STRICTLY champion Bill Bailey risked setting fire to the studio after tripping over a pyrotechnic box on the stairs in the final.
Bill, 55, said he almost sparked an explosion when he kicked the electrical box that was rigged up to a studio fireworks display on Saturday night.
The hit comic, 55, suffered a wobble on the night he won the Glitterball trophy but clung to partner Oti Mabuse to stop him from toppling down Strictly's grand spiral staircase.
Speaking from his home in West London on ITV's Lorraine today, he said: "There was a pre recorded section where we did a walk-down before the live show, Jamie (Laing) and I were on one side and Maisie (Smith) and HRVY were on the other.
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