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He’s best known for being the tough Chief Instructor on , but Ant Middleton will be swapping his military boots for dancing shoes on the upcoming season of . The former UK Special Forces soldier is one of 12 celebrities hitting the dance floor this year alongside sports stars, actors and other popular TV personalities. While Ant’s appearance in the reality TV competition isn’t too surprising considering he has hosted two shows on Channel Seven in the past year, fans might be shocked to learn that he’s spoken out against the franchise in the past.

In fact, the father-of-five publicly turned down the UK version of the series, in 2018. “I’m not that kind of high-end, glossy character,” he said at the season three launch of , according to . “I’m in my area, a bit rugged round the edges and willing to strip myself down to my bare bones to succeed and fail.



All that glitz, glamour, the sequins, I’ll leave for celebrities to do.” Ant also admitted in the interview that he’s not a fan of the reality TV genre in general because of how emotional contestants can become. “I don’t like reality TV.

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stuff like that,” he said. “I’ve got nothing against the people, good luck to them. But I just don’t want to hear about other people’s problems.

“I’ve got my own problems to deal with, my own life to lead, so why the hell would I want to know about anyone else’s?” A new teaser for features the show’s hosts and Chris Brown grilling.

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