Bodyguard’s Keeley Hawes wants to Tango on Strictly with co-star Richard Madden

Things could get steamy on the Strictly dance floor this Christmas

Bodyguard

Published: Sunday, 23 September 2018 at 11:26 am

Keeley Hawes's Bodyguard character may have come to an untimely end, but viewers could see Julia Montague reunited with David Budd after all — on the Strictly dance floor.

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With Strictly Come Dancing back on screens, one tweeter took the opportunity to request that Hawes and her co-star Richard Madden return for a spin on the dance floor this Christmas.

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Guardian film critic @PeterBradshaw1 requested that the pair do the tango – appropriate, given their fiery onscreen chemistry – and Hawes spotted the tweet.

"I don't see why not," the actress responded.

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Of course, the nation is now desperate to see Strictly execs turn this dream into a reality.

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Luckily the BBC have already cottoned on.

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And fans already have a pretty good idea of what song the Bodyguard pair should dance to: the Whitney Houston hit from the singer's film, The Bodyguard.

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The Bodyguard finale airs Sunday 23rd September at 9pm on BBC1

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Flora CarrDrama Writer, RadioTimes.com

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