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Dr Michael Mosley ‘was approached by Strictly bosses just weeks before he died’-Laura Harman-Entertainment – Metro
The star died last week.
Dr Michael Mosley was reportedly approached to take part in Strictly Come Dancing (Picture: The One Show/Facebook)
The late Dr Michael Mosley was invited by the BBC to participate in Strictly Come Dancing just weeks before he died, it has been claimed.
Last week, the beloved television doctor Michael Mosley, 67, died after he disappeared while on holiday in Greece and was discovered dead from heat exhaustion days later.
It has now been reported that just weeks before his sudden death, he had been approached by the BBC to participate in one of their most popular celebrity competitions.
A source told the Daily Mail: ‘He told me just the week before last he’d been invited to do Strictly.’
The source didn’t confirm whether the late doctor was considering saying participating, but over the years he had spoken about the importance of dance and had held the glitterball trophy – the Strictly prize – on his BBC TV show, Just One Thing.
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In one episode of the show titled How can dancing help your brain? He spoke enthusiastically about the health benefits of dancing.
Strictly Come Dancing is a beloved dancing competition in the UK (Picture: PA)
Dr Mosley made several health TV shows for the BBC (Picture: The One Show/Facebook)
‘Dancing undoubtedly improves your fitness. It has been shown to support your mental health and it can even boost your memory. It can be used effectively for depression and it’s good for social connection. Dance has also been shown to help manage the symptoms of a number of conditions, including Parkinson’s disease and dementia.
‘One of its most fascinating benefits is the fast and significant impact of dancing on your brain chemistry. Dancing can greatly increase the brain’s hippocampus – an area which plays an important role in learning, memory and navigation in space,’ he said on the show.
Since his death, an interview with the TV doctor revealed that Mosley ‘didn’t want to die early like his father’ and he had no plans of slowing down his career as he approached his seventies.
In the interview with The Telegraph, he said: ‘I’m 67 and a lot of my mates are now retired.’
‘Neither I nor Clare [his wife] have any intention of giving up work. Why would you give up? Now in my mid-to-late 60s, I am quite happy to go on writing and giving public speeches and making telly and podcasts.’
Dr Mosley died while on holiday with his wife Clare (Credits: Alamy Stock Photo)
While it’s unclear whether he would have participated in the competition, a source told the Daily Mail that he would have been a fantastic competitor had he signed on.
A Strictly insider said: ‘Dr Mosley would have been a hugely loveable contestant, exactly what the show needs. Particularly this year after the Gio row.’
Giovanni Pernice, 33, left the show and it was reported that the BBC was launching an investigation into the Italian professional dancer.
The investigation follows complaints from former contestants who made accusations about a dancer’s behaviour on the show.
Metro.co.uk has contacted the BBC for comment.
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