Olly Murs has revealed that he would love to compete in Strictly Come Dancing one day.
The 37-year-old was once banned from watching and supporting the show by his former boss Simon Cowell.
Olly hosted the 2015 series of The X Factor alongside Caroline Flack, and at the time the reality show was in a Saturday night ratings battle with Strictly Come Dancing.
"I was anti Strictly because I was a massive X Factor fan, I was on the show, hosting it, and Simon Cowell said, 'you can't watch Strictly, it's X Factor, X Factor, X Factor', so I was always in team X Factor," Olly explained.
"But when Caz went over and did it, I supported her and watched the show down there and I love music and dancing, so it was a big thing for me," he said of his late friend Caroline.
"I've said it for years, I love watching TV like everybody else and I've loved Strictly since Caz won it. I was a big fan that year and watched the whole series.
"If my knee was 100 per cent then I would but right now I'd say no because my legs aren't right. I've got a stressed fracture in my shin," he continued during a chat with the MailOnline.
"I definitely think I've got what it takes. But right now, my knee is telling me 'Olly, you haven't got what it takes.' I would absolutely love the tan and sequins. They wear nice tight trousers on Strictly and everyone knows I love a tight trouser."
Olly's comments come after it was revealed that the singer earned £1.4million last year – almost £30,000 a week.
It puts him on more than some Premier League players, including at his beloved Manchester United where Diogo Dalot, 22, is said to be on £25,000 a week.
The X Factor runner-up joined comic Paddy McGuinness and Olympic stars Mo Farah and Max Whitlock in the England side who took on a World XI in a charity match at Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium earlier this year.
Off the pitch Olly – who was a striker for his school team and co-owns Essex club Coggeshall Town – is sole director of YDKL Ltd, and accounts show he has £6,658,424 in assets.
In the year ending November 2020 he earned £1,412,878. Even after costs Olly was sitting on shareholder funds of £5.5million.
His earnings come from a singing career with four UK No1 singles and two BRIT nominations.
