Strictly Come Dancing's Danny Mac Insists Shirtless Performance Isn't On The Cards

Anyone hoping Danny Mac will be blessing us with a shirtless performance on ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ will be disappointed to learn he’s already told producers he won’t be getting his torso out.

In past years, contestants like Ben Cohen, Harry Judd and Ashley Taylor-Dawson have set ‘Strictly’ viewers’ pulses raises by showing some skin on the dance floor.

However, Danny has insisted that he won’t be following suit, revealing he’s had to stand his ground when show bosses suggested a shirtless routine, insisting he wants to “maintain his dignity”.

He told The Mirror: “I’m weary of just stripping my kit off - I’m there to dance.

“With the rumba they said it had to be quite sexy, so would I mind undoing a few buttons? They wanted my shirt to go completely open, but I said, ‘no, can we just keep a button done up.’

“And I think it worked better, because I maintained that dignity, and also you’re dancing which isn’t the most comfortable feeling anyway, so the last thing you want to do is have your shirt wide open.

“And I think it worked better, because I maintained that dignity, and also you’re dancing which isn’t the most comfortable feeling anyway, so the last thing you want to do is have your shirt wide open.

“I don’t think having my top off is going to help me get through, it’s about the dancing.”

Indeed, keeping his top on hasn’t exactly hindered Danny in the competition so far, as he and professional partner Oti Mabuse are currently at the top of the leaderboard, having received their first 10s of the contest in last week’s show.

They’ll be performing an Argentine Tango in Saturday’s (12 November) show, the same dance for which competitor Louise Redknapp got a near-perfect score last week.

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