After news that Ann Widdecombe has signed up for this year’s Strictly Come Dancing, it may be worth revisiting what she said to Total Politics last year:

“I did very seriously consider it. I won’t deny that John Sergeant gave me quite a lot of reassurance because if he can galumph around the floor well, I can galumph around the floor. I’ve always thought that cavorting around with those frightfully elegant mortals, I’d look a complete idiot..."