Here's new Strictly star Rev Richard Coles being choreographed by Bruno Tonioli back in the 1980s

This has to be seen to be believed

Published: Friday, 11 August 2017 at 9:12 am

We were still recovering from the fact that new Strictly Come Dancing celebrity Reverend Richard Coles used to be a pop star, and then we saw and heard this...

Ad

It turns out that when Richard was a member of 1980s band The Communards, one of their videos was choreographed by none other than Strictly judge Bruno Tonioli.

The song in question was a 1987 cover of Never Can Say Goodbye. Here's the video:

Want to see this content?

This page contains content provided by YouTube. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as YouTube may use cookies and other technologies. To view this content, choose 'Accept and continue' to allow YouTube and its required purposes.

Accept and continue

But we have to say, this may not be Bruno's greatest work.

We're not sure that the so-called dance moves that Richard busts out here have a name, and we can't see much of the Tonioli deftness put into the arm flailing and Macarena-esque jumps. It's definitely not a cha cha cha, anyway.

We wonder if synchronised clapping will be bestowed with 10 paddles in the ballroom?

And then there's this. We think this move is called "too much sugar at the junior school disco".

Still, we've definitely seen worse on the Strictly dance floor...

"There were moves," Richard said of the video on Chris Evans' Breakfast Show when he was announced, adding that he was from "the David Brent school of dance."

Here it is, a great dance talent is born (and @BrunoTonioli was OK too) #bbcsaturdaylive #nevercansaygoodbye https://t.co/98SCrU7X7w

— Richard Coles (@RevRichardColes) December 9, 2016

Either way, we think we're going to be in for an amazing treat come September.

Ad

Strictly Come Dancing returns to BBC1 this autumn

Authors

Frances Taylor wears a black open-necked shirt, is smiling and looking at the camera

Frances Taylor

Ad

Ad

Subscribe for £1 per week

Too much to watch this autumn? Let Radio Times magazine and app do the choosing, with expert picks across TV, streaming and film.

Subscribe now

Loading...

Ad

Loading...