Ore Oduba revealed how his Strictly Come Dancing success gave him the ‘golden ticket’ to step again from presenting roles and revive his dream of changing into a stage star.
The TV presenter, 39, who was recognized predominantly as a presenter earlier than his Glitterball win eight years in the past, at all times felt that one thing in his life was lacking.
In an unique interview with The Solar, he stated: ‘Undoubtedly Strictly helped me realise the reality. I assumed I might died a very long time in the past as a child. So I really feel very fortunate on this job. I am doing one thing that I by no means thought that was even doable.’
Ore first took to the stage as an eight-year-old boy in a faculty manufacturing, singing in entrance of fogeys and pupils.
Bitten by the efficiency bug, he srarred in beginner exhibits till he was 17.
However his dream of treading the boards professionally rapidly died after he left training, with no dialog forthcoming about how he may pursue it as a profession.
Ore Oduba revealed how his Strictly Come Dancing success gave him the ‘golden ticket’ to step again from presenting roles and revive his dream of changing into a stage star (pictured 2021)
The TV presenter, 39, who was recognized predominantly as a presenter earlier than his Glitterball win eight years in the past, at all times felt that one thing in his life was lacking (pictured with Joanne Clifton 2016)
In a brand new interview, he stated: ‘Undoubtedly Strictly helped me realise the reality. I assumed I might died a very long time in the past as a child. So I really feel very fortunate on this job. I am doing one thing that I by no means thought that was even doable’ (pictured 2016)
He continued: ‘That was it, till doing Strictly. It was like getting knocked on the pinnacle and the birds are tweeting round you going, “oh, maintain on a minute, that is what I used to do.”‘
He then added: ‘Do not get me fallacious, I’ve by no means executed it on this setting, however this was like my old flame.’
He additionally confessed that if he and Joanne Clifton had not gained the 2016 sequence then he would not suppose he would have pursued his dream profession.
Ore added that he ‘cherished acting on Strictly’ and knew that he had one thing ‘very particular that not many individuals had’ which was a ‘little golden ticket’ to make use of.
For 2 years, Ore hosted the Strictly enviornment tour, talking in entrance of hundreds of followers and even collaborating in a number of dance routines too.
Claiming most individuals would ‘run to the hills’ Ore confessed that he loves being on stage in entrance of plenty of individuals and that it gave him the boldness to make the leap.
Whereas he actually felt no disgrace in being a presenter, after Strictly he turned conscious of his place within the TV pecking order.
He admitted he spent two-and-a-half years submit Strictly working quite a bit however was by no means provided a job.
Ore added that he ‘cherished acting on Strictly’ and knew that he had one thing ‘very particular that not many individuals had’ which was a ‘little golden ticket’ to make use of
He added that if he did not have one thing that was a ‘ardour of my very own’ then he would simply go on the ‘scrap heap’ which might be the top of his profession.
Although the BBC present may need been his ‘golden ticket’ to reviving his dream of changing into a stage star, that did not cease him from having to show himself time and time once more as soon as doorways began to open.
He has grafted in Grease, Cinderella, and The Rocky Horror Present, to call a number of, earlier than attaining lead standing.
He claimed that he needed to ‘work my a** off’ to get to a degree the place he knew he may very well be an ‘asset to any firm’.
The star confessed that the choice to throw himself on stage and ‘see what occurs’ was ‘fairly straightforward’ and now, eight years later, he’s set to tackle his first lead position in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
Ore can be taking up the position of Caractacus Potts, made well-known by Dick Van Dyke in 1968, from stage favorite Adam Garcia.
