Will Best is threatening to strip off again on Strictly Come Dancing, this time hinting at a Mankini, as he aims to make it to the show's Blackpool special. The Big Brother host has already danced with his nipples out and stripped to his pants during movie week, and he is now teasing what he might wear at the Blackpool Tower Ballroom.
Will's Mankini tease
With the cast set to move to the Blackpool Tower Ballroom in one more weekend for the most glitzy edition of the series, Will has something special up his sleeve, if he is even wearing sleeves. He teased: "Mankini? Has anyone done a Mankini before? I have no idea what people are thinking I might wear, but I've been feeling pretty overdressed for the last few weeks. Let's release more buttons!"
The DJ has clearly lost weight since the start of the series and admits it is ruining his wardrobe. He laughed: "My belt's a hole tighter. The thing that I wasn't really prepared for is, obviously, the physical side of, like, dancing all day, running, it, running, it, running, especially doing so, like, a jive or a quick step. You're just sweating all day. But the brain power required."
Physical and mental demands
Will explained that the mental challenge of learning new routines is the most tiring part. He said: "Like, when I finish, that's the bit of me, that's the most tired. you're having to learn all this new stuff that's completely new, alien information. And I think, apparently, I'm sure there's some stat I read, that your brain burns the most calories. So I think that's what's really doing it. But I'm trying to eat more, like, Kit Kats and stuff."
Best has had a busy month, having also hosted the final of Big Brother. This has meant he has not had a chance to spend quality time with his fiancée, Tobi Rose, and their baby boy Sonny Best, who arrived just last month.
Family support
Will has not yet had the joys of nappies and feeds, as he said: "I get to go off and hang out with (dance partner) Diane (Buswell) and learn a fun dance, whereas, my amazing fiancé, she's at home, all day with a brand new baby, which is, you know, which is tough."
He added: "When they asked me to do the show it was a decision, because we obviously knew baby was coming. So we had a big discussion about it, but she was like, 'this is a once in a lifetime opportunity. You've got to do it'. And, you know, we've got family and friends Sonny is a lucky boy. He's well loved and being well looked after."
He said he owes her one, a big one, and quoted her as saying: "promise me that once Strictly's over, we'll have a good amount of time, just the three of us, family time'. So, that's kind of, that's what we're both looking forward to. She's being just absolutely amazing. I feel incredibly lucky to be doing this and to have such an amazing person at home."
AJ Odudu's I'm A Celebrity chances
Best's Big Brother co-host AJ Odudu has just signed up for I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here, meaning the pair could win two of the biggest shows on TV in the coming weeks. Best giggled: "If she's going in, I think she can win, for sure. I think she's got a better chance of winning than I have of 'Strictly, but, you know, for me, taking part all has been the win."
