Dan Walker addresses following in former BBC Breakfast co-star Louise Minchin's footsteps

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Strictly Come Dancing star Dan Walker has spoken out about following in the footsteps of his former BBC Breakfast co-host, Louise Minchin.Taking to Instagram, the sports reporter, 44, launched a question and answer session with his 267,000 followers, during which he spoke about whether he would go on I'm A Celebrity...

Get Me Out Of Here!Last year saw BBC Breakfast host Louise Minchin step away from her presenting duties after nearly 20 years on the show.Following her exit, the newsreader went on to take part in ITV's I'm A Celebrity in north Wales before becoming the fifth star to be voted off the show.But now, Dan has spoken about whether he could follow in his former colleague's footsteps and try his luck on the reality show.A fan asked the journalist: "Would you ever follow in Louise's footsteps and try I'm A Celeb?Dan replied: "I really don't like snakes," alongside a laughing face emoji.The popular broadcaster has been absent from the famous red sofa as of late, but in the Q&A session confirmed the date of his return.When prompted by a follower, Dan revealed that he planned to be back at work next week.They wrote: "Are you back on Breakfast on Monday?"He replied: "That's the plan," while snapping a selfie with his thumbs-up.Dan is set to rejoin his co-star Sally Nugent as they present the breakfast show from Monday to Wednesday.BBC's Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt will continue taking over the programme on the following days.Elsewhere in his stories, Dan was asked to perform with It takes Two host Janette Manrara, displaying their height difference.The fan asked: "Can you please do a dance with Janette, I love the height difference."However, the BBC presenter firmly put his foot down.Shaking his head, Dan wrote:.