A Middlesbrough mum and autism champion has tonight been unveiled as one of the competitors heading for the Strictly dancefloor.
Anna Kennedy OBE, a leading campaigner who set up the UK’s largest school for youngsters with autism, is to strut her stuff on TV screens for a special Comic Relief version of the hit show.
Tonight’s show saw the former Newlands School and Kirby College pupil who grew up in the Longlands area being told she had been chosen for the show in spectacular style.
Anna, 54, was in the audience of the Strictly Come Dancing main show when ‘It’s you Anna Kennedy’ was lit up in lights and a picture of her face was projected onto the dancefloor. Her stunned face was captured on screen.
She has been paired up with professional British dancer Robin Windsor and says she’s enjoying the challenge already.
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Still of Anna Kennedy OBE taking part in The Peoples Strictly for Comic Relief on BBC TV
Anna was chosen as one of six “inspirational but everyday heroes”, from more than 11,000 nominees, to take part in BBC One’s The People’s Strictly for Comic Relief.
She will dance the Charleston with Robin, as well as taking part in a group dance number, and hopes people from her hometown will support her by watching and voting.
Anna, who has two sons, Patrick, 25, who has Asperger’s Syndrome and Angelo, 21, with autism, told EastEnders actor Jake Wood who will be her dancing mentor: “My son will be ecstatic as you’re his favourite character.”
The series, which began last Wednesday, consists of four pre-recorded programmes presented by Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman.
Next week’s episode will follow their training and episode four will see all six contestants compete for judges’ scores and the viewers’ deciding votes.
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