Will Best has been issued a warning from his Hits Radio co-star, who is very familiar with the demands of Strictly Come Dancing after his ex-girlfriend and best friend’s experiences.
Will Best, who hosts the Hits Radio Breakfast Show with former Strictly: It Takes Two presenter Fleur East and James Barr, has previously admitted that the Strictly dance floor is a “terrifying” notion.
Thankfully, fellow Hits Radio presenter Sam Thompson is no stranger to the Strictly bubble. The Staying Relevant podcaster has had a front-row view of the show through those closest to him: his best friend Pete Wicks competed in series 22 while his former girlfriend Zara McDermott joined in 2023.
Sam offered some pearls of wisdom to Will during a recent podcast interview. The former Made In Chelsea star remarked: “Bit of advice for you, and I’ve not done Strictly, but my God, have we been around it, from Pete and ex-girlfriends and whatever, I would say it consumes your life.
“And the best thing that you have, and I think Fleur probably has given you this as well, the best advice you can ever get is stay in the real world as much as you can. Do not get sucked in.
“Because they try to suck you into like – and ‘they’ doesn’t mean anyone – that’s not the BBC, or anything. It’s just the zeitgeist. It tries to suck you into, ‘This is life’. And the best thing you can do, I think, is remain in real life.”
Sam added that his experience on Big Brother and at Hits Radio will “massively help” him handle what’s ahead. He said he’s “lucky” to have those past roles to draw on during the competition.
Will hinted that he might need to take a similar mental approach to the one he uses for Big Brother, confessing he has to flip his brain into “Big Brother mode”, immerse himself in the programme, and absorb the online chatter surrounding it.
He explained: “Otherwise, I would just sit there stewing and being like, ‘I can’t remember the steps. I’m gonna be s**t.”
Sam responded: “It’s the worst thing you can do. And then you can’t get out of that hole. It’s really, really (tough) – in the best possible way, by the way, cos it’s such a huge, amazing, brilliant show.”
As the latest series of Strictly Come Dancing gets underway, some viewers have been wondering how Will could manage the show’s gruelling rehearsal schedule while continuing his Big Brother hosting duties. One Facebook user recently asked: “Just curious… how will Will Best going to host Big Brother if he’s also in Strictly Come Dancing?”(sic)
Will, however, appears determined to take it in his stride. The BBC has revealed his packed timetable will see him rehearse for Strictly before presenting Big Brother live on Friday nights, then returning for the Strictly live show on Saturday.
The conversation follows Will’s announcement that he’ll be temporarily taking a break from his radio commitments while juggling Strictly and Big Brother. His presenting partner, Fleur, broke the “sad” news during the live Breakfast Show.
She announced: “Now, we all know right now our very own Will Best is the busiest man in show business. Hits Radio Breakfast, Big Brother, Strictly Come Dancing. Will, we’re going to give you a little break… A gift from us to you.”
Will replied: “Oh, that’s really sweet, thanks guys! [I’m going to] polish up the dancing shoes, get the twinkly toes ready to go. And that means that I can represent you guys to the best of my ability.”
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