James Nesbitt has revealed he would 'love' to take part in Strictly Come Dancing but he has one very strict condition- that it wouldn't appear on TV.
The Bloodlands star said his daughters in particular would be keen for him to take part in the BBC show but that he believes he is 'too competitive'.
He told the Radio Times: “My daughters would love me to do that. And I would love to do it, but not for it to be on telly. I am very competitive."
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The Ballymena native was speaking ahead of the release of his latest TV series Suspect, due to air on Channel 4 this week.
"What was interesting about Suspect, as terrifying as it was, it also brought out the competitor in me. I was working with this incredible array of talent and I was scared into having to try and match them."
He continued: “But the Strictly thing... I’m actually quite shy in a way. I love the Viennese waltz, I love all of that. I love the notion of the discipline of learning. The one that really scares me is the one with the bare chest. The samba or whatever. It must be the Presbyterian in me.”
New series Suspect is an adaptation of the Danish drama Forhøret which stars Nesbitt as long-serving detective Danny Frater, who receives a major shock after conducting what he assumes is a routine ID check on a dead body. It turns out the body is that of his estranged daughter Christina (Imogen King).
To make the situation worse the doctor carrying out the post-mortem tells him his daughter's death was caused by suicide. But Frater doesn't believe the post-mortem and sets out to uncover the truth about what really happened to her.
Suspect will premiere at 9pm on Sunday, June 19 on Channel 4.
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