Daniel O'Donnell is to take part in this year's Strictly Come Dancing.
Fresh from serenading the new Rose of Tralee on Tuesday night, the 53-year-old crooner appeared on Steve Wright's afternoon show on BBC Radio 2 on Thursday to confirm the news.
O'Donnell said: "It's exciting and quite an honour to be asked, because there's so many people that could be asked. I don't know if I'm as good as I need to be but I'm going to try. There's a lot of rehearsals and physical work which I'm not used to.
"I can dance but don't ask me to be in a certain place at a certain time, this is going to be very hard for me. God help whoever gets me!"
O'Donnell revealed he is a huge fan of the show and has been asked to take part in the Christmas special several times, but has always been too busy touring. He also told how his wife recently battled cancer and he consulted with her about whether he should sign up to the show because it is a big time commitment.
He said: "She said, 'You can have time off any time, don't miss this'."
Some people are super-excited by the announcement.
I'm not too 'proud' to admit that the Daniel/Strictly news 'blindsided' me. Never saw it coming. But now it seems THE MOST RIGHT THING EVER!
— Marian Keyes (@MarianKeyes) August 20, 2015
Daniel O'Donnell is doing Strictly. I can't wait til he shows all the ladies his fandango and they go wild.
— Eoghan McDermott (@eoghanmcdermo) August 21, 2015
Soon you will find me resting my back against this cushion, whilst watching Daniel O'Donnell on Strictly. #hilar pic.twitter.com/xMhbqRYqNp
— Ingrid Hoey (@Ingridhoey) August 21, 2015
In other news..... Daniel o donnell !!!! #brilliant.... the whole country will be tuning in 😄 #godaniel
— Gillian filan (@Gillian_Filan) August 20, 2015
So far eight other celebrities have been confirmed - singer and reality star Peter Andre, BBC weather presenter Carol Kirkwood, celebrity chef Ainsley Harriott, broadcaster Jeremy Vine, former Coronation Street star Georgia May Foote, EastEnders actress Kellie Bright and newsreader Katie Derham.
Today it was confirmed that professional boxer Anthony Ogogo would also be joining the line up.
The 13th series of Strictly Come Dancing begins on BBC One on September 5.
Finally for your viewing pleasure we'll leave you with this very fetching pic posted by actor Stephen Mangan
Daniel O’Donnell is doing Strictly. The thumbs through the marble-wash belt loops are a nice touch. pic.twitter.com/UgNDxLSRRP
— Stephen Mangan (@StephenMangan) August 20, 2015
