Amanda Byram has revealed why she turned down offers to appear on BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing.
The 43-year-old, who now hosts Ireland’s Dancing With The Stars, admitted that although she considered taking on Strictly – she prefers her role as a host, rather than a dancer.
“Things come around the way they’re supposed to, and now I’m hosting the Irish version.
“Which for me is much better because I get to come home, see my family and I get to be in Dublin again which I haven’t done in 16 years – I’ve not stayed here for more than a couple of days,” she told Goss.ie.
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The presenter also admitted that if she had the chance to learn how to dance, she absolutely would do it – and might steal one of the star’s partners to practice.
“Absolutely – I mean I have two left feet but the whole point of the show is to go from two left feet to a left and a right foot.
“I can’t dance on this show because I don’t know what opportunities are left because I’m going to be busy prepping for this every time Strictly is on so who knows. I’ll have to hit one of these pro dancers, nab them and say ‘Teach me to dance,'”she laughed.
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Meanwhile, Amanda is currently commuting between Dublin and London – and Dancing With The Stars is her first gig on Irish television in 16 years.
“It means an awful lot [to host DWTS] – and I’m not saying that for the sake of saying it. It means something because I’m from here,” she said.
“It means something because my parents can come, their friends, my aunt, my uncle – everybody is here and I’ve never been able to do that on a show before,” she told Goss.ie.
“My only ever other show in Ireland was Ireland AM and that didn’t have an audience. I would go to show and I would come home, but this makes me so proud to be Irish.
“It makes me so proud that everybody has put in so much incredible effort for a show like this. I think on air that shows,” she added.
