'My Wife Laughs When I'm Called A Heartthrob!'

There’s a new series of Strictly under way – but last year’s champion Ore Oduba is still over the moon with his win

- Jen Crothers

With the new series of Strictly Come Dancing kicking off, we thought it might be a good idea to catch up with last year’s winner, ore oduba. Since he won the show, the sports presenter, 31, has had a go at guest presenting This Morning alongside Holly Willoughby – and last month, announced that he’s about to become a dad for the first time with wife-of-two-years Portia. we sat down with him to find out whether he’s still dancing and what he does on his perfect night in.

‘I’m still in touch with everyone from Strictly Come Dancing. It’s getting weird – we can’t leave each other alone. It’s a daily thing and I can’t see it ever ending. But that is just the measure of how well we got on and I don’t think anyone wants to admit that Strictly has come and gone for us. I think we’ll be friends for life.’

‘I’ve still got some of my Strictly outfits!