TV legend addresses rumours of joining Strictly Come Dancing: 'I would be in trouble'

Bank Of Dave star Dave Fishwick has said he would be "in big trouble" if he spoke about the rumours of him appearing on Strictly Come Dancing this year

For weeks now, rumours have been circulating that the philanthropist has been approached by BBC bosses looking for Strictly's newest batch of celebrities. And on this morning's (23 June) BBC Breakfast show, Roger Johnson made a hint at the rumours, by asking if the 53-year-old could dance. Dave replied abruptly: "No, I can't."

But Roger continued to press: "Strictly? It's been rumoured. It's been talked about a lot." To which Dave smiled and replied: "I can't possibly comment, I would be in real trouble. No I can't comment on that at all." Roger's co-host Rachel then joked about his well thought out answers and said: "This is where you suddenly become the politician."

The Burnley self-made millionaire is best known for establishing a community savings and loan company and documenting it on his series. In the aftermath of the 2008 financial crash, he lent out millions of his own money to people in his hometown who unable to secure loans from bigger banks. By 2022 the company said it had lent more than £27 million to thousands of people and businesses.

Burnley Savings and Loans went on to give some profits to charity, including meals for school children, rather than giving out bonuses.

His story was then propelled to the silver screen, when Netflix produced a film based on his idea, called Bank of Dave which aired in 2023, along with a Channel 4 documentary.

Now a sequel appears to be in the making, Dave previously told the BBC: "We were so lucky that the first movie was number one all over the world, it's Netflix's fastest commissioned sequel in history and it's their most successful British independent film of all time."

The second film is set to focuses on the payday loan industry. He added: "I play a baddie in this one. I can't play myself because Rory looks too much like me, it would be like twins."

Dave hopes by shining a light on payday loans he can help with them "shutting down" as they "prey on the vulnerable." As well as keeping his own business afloat, Dave regularly appears on TV shows including This Morning. Now it seems that BBC bosses think he'll be perfect for the glitzy dancing competition.