He told Steve Wright on his Radio 2 show: “Following my stellar appearance reading out the terms and conditions in early December, where I basically set the British television world alight, I was asked if I’d consider Strictly.
“And I think the answer is, Steve, I’ve come here today for some advice. Despite all appearances, I am quite shy.”
He joked: “That’s what scares me. I think I’ve just got to ponder it… just gauge public opinion.”
It seems that ‘Strictly’ producers are pretty much approaching every celebrity who enters the studio about competing, with comedian Alan Carr revealing they’d also tried to pin him down when he went to watch a live show being filmed.