EastEnders actor Davood Ghadami says he's looking forward to learning how to dance on Strictly
EastEnders star Davood Ghadami will swap the soap for the samba when he takes to the dancefloor in Strictly Come Dancing.
The actor, 35, is the second star to be named in the line-up for the dancing competition, joining The Saturdays singer Mollie King.
Davood has played heartthrob Kush Kazemi in the soap since 2014 and won a TV Choice Award for best newcomer.
Swapping Walford for the Waltz, @bbceastenders @DavoodGhadami steps into #Strictly 2017! 🕺🏾✨https://t.co/MkDlycyh0a pic.twitter.com/PfTM6SdL5k
— BBC Strictly✨ (@bbcstrictly) August 8, 2017
He said: “Having the opportunity to take part in this year’s Strictly is such an honour.
“It’s going to be exciting, challenging and terrifying all at once and I am so looking forward to stepping out of my comfort zone and learning to dance. See you under the glitterball!”
Other EastEnders stars who have taken to the Strictly dancefloor in past years include Jake Wood, Kellie Bright and Tameka Empson.
In 2010 the soap’s Kara Tointon lifted the glitterball trophy as the series champion.
Davood has previously starred as Jim in the Doctor Who story Let’s Kill Hitler, and has also appeared in The Bill, The Omid Djalili Show, Taggart, Silent Witness, Life’s Too Short, Law & Order, Top Boy and Skins Redux.
Mollie was the contestant to be announced for the new series of the show.
She said: “It’s something that I always said I wanted to do. I’ve always watched it with my family and it looks so fun.
