She’s already wowed viewers with her incredible dancing skills, breaking down stereotypes as Strictly Come Dancing’s oldest ever contestant. And now, presenter Angela Rippon tells Closer just how she achieved her epic leg kick.
Opening up about the impressive dance move, Angela, 78, says, “The leg is a party trick. I’m just very flexible! I always have been. I’m having a wonderful time, and Kai is very clever at putting together the right kind of choreography that suits me – he knows the things I can’t do.”
Angela – who has been happily single for 27 years after her divorce from childhood sweetheart Christopher Dare – is partnered up with Kai Widdrington, 28 – boyfriend of fellow Strictly star Nadiya Bychkova, 34.
And Angela now shares that she’s been enjoying spending some quality time with Nadiya. She says, “We get on like a house on fire, and we’re actually planning a few outings without him!”
And Kai, standing next to Angela on the red carpet at the Pride of Britain Awards, adds, “First she was my dance partner, now we’re mates. We’re just going through this crazy bubble of Strictly together, and we’re in this little world and having the best time. We’re just really, really enjoying it – and hopefully for as long as we can.”