Strictly Come Dancing’s first YouTube signing, Joe Sugg, has said he is nervous about hitting the dancefloor.
The 26-year-old admitted that many fans of the hit BBC One show will not have a clue who he is.
But the vlogger, the fourth name to be unveiled, has millions of younger followers on YouTube.
So this is actually happening!.. Thank you so much!! The support has been unreal! I can’t dance but hopefully I’ll do you all proud and you can make some great memes out of me 😂👌🏼💃🏻🕺🏼❤️ thanks @bbcstrictly for giving me this opportunity ✨ pic.twitter.com/IusK0ESSTq
— Joe Sugg (@Joe_Sugg) August 14, 2018
Sugg, the brother of YouTube star Zoella, said he will be happy to don a Cuban heel – but that he cannot dance.
He told the Radio 1 Breakfast Show, presented by Scott Mills: “I’m a big fan of a Cuban heel as I’m not the tallest. So I’m going to really embrace that.”
He's swapping the Sugg life for the #Strictly life, and YouTube for dancing shoes… Welcome Joe Sugg to our 2018 line-up! 🕺 @Joe_Sugg https://t.co/7bXboRbkVZ pic.twitter.com/iBrtOXSeeS
— BBC Strictly✨ (@bbcstrictly) August 14, 2018
He confessed he is not a great dancer but added: “I have always been drunk!”
And he said: “I’m the most nervous and the most excited I’ve been for a long, long time.”
He admitted that a “lot of people” might say “Who?” after his name was unveiled, “as I’ve only popped up in the last six years, on YouTube as well”.
But he added: “The YouTube community will be right behind me, hopefully.”
“I’m very nervous about it. It’s totally out of my comfort zone and I know it will be a huge challenge but that’s what life is all about,” he said.
5, 6, 7, 8… which celeb on #Strictly would be great? Everybody clap your hands, get on up and dance for Faye Tozer! 👏 @Faye_Tozer https://t.co/cnGzlyVtRC pic.twitter.com/ikYkjCwHTJ
— BBC Strictly✨ (@bbcstrictly) August 13, 2018
He joked that joining Strictly would be like the first day at school and added: “My mum won’t be there either to hold my hand!”
Sugg, who previously worked as a roof thatcher, is known for his challenges and pranks across his three YouTube channels.
TV presenter Katie Piper, Steps singer Faye Tozer and Red Dwarf actor Danny John-Jules have previously been announced as competitors in this year’s show.