{"id":110240,"date":"2021-10-14T12:41:48","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T12:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yorunoteiou.com\/?p=110240"},"modified":"2021-10-14T12:41:48","modified_gmt":"2021-10-14T12:41:48","slug":"strictlys-neil-jones-to-take-over-anton-as-the-oldest-dancer-on-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/yorunoteiou.com\/?p=110240","title":{"rendered":"Strictly&apos;s Neil Jones to take over Anton as the oldest dancer on show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p>Strictly Come Dancing professional  has revealed he wants to take over &#8216;s &#8216;statesman&#8217; role on the show\u00a0now that he&#8217;s the oldest of the male dancers.<\/p>\n<p>The dancer, 39, seemed optimistic about recreating Du Beke&#8217;s graceful aura on the ballroom floor,  <a href=\"https:\/\/tranhmaihuong.com\/tranh-go-cuu-hac-du-xuan-duc-dep\/\">https:\/\/tranhmaihuong.com\/tranh-go-cuu-hac-du-xuan-duc-dep\/<\/a> saying: &#8216;I&#8217;ve stepped into Anton&#8217;s shoes now&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It comes as Du Beke from his 17-year reign as a dancer on the series, taking over &#8216;s place on the judging panel at the age of 55.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>         Big shoes to fill:\u00a0Strictly Come Dancing professional Neil Jones has revealed he wants to take over Anton Du Beke&#8217;s &#8216;statesman&#8217; role on the show now that he&#8217;s the oldest male dancer<\/p>\n<p>The star, who is currently paired with\u00a0Nina Wadia, told : &#8216;I&#8217;m now the oldest of the male pros. I&#8217;ve stepped into Anton&#8217;s shoes now he&#8217;s gone to the judges.<\/p>\n<p>   RELATED ARTICLES                <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Share this article<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;So, I&#8217;m turning 40 next year and I just wanted to try and get myself in better condition. So I&#8217;ve got to be taking care of myself a lot more.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;m going to be the statesman of Strictly now,&#8217; he promised.<\/p>\n<p>         &#8216;Statesman&#8217; role: The dancer seemed optimistic about recreating Du Beke&#8217;s (pictured) graceful aura on the ballroom floor, saying: &#8216;I&#8217;ve stepped into Anton&#8217;s shoes now&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Neil now has to train at the gym five days a week in a bid to keep up with his fellow, younger <a href=\"https:\/\/openclipart.org\/search\/?query=dance%20comrades\">dance comrades<\/a> on the show.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;All the other guys, like Gorka and Giovanni, they&#8217;re all young. 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