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Strictly's Chris Ramsey reveals epic song choice and dream dance for Blackpool

When it comes to song choices on this year's Strictly Come Dancing, Chris Ramsey has had been given some absolute tunes and he's got yet another one lined up for this Saturday.

So far the South Shields comedian has danced to everything from Elton John's Saturday Night's Alright to Backstreet Boys' Everybody and Frank Sinatra's Cheek to Cheek to, how could we forget, PJ & Duncan's Let's Get Ready to Rhumble ; with that performance getting the seal of approval from Dec!

And as he and pro partner Karen Hauer seek to better their score of 26 for and set pulses racing in Blackpool with their Salsa, Chris has revealed they have been blessed with another banger.

On Saturday night's Strictly , Chris and Karen will dance to Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars' massive worldwide smash Uptown Funk.

And it would be fair to say that Chris is just a little bit excited!

"The songs I've danced to so far is like a Spotify playlist I could only dream of making," the 33-year-old told ChronicleLive.

"To get Uptown Funk is unreal - it's another song that I absolutely love!

"I have to say as well, I think I've just about got the salsa. After watching Kelvin (Fletcher) last week and his hips, the big thing for me was getting plenty of hip action in there and as the week's gone on I think I'm definitely getting there."

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As you'd expect, if you've ever tuned into Strictly's Blackpool episodes before, the production levels are upped significantly for the BBC show's annual excursion to the seaside and Chris has revealed that for his and Karen's Salsa, there won't just be the two of them on the dance floor.

"We're going to be joined by eight backing dancers," he confessed.

"Yes, me, a guy who had never danced before, will have backing dancers!

"And there's one bit, which if anyone's familiar with Uptown Funk when Bruno shouts "STOP...wait a minute", will see me lead a whole dance break.

"I honestly feel like I'll be living a music video dream."

Sounds like Chris is going to give us another memorable performance and if you want to see him in action, tune into Strictly Come Dancing at 7.05pm on Saturday night.

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