Dominic West has made it clear he was ready to appear in Strictly Come Dancing . The Wire star appeared on ITV 's This Morning this Friday, May 24, 2024, and was grilled about his latest projects by Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary . After portraying a younger King Charles III in the fifth and sixth seasons of The Crown , the actor is due to reprise the role of Guy Dexter in a sequel of Downton Abbey: A New Era.
However, when Dermot - who celebrated his 51st birthday on the show - asked the star if he could ever consider joining the dancing competition on BBC One , Dominic admitted he was keen to add the show on to his long list of professional engagements. I'm a beauty expert and these are the best 2024 launches including Charlotte Tilbury, No7 and more Dominic West has revealed his interest in starring in Strictly Come Dancing ( Image: Getty Images for BAFTA) He's called for Anton du Beke to be his partner ( Image: BBC/Ray Burmiston) "I would love to, yeah I would do it. Did you see 'Pride'? I did a two-minute dance.
I don't know, maybe they didn't like that", Dominic said in reference to his performance in the 2014 film Pride. And when he was asked about who he would like to be partnered up with, the actor called for the return of one Strictly icon. "I don't know, Anton?", he said, referring to the professional dancer-turned-judge Anton du Beke.
This prompted Dermot to demand: "get him out of retirement!" Anton was a professional dancer on Strictly from 2004 to 2020 with .