Theresa May has enjoyed a tricky few days during her Middle East trip, facing questions about Donald Trump’s apparent endorsement of a British far-right group while trying to outline a post-Brexit UK policy for the region.
But the prime minister has suggested she at least has something to look forward to this weekend – the latest Strictly Come Dancing.
Speaking to reporters on the trip, May said she was not only a big fan of the BBC1 Saturday evening dance competition, but also has been cheering on contestant Debbie McGee. The broadcaster best known as magician’s assistant to her late husband, Paul Daniels, lives in the prime minister’s Maidenhead constituency.
May revealed the information when asked whether she had been watching the other much-talked about reality show, ITV’s I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here, which this year stars Stanley Johnson, the father of May’s foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, and the former Scottish Labour leader, Kezia Dugdale.
May replied: “I have to confess that with one or two other things on my mind I haven’t actually been watching I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here.
“What I have been watching, when I can, is cheering on my constituent Debbie McGee in Strictly Come Dancing. She’s doing very well.
“She’s very good, Alexandra Burke is also very good. But one or two of the men seem to be quite dark horses, so it’s a good quality competition this year.”
McGee and Burke, the X-Factor winning singer, have both wowed the judges with their dancing.
On Saturday they will be taking part in a musical theatre-themed episode, among the final six celebrity dancers hoping to go through to the quarter finals.
