBC/Ray Burmiston)

Strictly Come Dancing star Brian Conley has said he wants to stay in the competition for “as long as possible”

Strictly Come Dancing star Brian Conley has said he wants to stay in the competition for “as long as possible”.

The TV star and comic was responding to reports that suggested he was keen to have an early exit from the BBC1 dancing programme.

Brian, 56, wrote on Twitter: “Just woke to news that I apparently want to be out of strictly what utter b*******! I’m loving this & 100% want to stay in as long as poss.”

Last week, Brian nearly became the first celebrity to be eliminated from the show after he landed in the bottom two and faced the dance-off against former Holby City actress Chizzy Akudolu.

After fighting for their place in the competition, the judges opted to save Brian and his professional partner Amy Dowden, who had danced a cha cha to Shake Your Groove Thing. This weekend, they will perform an American Smooth dance to The Wizard Of Oz’s If I Only Had A Brain as part of Strictly’s movie-themed week.

David Hollingsworth
David Hollingsworth
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David is the What To Watch Editor and has over 20 years of experience in television journalism. He is currently writing about the latest television and film news for What To Watch.


Before working for What To Watch, David spent many years working for TV Times magazine, interviewing some of television's most famous stars including Hollywood actor Kiefer Sutherland, singer Lionel Richie and wildlife legend Sir David Attenborough. 


David started out as a writer for TV Times before becoming the title's deputy features editor and then features editor. During his time on TV Times, David also helped run the annual TV Times Awards. David is a huge Death in Paradise fan, although he's still failed to solve a case before the show's detective! He also loves James Bond and controversially thinks that Timothy Dalton was an excellent 007.


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