10 has confirmed the first three celebrities that will take to the dance floor on Dancing With The Stars.
Three of the celebrities who will be attempting the cha-cha-cha, paso doble, waltz, quickstep and rumba, will be none other than Samuel Johnson, Sir Curtly Ambrose and Cassandra Thorburn.
Will these three have what it takes to shimmy, sparkle and spin their way to dancing glory, all in the name of charity?
Award winning actor, cancer research campaigner, Gold Logie winner and national treasure Samuel Johnson OAM, is determined to show Australia his dance moves. We hear on the grapevine that his boogie, hip hop and samba are en pointe!
But it’s not all about fake tans, glitter and lyrca for Samuel. He’s determined to break fundraising records towards vanquishing cancer through the charity – Love Your Sister – which he established with his sister, Connie.
Samuel said: “I promised the country I’d raise $10 million for cancer research and I want to dance my way there. I’m being trained intensively hour upon hour, day upon day by the best in the business.”
Sporting legend, Sir Curtly Ambrose, will leave his fast bowling skills behind him when he quicksteps onto the dance floor.
Determined to show off his spirit fingers, Sir Curtly said: “This will give me a chance to show Australia and the rest of the world that I can do more than a bit of cricket. I’m serious about it, I’m not going to travel all the way from Antigua to come here to mess it up.”
Children’s author and broadcaster, Cassandra Thorburn, will be dusting off her dance shoes and getting ready to rumba, when she joins Samuel and Sir Curtly on the dance floor.
The mother of three has agreed to foxtrot, tango and mambo as a promise to her late father.
“He said to me ‘if you don’t say yes to an opportunity that you NEVER thought would come up you will regret it one day’. Plus, learning to dance is so lovely. What a skill,” Cassandra said.
Hosted by Amanda Keller and Grant Denyer, Dancing With The Stars will twirl its way onto 10 very soon.
