Olympian Tom Dean looks flustered as he's pressed on Strictly appearance after he broke the rules by revealing he would be taking part on the show Have YOU got a story? Email [email protected] READ MORE: Full list of claims against Strictly Come Dancing professionals By Charlotte Dean For Mailonline Published: 12:25, 6 August 2024 | Updated: 12:25, 6 August 2024 e-mail View comments Tom Dean looked mortified as he was pressed on his upcoming appearance on Strictly Come Dancing after he let slip that he was set to take part in the new series. The Olympic gold-medal winning swimmer, 24, appeared on Tuesday's Capital Breakfast after his team came first in the freestyle relay in the Summer Olympics.
Brimming with excitement after Team GB 's big win, Tom accidentally announced he was set to appear on the upcoming series of the BBC dance show. However, he remained far more tight-lipped about the announcement during a radio appearance with Jordan North, Chris Stark and Sian Welby. Attempting to remain tight-lipped on the rumours, Tom seemingly 'gave away' the news while pressed by friend and Capital Breakfast co-host Chris.
Tom Dean looked mortified as he was pressed on his upcoming appearance on Strictly Come Dancing after he let slip that he was set to take part in the new series The Olympic gold-medal winning swimmer, 24, appeared on Tuesday's Capital Breakfast after his team came first in the freestyle relay in the Summer Olympics (pictured July 2024) Chris then also himself accidentally gave away that there will be a surprise party waiting for Tom when he arrives back in the UK later today. When pushed for an answer on the claims, Tom remained tight-lipped as he appeared on the show via video call from the French capital. Jordan quipped: 'It's gone a bit quiet in Paris!' While Chris added: 'Are we talking about this or not?' Encouraging the others to look at Tom's facial expression, Kemi Rodgers said: 'Look at his lips.
' Tom eventually said: 'I'm just focussed on enjoying the Olympic moment right now and spending a lot of time with my teammates, and I'll see what the summer holds.' Chris replied: 'Yeah, exactly. As I say, Tom just says it how it is.
And I think what's hilarious is I never think you're meant to blab these things too early. You can get in loads of trouble for it, so I think he's just being super professional by not giving anything away on that.' Tom concluded: 'Of course.
Absolutely. All about the Olympics.' Brimming with excitement after Team GB's big win, Tom accidentally announced he was set to appear on the upcoming series of the BBC dance show Last week, Tom broke Strictly Come Dancing rules by revealing he has signed up to compete on the upcoming series before the official announcement The BBC go to great lengths to keep the celebrities taking part top secret and stars usually don't comment on speculation until it's officially confirmed (pictured with Matthew Richards) Jordan joked that he might 'see Tom there' because he has also been rumoured to be joining the line-up, before confirming he definitely wouldn't be.
Chris joked: 'Nor is Tom...
' Tom added: 'I don't know what you're on about, I don't know what you're on about.' Read More Strictly Come Dancing confirms singers Toyah Willcox and Wynne Evans and a surprise BBC name for the 2024 series Last week, Tom broke Strictly Come Dancing rules by revealing he has signed up to compete on the upcoming series before the official announcement. He will follow in the footsteps of his teammate Adam Peaty as he confirmed recent reports he will be taking part.
The BBC go to great lengths to keep the celebrities taking part in each series top secret and stars usually don't comment on speculation until it's officially confirmed. But Tom confirmed he is getting ready to take to the dancefloor while speaking after the men's 200 metres individual medley at the Olympics in Paris on Thursday. He said: 'Naturally you want to take a break after you've had a full Olympic cycle and the opportunity arose.
I thought it would be really exciting to try something a bit different. I'll be doing that and straight back into training after it. Tom also confirmed he'll be seeking advise from his teammate Adam Peaty who danced with Katya Jones on the 2021 series.
He said: 'It's something to look forward to. I've not seen [Adam] yet. He did brilliantly on it so I'll be getting a few tips from him, for sure.
'I don't do too well out of water in gravity sports. I'm throwing myself into it and I know what a hard day's training is like so I'm looking forward to it. 'I guess we'll find out.
It's something to look forward to and once I finish this, back home, relax a bit with the family and then we crack on end of August time. It's exciting.' In 2015, radio DJ Scott Mills revealed the lengths the BBC goes to keep the line-up of each series private.
He said: 'They're so worried about it leaking out as to who's on it, it's like a massive secret. 'Obviously the papers try and guess all the time. They try and keep it under wraps so much, that they give everyone code names every year.
I felt like I was in James Bond - it was so cool.' Tom was part of the British relay team who won the gold in the 4x200 men's freestyle at the Olympics in Paris on Tuesday. Tom also confirmed he'll be seeking advice from his teammate Adam Peaty who danced with Katya Jones on the 2021 series Tom said: 'I don't do too well out of water in gravity sports.
I'm throwing myself into it and I know what a hard day's training is like so I'm looking forward to it' A source told The Sun of Tom's signing: 'It's quite a coup for the producers to bag an Olympian fresh from winning gold in Paris, and swimmers have been shown to be great contestants. 'They tend to be a sensation as a result of their fitness, competitiveness and sheer determination to win — and Tom will still be pumped from his victory in France . 'He doesn't quite have the same profile as other top-level swimmers yet but that's likely to drastically change after his time on Strictly.
Tom, from Berks, won three gold and two silver medals at the 2002 European Championships in team events and an individual bronze in the 200m freestyle. He also won two golds in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the 200m freestyle and the men's 4x200m freestyle relay. The swimmer was made an MBE in the 2022 New Year Honours.
Tom is far from the first swimmer to try his hand at Strictly. Ellie Simmonds most recently competed in the 2022 series while Adam took part in 2021 and Mark Foster competed in the 2008 series. Paris Strictly Come Dancing BBC Share or comment on this article: Olympian Tom Dean looks flustered as he's pressed on Strictly appearance after he broke the rules by revealing he would be taking part on the show e-mail Add comment.
