David Harewood says no to Strictly

David Harewood has hinted that he's turned down an offer to foxtrot on to Strictly Come Dancing.

The ex-Homeland actor suggested that he couldn't see himself in the often outlandish costumes that are part of Strictly.

He told his Twitter followers: "I was asked to do a rather well known Saturday evening 'Dancing' show yesterday. I said 'No'. Strictly speaking it's not for me.#spandex.

"Anyway. I shall be doing Shakespeare in New York. Forgot what extraordinary language it is. How he constructs a phrase is magical."

Meanwhile, The Sun reported that former Byker Grove actress Donna Air - who has hit the headlines recently because of her romance with the Duchess of Cambridge's brother James Middleton - could be on the wishlist for the next series of the BBC One show.

An insider was quoted as saying: "Strictly's been trying to bag a contestant with royal connections for years, with Pippa Middleton top of the list. But Donna would also be a great catch."

Patrick McLennan

Patrick McLennan is a London-based journalist and documentary maker who has worked as a writer, sub-editor, digital editor and TV producer in the UK and New Zealand. His CV includes spells as a news producer at the BBC and TVNZ, as well as web editor for Time Inc UK. He has produced TV news and entertainment features on personalities as diverse as Nick Cave, Tom Hardy, Clive James, Jodie Marsh and Kevin Bacon and he co-produced and directed The Ponds, which has screened in UK cinemas, BBC Four and is currently available on Netflix. 


An entertainment writer with a diverse taste in TV and film, he lists Seinfeld, The Sopranos, The Chase, The Thick of It and Detectorists among his favourite shows, but steers well clear of most sci-fi.