But unlike Gough, who won the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing with partner Lilia Kopilova, cricket boots have now replaced his dancing shoes.

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Chambers, who won Strictly Come Dancing in 2008 with partner Camilla Dallerup, said that Astaire had always been his idol.

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Wagner spoke to Forbes.com about his plan to save Hollywood, troubles with studios and his dancing-in-the-spotlight partner, Cuban.

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When she left the dancing-floor on the arm of her partner she became engulfed in a crowd of impatient supplicants who would scarcely give place to any under the rank of a general.

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However, a festive edition of Strictly Come Dancing, in which the programme's 2005 winner - cricketer Darren Gough - triumphed with his dance partner, attracted 9.9m viewers.

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