Joe Tracini desires he joins Strictly (Instagram/@bbcstrictly)
Hollyoaks star Joe Tracini ‘dreamt’ he signed up for Strictly Come Dancing in a comedic sketch, which sees him carry out distinctive dance strikes together with the ‘nut buffet’, ‘baptise the cat’ and ‘Craig’s hip alternative’.
For many individuals, the concept of competing for the Glitterball Trophy on Strictly Come Dancing is one which they’ll all the time dream of.
However for Joe, who starred as Dennis Savage on Channel 4 cleaning soap Hollyoaks, that dream nearly turned a actuality, because of a hilarious skit shared on-line by the official Strictly social media accounts.
All through lockdown, Joe has been entertaining individuals on-line together with his artistic dance movies, the 32-year-old finishing up tutorials wearing a spangly pink and black leotard.
And in his newest video, he takes his dance classes one step additional, imagining he’s acting on none aside from the Strictly ballroom.
The video begins with Joe falling asleep whereas watching Strictly, earlier than decide Craig Revel Horwood – who seems on the TV display screen – wakes up Joe and tells him that the present ‘wants severe expertise’ like his.
Joe rushes to the Strictly studio, the place he takes to the dancefloor and not using a associate, wowing everybody within the viewers.
As soon as he finishes his routine, co-presenter Tess Daly says: ‘Wow Joe, the viewers are on their ft! That was intense.’
Earlier than Tess turns to the judges to provide Joe their critiques, she asks the ‘dance sensation’ if he can train everybody his choreography.
The actor then proceeds to undergo the motions, displaying everybody the right way to do strikes with names together with ‘Claudia’s low hanging fringe’, ‘suck a knuckle’ and ‘Anton’s elbow’.
So you understand, choreography that every one the Strictly professionals ought to have of their repertoire.
When it comes time for the judges to current their suggestions, they’re stuffed with reward for Joe’s avant-garde model of dancing.
Joe wakes up from his Strictly dream (Instagram/@bbcstrictly)
‘Nicely, let me say as Head Choose, Joe, your look right here has been lengthy overdue,’ Shirley Ballas says, earlier than complimenting him on his leotard.
‘Nicely I hate it,’ Craig states, earlier than including: ‘I hate it you can’t be on the present each week darling.’
Motsi Mabuse describes Joe’s vitality as ‘implausible’, earlier than all of the sudden telling him that he must ‘get up’.
The sketch ends with Joe trying to show skilled dancers Johannes Radebe and Dianne Buswell the right way to carry out the ‘beef toe’ – with neither of them doing the transfer justice in Joe’s books.
A number of Strictly followers praised Joe for his collaboration with the dance programme, with one individual tweeting that he’s ‘completely what this world wants’.
‘I actually, laughed out loud repeatedly in a constructing all on my own watching this! That is wonderful. @joetracini you might be completely what this world wants! Thanks a lot!’ one individual stated in response to the video.
‘The perfect factor I’ve seen on Twitter this yr. Beginning a marketing campaign to get @joetracini on Strictly,’ another person added.
One other fan expressed their gratitude in direction of Joe for the comedian aid, stating: ‘Now, that is one thing I didn’t even realise I wanted till I noticed it. Thanks.’
Strictly Come Dancing returns on Saturday at 7pm on BBC One.
