Fast becoming the nation’s favourite trio of siblings are the Thomas brothers. Ryan stole our hearts in Big Brother, Scott hoped to find a girlfriend on Love Island and Adam has become a staple on our screen from Emmerdale to Waterloo Road and now, Strictly Come Dancing.
But when Adam, 35, told his two siblings that he had said yes to competing on the show, they didn’t have the reaction he wanted. “They just laughed!” says Adam.
“They were like ‘I don’t understand why you’d want to do a show when you cannot dance.’ Again, that’s why we’re here, to learn how to dance. Everybody wants to see the progression through the series, and I’ll definitely give them that.”
While his brothers found Adam’s new venture hilarious, there were other family members that have proven to be much more helpful. “My kids are great dancers so they’ve been teaching me and showing me a few things, my son [Teddy] is nine this week, Elsie is five, so they’re going to be watching it and they’re huge fans of the show already.”
Adam himself admits that he makes the headlines every year when rumours of the Strictly line-up start to swirl. They’ve never been true until now, so what did Adam say when he finally got the call?
“I’d been putting it out there for so many years, that when they actually asked me to do it, I was like ‘don’t know if I want to now’." he laughs.
“But I’m so happy that I am because it’s one of those shows I’ve always wanted to do. It’s completely different to every other show because this is a show where you get to learn how to dance. I’m enjoying it so far anyway. This lot are amazing, the professional dancers, everyone.”
As for the judges, Adam admits he’s not sure how he’ll react to some of their comments.
“I’m quite sensitive,” he says. “If Craig [Revel Horwood] says one bad word about me, I think I might cry. But no, that’s what they’re there to do, isn’t it? So we should take their criticism and use it.”
Not only is Adam determined to impress Craig, Anton Du Beke, Motsi Mabuse and Shirley Ballas, there’s someone away from the panel that Adam is hoping to wow. “My wife!” he laughs. “I’m just trying to impress my wife Caroline, that’s all I’m trying to do.”
Source: Read Full Article
