Fans of the BBC dance show were overjoyed at the suggestion that Princess Anne's daughter, Zara Tindall, might take to the BBC One ballroom in the near future.
Strictly Come Dancing fans are speculating that Zara Tindall might be due for a potential appearance on the BBC show after her husband Mike made a surprising post on social media. The former England rugby player took to Instagram with a photo of Strictly judge and professional dancer Anton Du Beke dancing with Zara, the daughter of Princess Anne.
He captioned the image: "I always said she would be great on Strictly!" and tagged the BBC show’s official Instagram account. The post quickly attracted attention from followers, and several of them expressed enthusiasm at the idea of Zara joining the show. One person begged: "Please make this happen.
Meanwhile, another gushed: "I would LOVE to see Zara on Strictly." A third added: "This would be amazing if Zara did compete in Strictly."
There has been no official comment from Zara, Mike, or the BBC regarding her involvement in the upcoming series. However, the Instagram post did fuel rumours that she could join the show in the future.
Anton Du Beke himself commented on the post, promising: "I’ll come out of retirement!" Zara Tindall, 44, is already an accomplished equestrian and Olympian, after winning a silver medal at the London 2012 Games as part of the British eventing team.
She is the eldest granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II and the niece of King Charles III. Zara married Mike Tindall in 2011, and the pair have three children: Mia, Lena, and Lucas.
Zara recently shared stories from their relationship with the Mirror, explaining that they first met during the 2003 Rugby World Cup. She added: "It was when we were young enough to run away from life. I went out for an all day lunch with some girlfriends. We went around the harbour and they were all very drunk and were like ‘England are staying in that hotel’.
"I walked past the restaurant and I saw Austin Healey. The girls went to Austin and dropped my name and told him where they were going to be. He came out for a drink with us, and he brought Mike and Martin Corrigan.
"Mikey, I thought was a bit boring actually. When Austin left and I was told ‘He wants to call you after the final’. I was like ‘that is a bit keen. They have not even got through the semis yet.’"
She eventually decided to give Mike a chance, and now they have had many happy years together. Zara went on to speak about the values they share when it comes to raising their children, explaining that they want their kids to get involved with sports as they think it will make them "well-rounded individuals".
Mike garnered some fame of his own when he made an appearance on I'm A Celeb in 2022, where he admitted to accidentally baring his boxers for Princess Anne to see.
He explained: "Zara had a 30th birthday, it was a disco 70s themed one, I was dancing on the dance floor, I had like flares on, full outfit but it was quite tight, nothing ever fits - rugby player's bum and legs - so I was dancing with my mother-in-law, and I did a sl*t drop in front of my mother-in-law."
"Ripped my trousers straight in front of her. It happened to be that my boxers that I had on at that time said, 'nibble my nuts'. As I've turned round, she's gone, 'I'd rather not.' I've gone, 'I'm going,' and walked off."
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