BBC star Dan Walker reckons he scored some fancy footwork on Strictly thanks to Scots footballer Andy Robertson.The news presenter came fifth in the reality dance show at the end of last year and claims he was able to pull some impressive moves using a cardboard cutout of the Scotland captain and Liverpool player.Dan revealed how professional partner Nadiya Bychkova demonstrated some of the pair's tougher lifts on a cutout of the left-back which he had brought with him from the BBC Breakfast office.
The 44-year-old told fans on Twitter today: "I’m aware this sounds odd but this cardboard cutout of @andrewrobertso5 was a big part of our #Strictly experience.
He was in our training room from week 1 & Nadiya used him to demonstrate lifts."Dan and Nadiya were fan favourites for the recent run of Strictly but lost out on a place in the semi-final after a dance off against AJ Odudu and Kai Widdrington.
Taking to Instagram after their exit, Dan shared pictures of their performance - a Tango to Santa Maria by Gotan Project - and wrote a heartfelt message for Nadiya.
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