'I'm a young John Travolta!' James Lock's Strictly hopes despite show's reality star ‘ban'

express.co.uk:

Strictly "banning" reality TV stars, James Lock is determined to strut his stuff on the show if given the opportunity.The 35-year-old Essex boy first appeared in the public eye after his 2013 debut on The Only Way Is Essex, but wants viewers to know that there's more to him than the reality TV stereotypes might suggest."Of course I'd do Strictly!" James enthused to Express.co.uk."I'm a young John Travolta!

I'd love to get my moves out."Who would I want to be partnered with on Strictly? I don't mind, all the girls are beautiful!"Last year, it was reported that show bosses had slapped an outright ban on reality stars, with a source telling the Sun: "It’s no secret that Strictly had a blanket ban on fame hungry reality stars in the past, but the celebs had hoped things would ease up a bit after a few YouTubers appeared in the line-up in past years."While it’s still very early in the selection process, a lot of names have been dismissed already - purely because of where they started out."Express.co.uk has contacted the BBC for comment.However, James is undeterred by what some have described as "TV snobbery", and ex-TOWIE star Mark Wright's success on Strictly has also led to fans inundating the show with requests for reality stars to compete.Judge Craig Revel Horwood was scathing about TOWIE favourite Gemma Collins signing up, describing her as "low rent", according to The Mirror.However, James told us: "I don't know whether they'd be up for reality TV collaborations.TV shows go through phases.Sometimes you're flavour of the month, sometimes you're not."I don't overthink it [but] I've got all my Travolta moves!"He is keen to move into all aspects of mainstream TV, stating: "For me, TOWIE was the starting point."I'd like to.