My favourite dance is the Foxtrot. It's a proper dance with proper music. It has class.

Ballroom dancing: it's a wonderful thing at so many levels because you've got to follow the rules. They used to call those rules etiquette once upon a time, but you don't really have that any more.

Since being involved in 'Strictly Come Dancing,' my life has changed completely. I can't walk down the street without women throwing themselves at me, I usually wouldn't mind, but they are of a certain age. Hopefully, after this series, they will bring their daughters!

When I'm dancing with any woman, I immediately get rid of intimacy barriers. I just give her a big hug and crack on.

With the media how it is these days, people expect to know everything. I don't talk about my girlfriend because essentially she doesn't want to be talked about.

My only drive was to be the best dancer in the world, but I never won the world championship.

If things don't go fantastically, you just have to deal with it.